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The 2040 Match of the Century: Corridors vs. Centers

Download and view a lively debate of different strategies for implementing the 2040 growth concept, the region’s plan for the future, featuring professors Patrick Condon, University of British Columbia, and Gordon Price, Simon Fraser University.

The 2040 Match of the Century held at Metro September 26, 2007 was officially declared a draw by referee Metro Councilor Robert Liberty, based on an audience vote.

Condon, professor of landscape architecture at UBC, favors low and mid-rise development along transit corridors - three and four story mixtures of housing, stores, restaurants, professional services and offices. Price, director of the City Program at SFU and former Vancouver BC city councilor, is a strong supporter of the strategy emphasizing growth in high-energy, high-density centers. 

Event sponsors

Metro, Urban Land Institute Oregon/SW Washington, Alliance of Portland Neighborhood Business Associations, Portland Development Commission, City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement 

files and videos

• Corridors vs Centers, condensed summary 10.4M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 1 9.5M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 2 10.4M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 3 8.4M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 4 8.1M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 5 8.6M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 6 9.5M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• Corridors vs Centers, round 7 10.2M QuickTime MOV | Published September 26, 2007
• The 2040 Match of the Century: Corridors vs. Centers 329K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 26, 2007