Urbanization presents opportunities for economic growth, enhanced living standards, and increased cultural diversity. Historical data underscores this trend: since 1950, the world’s urban population ...

Bradley W. Parks / OPB The City of Sisters is looking to expand its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB), in an effort to create more space for its growing population. More than 3,700 people live in Sisters, ...

Cities are soaring upward at a greater rate than they are spreading out—reshaping resource use, the environment, and urban life, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New ...

PORTLAND — A severe lack of affordable housing has prompted Oregon lawmakers to consider chipping away at a 1973 law that made the state a national leader in leveraging land-use policy to prevent ...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Anything that happens will take time because it has to go through the appropriate channels and get the needed approvals. The Dandridge Growth Boundary Committee is already ...

This post may contain links from our sponsors and affiliates, and Flywheel Publishing may receive compensation for actions taken through them. While the population of inner principal cities grew 5.9% ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Metro is assessing whether there is enough land in the greater Portland urban area for 20 years of growth, and the city of Sherwood has a proposal to expand the ...