Originally Posted By: willametteriveroutlaw
City and municipal zoning is different than rapid expansion of cost inefficient public transit. Personally I think Portland and the surronding burbs have done a fine job with their city planning. No need to look farther than bend locally to see a complete lack of zoning or planning. Responsible city planning make for nucleus areas of production surrounded by close in residential and light commercial. with adaquate arterials to support the traffic.


News flash, they are not building anymore freeways in the Metro PDX area.
Populations are on the rise, what's the answer?
Mass transit connecting out lying areas to the CBD is the most cost efficient, low carbon foot print way to get commuters to and from the downtown core area.
Your thinking in the here and now, planners are thinking 50-80 years in the future.