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Portland, Oregon: 100 Years of Growth (animated)

Have Oregon's land-use policies made a difference in how the state's cities have grown? This map shows how Portland has grown since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

Have Oregon's land-use policies made a difference in how the state's cities have grown? This series of historic growth maps, originally created for the University of Oregon's Atlas of Oregon, suggests that they did. This map shows Portland's growth since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

Click here to see all maps in the series, more information, and credits.  Maps include Bend, Corvallis, Eugene/Springfield, Medford, Salem, and Portland.

Date range: 1900-2000

Caption: Support for this map has been provided by the Contorer Foundation, together with the Cascadia Stewards Council.

Publication date: 2005 | Originally published in: Atlas of Oregon | Topic(s): Sprawl & Transportation | Graphic type: Animated map
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