Comment on Carl Abbott's “The Portland region: Where city and suburbs talk to each other—and often agree”
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- other
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Housing Policy Debate
- Vol. 8 (1) , 65-73
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10511482.1997.9521247
Abstract
The Portland, OR, area's urban growth boundary is an idea whose benefits to the region may depend on a willingness to expand the boundary occasionally. The parable contained in this comment suggests that the declared unwillingness to expand the urban growth boundary could have contributed to Portland's recent sudden increase in housing prices. It further suggests that an inflexible attitude toward the boundary could cause long‐run losses in employment in the Portland region, with few if any offsetting environmental benefits. Other regions should be aware of the potential drawbacks of installing such a boundary.Keywords
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