Urban Growth Boundaries

Officials from three counties in the Portland region are trying to work together to decide where to locate regional urban reserves of land for future development and rural reserves for preservation.

Residents in the Seattle region are calling on officials to expand the area's urban growth boundary to allow denser development in what is currently outside the border.

A new report praises Ontario's greenbelt - 11 times the size of Toronto - as a model for urban growth control.

Oregon's property rights issues should serve as a cautionary tale for the rest of the country, according to this article from Metropolis.