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Review recommendations released Sept. 15, 2009, on strategies for a sustainable and prosperous region. Find out how residents responded to the recommendations.
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 officer 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.
"How do you think the region should grow?" That was the general question that residents were asked during the 30-day Making the Greatest Place comment period. Review the engagement strategies and public response to find out what people had to say about the urban growth report, the Regional Transportation Plan update and urban and rural reserves in the documents below.
Regional Transportation Plan
503-797-1735
rtp@oregonmetro.gov
Urban and rural reserves
503-797-1814
reserves@oregonmetro.gov
Download the recommendations and public involvement reports below. Plans and technical reports are available on the related pages.
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The urban growth report helps inform a regional vision for how and where to grow over the next 20 years.
Learn about the region's plans for completing an integrated, multi-modal transportation system from now through 2035.
Find out about a unique new collaborative process the region is using to choose the best places for future urban growth. Learn how regional partners are identifying lands that won’t be urbanized for the next 50 years. Share your views.
Learn more about the aspirations of local communities in the region to create and sustain healthy and vital places to live, work and play.
Review the recommendations released by Metro's chief operating officer on Sept. 15, 2009, for how the region can grow over the next 50 years.Download the report
