Land-use analysis quantifies striking differences in two states' approach to growth.
If Portland's Metro region had grown like Clark County in the 1990s, development would have overtaken an additional 14 square miles of farmland and open space. That's one finding of an analysis released today by Seattle-based research center Northwest Environment Watch (NEW). Titled "Sprawl and Smart Growth in Metropolitan Portland," it finds that while greater Portland's three Oregon counties "grew smarter," and encouarged more compact, efficient communities, neighboring Clark County sprawled--and lost more rural land and open space per new resident, as a result. [Includes link to report in PDF format].
Thanks to Dan Zack
FULL STORY: PORTLAND'S "SMART GROWTH" PAYS OFF, CLARK COUNTY COMPARISON SHOWS
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