Urban and rural reserves
Planning and conservation › Regional planning and policy › Urban and rural reserves
Read about the unique collaborative process the region used to choose the best places for future growth, identifying lands that won't be urbanized for the next 50 years as well as areas best suited to accommodate future urban development.
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Shaping the region for 40-50 years
What are urban and rural reserves? Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties and Metro led a regional process to identify land for future urban development and protect farms, forests and natural areas for the next half century...More
The reserves map
Learn more about the maps of urban and rural reserves in Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties, approved in 2010 and 2011.More
How did you help shape the region's future?
For two years, county commissioners and Metro councilors consulted with residents and stakeholders across the region as they crafted a system of urban and rural reserves. Learn about that process and read what the people of the region said...More
Reserves Core 4 agendas and minutes
Find meeting materials for the Reserves Core 4. The Core 4 included the representatives of the Metro Council and the three counties on the Reserves Steering Committee and were the only voting members....More
What reserves mean for you
Do you own land outside the urban growth boundary? Do you live in a rural community? Find out how an urban or rural reserve designation affects you...More