Sprawl and Smart Growth in Metropolitan Portland: Comparing Portland, Oregon, with Vancouver, Washington, during the 1990s
Contributing Organization(s): Sightline Institute
Author(s)/Creator(s): Sightline Institute
Publishing Date: 2002-05-01
Issue Areas: Housing and Homelessness; Transportation
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This analysis finds that in the 1990s, while greater Portland's three Oregon counties "grew smarter," neighboring Clark County sprawled -- and lost more rural land and open space per new resident, as a result. "Few areas in North America provide such a stark illustration of different approaches to planning," says Sightline research director Clark Williams-Derry.
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Available at: http://www.sightline.org/research/sprawl/res_pubs/sprawl_smart_port/portlandgrowth.pdf
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