Comments on: Appreciating Portland’s urban growth boundary /news/2012/10/02/appreciating-portlands-urban-growth-boundary/ Building and Construction News in Portland, Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:22:52 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.6 By: Appreciating Portland’s Urban Growth Boundary | Commercial Real Estate, Portland, Oregon /news/2012/10/02/appreciating-portlands-urban-growth-boundary/#comment-98972 Mon, 22 Oct 2012 18:22:52 +0000 /dailyblog/?p=77782#comment-98972 […] a link to Matt’s latest blog post at the Daily Journal of Commerce. This entry was posted in Matt's Blog. Bookmark the […]

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By: Nathan /news/2012/10/02/appreciating-portlands-urban-growth-boundary/#comment-98971 Sun, 07 Oct 2012 17:35:05 +0000 /dailyblog/?p=77782#comment-98971 The trade off however is one of smaller living spaces and increased cost of living. Which isn’t too big of a concern for single professionals, but very important for those with a family making an average wage.

If Portland isn’t careful they’ll find themselves in the same situation as Vancouver, BC. With families being priced out of the market and seeking oppurtunities in other provinces with substantially lower cost of living. We’ve allready seen that happen within the Metro area with the decades-long flight to suburbia, let us hope Portland moves forward with a “common sense approach” to growth.

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