Sprawl & Transportation - Maps & Graphics

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Salem, 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 Salem has grown since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

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Interactive Map: Sprawl and Smart Growth in Greater Vancouver, BC

2006 Canadian census data reveals a changing metropolis.

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Eugene/Springfield, 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 Eugene and Springfield have grown since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

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Bend, 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 Bend has grown since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

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Medford, 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 Medford has grown since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

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Corvallis, 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 Corvallis has grown since 1900; 1980 marks the point when Oregon's land-use policies began to take effect.

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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.

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Las Vegas-area Population Density Map

How Las Vegas, NV, compares to 14 other cities in curbing sprawl and conserving rural land.

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Portland-Area Population Density Map

Portland, Oregon, has succeeded in protecting rural land from suburban development.

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Charlotte, NC-area Population Density Map

People per acre in the Charlotte, NC-area, one of the non-Cascadian cities studied by Sightline.

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Population Density in Las Vegas, NV

People per acre in the Las Vegas, NV-area, one of the non-Cascadian cities studied by Sightline in the report, The Portland Exception.

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Population Growth and Sprawl, Greater Charlotte, NC

The growth of low density populations in greater Charlotte, NC.

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Greater Portland Population Growth and Sprawl

Portland, Oregon was a star at curbing rural sprawl in the 1990s.

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Victoria-Area Population Density Map

People per acre in the Victoria, BC area; Victoria is a leader in compact growth.

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Vancouver-Area Population Density Map

Vancouver, BC, is the Cascadia region's leader in smart growth.