Local developers and environmentalists both can claim victory — momentarily — as the Marion County Commission wrapped ... as the Urban Growth Boundary, or ... the future land-use map.

A Bing map of Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary, January 22, 2018. State law established the Urban Growth Boundary in 1979. Every city in Oregon is required to have one, although in Portland one ...

The urban growth boundary for Salem and Keizer could expand by 35 acres to accommodate the construction of a third motorist bridge connecting Marion County and West Salem.

High-tech and high-profile industries fueled a growth spurt that saw the county's population increase 15.5 percent from 2000 to 2006. More than half a million people now live in the county.

Now, Oregon bill SB 4 aims to incentivize semiconductor and chip manufacturers to build factories in the state and boost job growth. Massive, active landslide threatens I-84 drivers near Idaho border ...

The City of Sisters is looking to expand its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), in an effort to create more space for its growing population. More than 3,700 people live in Sisters, and that’s ...

An Oregon judge has voided a law passed earlier this year under which urban growth boundary expansions cannot be referred to the ballot. Washington County Circuit Judge Andrew Erwin has […] ...

Oregon's severe housing crisis requires that legislators commit to bold action, the editorial board writes, including allowing modest changes to the urban growth boundary as contemplated by Senate ...

North Plains Map. A legal battle over citizen participation in Oregon’s land use system is brewing due to the urban growth boundary expansion of the City of North Plains.

But the boundary didn't prove so practical once population growth revived. Between 1990 and 2000, metro Portland's median home prices doubled , and they have continued increasing to $358,000, 90% ...

Intel has been urging an expansion of Hillsboro's urban growth boundary to make room for an expansion to its operations there. The company spent $3 billion a few years ago on another expansion of ...