The bark and bite of growth boundaries
Tags: big look task force, british columbia, green zone, growth strategy, lrsp, metro portland, metro vancouver, oregon, pachal, portland, regional, south fraser blog, urban containment boundary, urban growth boundary, Vancouver
With the recent release by Metro Vancouver (GVRD) of the draft 2040 Regional Growth Strategy, some are noticing conspicuous similarities to the policy tools of another northwestern metropolis. In the South Fraser Blog, Nathan Pachal appropriately identifies the resemblance of the GVRD’s reshaped initiatives to those of Portland Metro (Portland).
Portland has long been lauded (and, in some circles, jeered) for its strong measures to combat sprawl and manage growth. I posted a video last month from the Big Look Task Force last that gives a good background on Oregon’s strong land-use regulations. In Portland’s case, the regional government has control over the well-documented Urban Growth Boundary (UGB). In his post, Pachal correctly states that the Green Zone of the Livable … Continue Reading
