Metro and its regional partners -- Clackamas, Multnomah and Washington counties -- spent two years deciding which land will be urbanized and which will remain farms or forests for the next 40 to 50 years. In the wonk world of land-use planning, designating long-term urban and rural "reserves" is like a moon shot, the boldest of bold adventures. No other region in America has attempted such a thing; most of them don't even have Oregon-style urban growth boundaries.

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