So why not here? And drives people away. Is that what we want here? The problem it is harder to leave an island. Not so on the Mainland.
Strangely, the core of the metropolitan area continues to receive praise for its claimed revitalization. Yet, the core county, Multnomah, lost nearly 28,000 domestic residents between 2000 and 2005. The domestic migration gains in suburban Clackamas and Washington counties offset the Multnomah County loss. Outside the urban growth boundary, the largest gains have been in Clark County, Washington, which is not subject to Oregon’s draconian growth limits. Clark County gained 36,000 domestic migrants over the period, nearly 10 times as many as moved to the three urban growth boundary counties.
We keep repeating the mistakes of cities like Portland, OR., rail included.
Elected officials are focused on “doing something” not on the consequences of their actions, of “doing something.” And then when the damage is done, like Jeremy Harris, they are long gone and we have to live with the consequences.
Article here.