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https://www.sightline.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/population_growth_2000_2010_edited-small1.png693882The Portland metro area is an interesting test case for smart growth. The Oregon side of the region operates under the nation's most mature growth management system. The Washington side operates under a newer set of rules, enacted in the mid-1990s. On paper, the two growth management programs share many features. But as a new Sightline report shows, their records have diverged: Clark County, home to the city of Vancouver, Washington, has allowed substantially more housing and population growth on rural lands than the Oregon side of the Portland metro area.