Sprawl, Growth Boundaries and the Rehnquist Court

Michael E Lewyn, Florida Coastal School of Law

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Published at 2002 Utah Law Review 1 (2002).

Abstract

This article addresses the constitutionality and wisdom of Oregon's urban growth boundary (UGB) program. The article concludes that the program is constitutional under current precedent, and that (contrary to claims made by UGB critics) there is little evidence that the UGB has caused Oregon's runup in housing prices. On the other hand, UGB supporters may have exaggerated the UGB's positive environmental results.