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“Portland creep” and the density debate
As most of you are aware, election day is Tuesday, May 15. Portland Afoot and others have thoroughly covered many of the races that are on the ballot, including the races for the open Metro council positions, the Portland city council, and the Portland mayoral race. One set of races that hasn’t gotten as much…
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On market urbanism, zoning, and freedom
An article on market urbanism, a movement of libertarian-thinking (or leaning) urbanists whose essential case is that suburban sprawl, and other inefficient land use forms, are in significant part the result of zoning codes, parking minimums, and other legal intrusions into the marketplace.
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The Portland/Suburbia Divide
A discussion of the growing cultural and political divide between the city of Portland and its suburbs.
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UPDATED: LCDC rejects Forest Grove, Council Creek plots, accepts remainder of urban reserves
While it isn’t official, the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Condition is set to issue a ruling accepting all of Metro’s recent designations of urban and rural reserves, without amendment, according to Metro councilor Robert Liberty.