State of Oregon

• City Of Portland State of Oregon | (0)

  Portland is often cited as an example of a well-planned city. The credit for this starts with Oregon's proactive land-use policies, particularly the establishment of an urban growth boundary in 1979. The boundary preserved agricultural land in the mold of 19th-century farming techniques. This was atypical in an era when automobile use led many areas to neglect their core cities in favor of development along interstate highways, in suburbs, and satellite cities. Some developers and real estate investors dislike the urban growth boundary, and argue that it has brought no benefits and the burden of high housing costs Still, housing costs are ...