Formerly the Ethan Seltzer Collection
This collection includes key regional planning documents selected by Professor Ethan Seltzer. Professor Seltzer teaches interdisciplinary courses on themes of regions, planning, and place. Dr. Seltzer is a recognized authority in the subjects of regional planning, regional development, and the region of Cascadia.
Submissions from 2003
Transportation Costs and the American Dream: Why a Lack of Transportation Choices Strains the Family Budget and Hinders Home Ownership, Surface Transportation Policy Project
Submissions from 2001
Submissions from 2000
2000 Regional Transportation Plan, Metro (Or.)
Highlights: Accomplishments of Portland's Downtown Plan, Central City Plan, Albina Community Plan, Outer Southeast Community Plan, Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning
Submissions from 1999
Submissions from 1998
From Downtown Plan to Central City Summit: Trends in Portland's Central City, 1970-1998, Carl Abbott, Gerhard Pagenstecher, and Britt Parrott
Urban Growth Boundary: Periodic Review Workplan, Metro (Or.)
Submissions from 1996
Beyond the Field of Dreams: Light Rail and Growth Management in Portland, G. B. Arrington Jr. and Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
Correspondence with 2040 Means Business Committee, Metro (Or.)
Submissions from 1995
Regional Mainstreets: An Implementation Strategy to Promote Main Street and Corridor Development , Metro (Or.)
Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives , Metro (Or.)
Toward Defining a Zero Option: Discussion Draft, Metro (Or.)
Neighboring Cities 2040 Study, Otak, Inc.
Submissions from 1994
Settlement Patterns in the Portland Region: A Historical Overview, Carl Abbott
Concepts for Growth: Report to Council , Metro (Or.)
Submissions from 1992
Metropolitan Greenspaces: Master Plan, Metro (Or.)
Springwater Corridor Master Plan, Portland (Or.). Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Submissions from 1991
Historical Development of the Metropolitan Service District, Carl Abbott and Margery Post Abbott
Portland Parks : A Vision and Blueprint for Preserving and Enhancing our Park System, Clair Levine, John Sewell, and Mary Volm
Before the Council of the Metropolitan Service District: Bylaws , Metro (Or.)
Housing Issues Report, Metro (Or.)
Request for Qualifications: Region 2040: Transportation and Land Use Concepts: Phase 1, Metro (Or.)
The 10 Essentials for North/Northeast Portland Housing: Guidelines for Renovations and New Construction, Diana Moosman; Peter Wilcox; Kelcey Beardsley; and American Institute of Architects. Portland Chapter (Portland, Or.). Housing Committee
Urban Growth Management Study: Summary Report, Oregon. Department of Land Conservation and Development
Portland Future Focus Strategic Plan: Bridging to the New Century, Portland Future Focus
Park Futures: A Master Plan for Portland's Park System, Portland (Or.). Bureau of Parks and Recreation
Submissions from 1990
Portland City at a Crossroads: Portland Civic Index Project, Portland (Or.). City Planning Commission
Impact of the Six Percent Tax Base Limitation on Local Government Financing of Infrastructure Needs of Urban Growth, Portland State University. Center for Urban Studies; Regional Financial Advisors, Inc.; and Oregon. Department of Land Conservation and Development
Submissions from 1983
Regional Bicycle Plan, Metropolitan Service District and Andrew Cotugno
Submissions from 1979
The Portland Planning Commission: An Historical Overview, Laura Campos and Portland (Or.). Bureau of Planning
Challenges and Costs of Rapid Population Growth: the Report of the Oregon 2000 Commission, Oregon 2000 Commission
Submissions from 1976
Land Use Framework Element of the CRAG Regional Plan, Columbia Region Association of Governments
Submissions from 1975
Solving the Metro Traffic Dilemma: Summary of and Supplement to Volume I, Factual Data Report , Portland-Vancouver Metropolitan Transportation Study. Technical Advisory Committee. Sub-Committee on Public Information
Submissions from 1974
A Bikeway Plan for the Columbia-Willamette Region: A Proposed Element of the Columbia-Willamette Region Comprehensive Plan (Draft for Review and Comment), Columbia Region Association of Governments
Columbia-Willamette Region Comprehensive Plan: Discussion Draft: Summary and Explanation, Columbia Region Association of Governments
The Costs of Sprawl: Environmental and Economic Costs of Alternative Residential Development Patterns at the Urban Fringe , Real Estate Research Corporation
Submissions from 1973
Planning in the CRAG Region: The Second Step , Columbia Region Association of Governments
Ecology and the Economy, A Concept for Balancing Long-Range Goals, The Pacific Northwest Example, Pacific Northwest River Basins Commission. Urban and Rural Lands Committee
Submissions from 1971
Proposals to the Portland-Vancouver Community for a Metropolitan Park and Open Space System: The Urban Outdoors, Columbia Region Association of Governments
Project "Foresight": First Phase, Unknown
Submissions from 1970
Interim Regional Land Use Plan, Metro (Or.) and Columbia Region Association of Governments
Submissions from 1967
Urban Forms : An Introduction to the Concept and a Review of Some Factors which Influence the Shape of the Community, Multnomah County Planning Commission
Submissions from 1965
Metropolitan Portland Looks at Governmental Reorganization: A Public Opinion Study, J. Roy Bardsley; Portland Metropolitan Study Commission; and Bardsley & Haslacher, Inc.
Submissions from 1912
The Greater Portland Plan of Edward H. Bennett, Edward Herbert Bennett, A. L. Barbur, and Marshall N. Dana
Submissions from 1903
Annual Report of the Park Board, Portland Parks and Recreation and Olmsted Brothers