PORTLAND, Ore. — Is Oregon’s nation-leading effort to protect the environment and stop urban sprawl affecting homelessness? In 1973, Oregon became the first state in the nation to establish an urban ...

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Doral receives Tree City USA title for the 18th consecutive year, highlighting its commitment to urban forestry and environmental stewardship.

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, ...

I live in one of the faster-growing cities in one of the fastest-growing states in America. A common joke here in Florida is that the state bird is the crane. (Get it?) Needless to say, growth is a ...

Two decades ago, Nobel Prize economist Robert Lucas observed: “What can people be paying Manhattan or downtown Chicago rents for, if not for being near other people?” That statement was true 20 years ...

Large-scale mixed-use projects are influencing employment clustering, infrastructure planning, and urban efficiency in the ...

An analysis of 478 cities with populations of more than 1 million people finds that urban growth across the world is predominantly moving outward rather than upward, a trend that is generally ...