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East Portland, a historical city which was consolidated into Portland in 1891, not to be confused with the area of the same name that extends roughly east of I-205 to Portland's eastern boundary; East Portland, the area of Portland generally east of I-205, where approximately one quarter of residents reside, but which has historically not ...
The city became a pioneer of state-directed metropolitan planning, a program which was instituted statewide in 1969 to compact the urban growth boundaries of the city. [223] Portland was the first city to enact a comprehensive plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. [224]
South Portland is a long, narrow neighborhood just south of Downtown Portland, Oregon, hemmed in between the Willamette River and the West Hills. It stretches from I-405 and the Marquam Bridge on the north, to SW Canby St. and the Sellwood Bridge in the south. The Willamette forms the eastern boundary, and SW Barbur Blvd. most of the western ...
Brentwood-Darlington received many attempts of annexation into Portland in 1961, 1971, and 1977 but the efforts made failed due to opposition of the residents of the area. Annexation attempts were revived in the 1980s due to concerns of pollution and inadequate water service and the area was successfully annexed into Portland in 1986.
Much of the U. S. city of Portland, Oregon is built to a grid plan oriented north/south and east/west. However, the streets in the central downtown area are aligned to magnetic north—presumably at the time the area was platted—and so is oriented about 19.25° eastward.
South Portland is a sextant of Portland, Oregon and the complement to North Portland, a group of contiguous neighborhoods delimited by geographical boundaries. The region is bounded on the east by the Willamette River and on the west by Southwest Naito Parkway , Southwest View Point Terrace, and Tryon Creek State Natural Area .
The Lents neighborhood in the Southeast section of Portland, Oregon is bordered by SE Powell Blvd. on the north, the Clackamas County line or City of Portland line on the south (whichever is farther south), SE 82nd Ave. to the west, and roughly SE 112th on the east.
The U.S. state of Oregon has had six United States congressional districts since 2023, when the 6th district was created as a result of the 2020 census. [1] The 5th district was added as a result of the 1980 census, and boundaries were redrawn following the population changes to each district, as determined by the 1990, 2000, 2010, and 2020 censuses.