Sentences with phrase «urban growth boundary»

Pat Kaplan: With Portland's urban growth boundary, we have always driven people to the center of the city, but it was about four years ago that I saw the properties that were close to public transportation and in walkable communities begin to appreciate much more rapidly than other properties.

Portland has an urban growth boundary to control city sprawl, says Frank.

I like the Portland market for many reasons, not the least of which is how the Urban Growth Boundary hems in expansion, forcing density while at the same time people continue to move here in droves.

The 29 - acre site in Sherwood, a bedroom community at the edge of Portland's Urban Growth Boundary, is adjacent to new residential neighborhoods.

The second was Compact Development, based on possible land use distribution in the region if authorities had implemented growth management and land conservation policies, such as density incentives and urban growth boundaries.

Not exact matches

As the world becomes more and more focused on environmental issues that cross national boundaries, such as climate change, reduced availability of clean water, increased water and air pollution, and the growth of urban heat islands, landscape architects are taking the lead in finding practical, innovative solutions that leverage natural systems.

But a sustainable city should also be thinking about growth boundaries, trying to concentrate development, compact infrastructure, complete urban infill projects — in other words, building in those forgotten or dilapidated pockets inside city limits.