2024 growth management decision

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Greater Portland is growing. How do we want to grow?

construction at Villebois in Wilsonville

A growing population

It takes more than dirt to grow a garden and more than land to build homes. Metro is focused on strategies to create new homes where people need them.

New mixed-use apartments on North Williams Ave. are a symbol of Portland's multifamily building boom. Last Friday, panelists discussed what the San Francisco Bay Area can teach Portland about rising housing prices -- and how to avert a crisis.

Changing needs

As our population changes, are we building the right mix of homes to serve families, younger residents and older people?

Work places

Do we have enough land – in the right places – to keep our economy growing at a healthy pace?

Oregonians believe in a better way to balance growth and urban sprawl. As families grow, people move here and businesses create jobs, greater Portland’s urban growth boundary provides room for development while also making new growth as efficient as possible. It protects high-quality farmland, forests and natural habitats. And by focusing development in areas that have available and appropriate land within the boundary, it helps stretch limited public dollars that build and maintain the streets, pipes, schools and parks that every community needs.

By the end of 2024, the Metro Council will decide whether there is enough land in greater Portland’s urban area for 20 years of growth. If not, the council will decide what areas are best suited and most prepared to handle future growth.