LUTRAQ in a Nutshell

Freeways or Communities: It's Your Choice

Making the Land Use, Transportation, Air Quality Connection (LUTRAQ) began as a response to a proposed new suburban freeway in the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area. Initially, the freeway, known as the Western Bypass, was assumed to be a done deal. The political leaders were unanimous in their strong support for the facility, and realistic options for dealing with traffic congestion in the area were few.

That was 1988. In June 1997, Metro (the Portland area regional government) made the final vote to kill the project. How did this change come about? A certain amount of credit for the Bypass's demise goes to the LUTRAQ Project.  
 

From a speech by Keith Bartholomew
LUTRAQ Project Director

Freeways or Communities: It's Your Choice
The full speech, illustrated with charts and graph, is available on-line in PDF format.
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