Portland Urban Growth Boundary Expanded to Above 2040 Plan
In addition intensifying traffic congestion, Portland's land rationing policies that require higher density building have begun to destroy the character of neighborhoods in the Portland area. In response, a citizens movement places a referendum on the ballot to outlaw further densification. Metro, the land use agency, recognized that densification was unpopular and that its authority was likely to be severely restricted. Metro therefore placed on the ballot its own, less strict, density limitation. This was passed by the electorate. Metro has since increased the size of the urban growth boundary by the largest amount ever. The urban growth boundary now encompasses more area than had been previously planned for 2040.
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Date |
Acres |
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1995 Actual (2040 Plan) |
232,074 |
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2000 Actual |
235,904 |
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2002 Actual |
254,542 |
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2004 Actual |
256,482 |
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2040 Plan |
248,000 - 252,000 |
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Amount by Which Exceeded: 2004 |
1.8% - 3.4% |
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Past Trends Projection (1995) |
354,000 |
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1995-2004 Expansion Rate |
10.5% |
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Annual Rate |
1.1% |
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2040 at 1995-2004 Annual Rate |
382,630 |
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Compared to 2040 Plan |
51.8% - 54.3% |
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Compared to Past Trends Projection |
8.1% |
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