Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: Seeing the Past in the Present - A Snapshot of the Relationship between Urban Growth and Transportation

Authors

Meg Merrick, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Metroscape

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2011

Subjects

Demographic surveys -- Oregon, Land use planning -- Oregon -- Portland Metropolitan Area, Urban density

Abstract

With this edition of the periodic atlas, we explore the waves of growth and changes in urban form that have occurred over the last century in Metro's tri-county region using historic maps and the year-built information provided by Metro's Regional Land Information System (RLIS) for tax lots.

Description

Originally appeared in the Summer 2011 edition of Metroscape, published by the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16165

Recommended Citation

Merrick, Meg, "Periodic Atlas of the Metroscape: Seeing the Past in the Present - A Snapshot of the Relationship between Urban Growth and Transportation" (2011 Metroscape, Institute for Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University)