Exploring Portland's Urban Growth Boundary
29 August 2004 - 9:00am
Author David Oates walks along the Portland metro area's urban growth boundary.
"For his latest book, David Oates is covering a lot of ground. Oates, an English professor at Clark College in Vancouver, is walking the length of the urban growth boundary, the invisible line that encircles the Portland metro area and divides city-style uses from rural uses."
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Walking The Line
Source:
The Oregonian, August 24, 2004
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