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Review recommendations released Sept. 15, 2009, on strategies for a sustainable and prosperous region. Find out how you can share your views.

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Strategies for a sustainable and prosperous region

A report from Metro's chief operating officer

Following four years of study, analysis and collaboration with regional partners, including elected officials and residents, Metro released a report Sept. 15 containing recommendations for how the region can grow over the next 50 years toward making the greatest place. The recommendations focus on maintaining the urban growth boundary as much as possible to protect natural areas, farms and forestland, investing in and making the most of existing community assets, and creating good jobs for the residents of the region.

In September 2005, the region received a forecast that more than one million more people would live here within 25 years. That realization kicked off a new way of planning for growth in our region, including focusing more on the outcomes that we want – protecting natural areas, reinvesting in our local communities, and creating good jobs – and integrating major land use, transportation and investment decisions into one process. This course has led to the Metro Chief Operating Operator report contained here. This document is not a decision, but a set of recommendations intended to invite a regional conversation. Local elected officials and the Metro Council will make a series of decisions related to these recommendations through the end of 2010.

Video: Introduction to the recommendations by chief operating officer Michael Jordan

View a video of the Sept. 15, 2009, news conference with Michael Jordon

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Download the recommendations, plans and reports below. Some file sizes are very large. Metro staff are working to make smaller versions of the files available. In the meantime, do not hesitate to call 503-797-1562 for assistance or to request a printed copy of documents.

Files that are downloadable from this page

• Strategies for a prosperous and sustainable region: Recommendations from Metro's chief operating officer 5.1M Adobe Acrobat PDF
• Table of contents and user guide 54K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• Performance measures 416K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• Urban growth report 45.9M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Table of contents 32K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Draft 2035 Regional Transportation Plan 27.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Resolution and ordinance narrative 328K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Appendices 4.5M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Draft Transportation System Management and Operations Plan executive summary 2.2M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Draft Transportation System Management and Operations Plan 6.9M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Draft Regional Freight Plan 5.2M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: High Capacity Transit System Plan 11.3M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Regional Transportation Functional Plan 165K Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• RTP: Integrated mobility strategy 1.6M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• Aspirations and investments: Investment summary, Investing in Great Places matrix, Regional Infrastructure Analysis, case studies 6.8M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009
• Urban and rural reserves recommendation 4.7M Adobe Acrobat PDF | Published September 15, 2009