BEYOND THE FIELD OF DREAMS: LIGHT RAIL AND GROWTH MANAGEMENT IN PORTLAND

The Portland region has received considerable attention for a two-decade experiment balancing land use and transportation. The region took the road less traveled by choosing to grow without the negatives of more automobiles and freeway lanes. Today, Portland offers a quality of life that is the envy of much of the nation. The roots of the Portland strategy are surveyed by examining where the region has been, the results so far, and choices for the future.

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• Authors:
  • Arrington, G B
• Conference:
  • Seventh National Conference on Light Rail Transit: Building on Success--Learning from Experience
  • Location: Baltimore, Maryland
  • Date: 1995-11-12 to 1995-11-15
• Publication Date: 1995

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 42-51
• Monograph Title: SEVENTH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, NOVEMBER 12-15, 1995. VOLUME 1
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Conference Proceedings
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 1073-1652

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Land use planning; Light rail transit; Strategic planning; Urban growth; Zoning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Future growth; Growth management
• Geographic Terms: Portland (Oregon)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00716762
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309061520
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 30 1996 12:00AM