Balancing Urban Expansion and Farmland Preservation: Oregon's Model
This video examines Oregon's unique urban growth boundary system, designed to control urban expansion while preserving valuable farmland and natural resources. It highlights the success of this approach in maintaining the state's agricultural economy and preventing urban sprawl, emphasizing the importance of comprehensive planning and statewide collaboration in achieving these goals.
Since the 1970’s, growth in the Portland, Oregon metro area has been confined within carefully crafted boundaries, the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), outside of which, urban growth was carefully managed. Jim Johnson, land use planner for the Oregon Department of Agriculture, explains the reserves process, how the land use laws in Oregon came into being and what they are designed to accomplish. As Johnson says, this is a statewide, comprehensive land use management program to control growth and preserve natural resources which helps fuel Oregon's economy.
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