People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program
Interview with Arnold Cogan
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Interview Date
6-23-2015
Publication Date
2015
Subjects
Land use -- Oregon -- Planning
Abstract
Interview with Arnold Cogan by James (Jim) Sitzman on June 23, 2015. Arnold Cogan, of the community outreach firm Cogan, Owens, & Green, was Oregon's first Planning Coordinator under Governor Tom McCall, the first Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development, and the first Planning Director for the Port of Portland.
Biographical
Arnold Cogan, of the community outreach firm Cogan, Owens, & Green, was Oregon's first Planning Coordinator under Governor Tom McCall, the first Director of the Department of Land Conservation and Development, and the first Planning Director for the Port of Portland.
James (Jim) Sitzman's career in land use in Oregon includes work with Metro and its predecessor, the Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG), where he assisted in drawing the first urban growth boundary around the Portland metropolitan area. He also served as a field representative for the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development.
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Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16292
Disciplines
Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
Cogan, Arnold and Sitzman, James, "Interview with Arnold Cogan" (2015). People and the Land: An Oral History of Oregon’s Statewide Land Use Planning Program. 1.