Stop blaming growth boundaries for housing costs (OPINION)

Oregonian (editorial):

Common misconception #1: The urban growth boundary makes housing less affordable by constraining land supply. This claim has been addressed and dismissed since Gov. Vic Atiyeh's administration. Urban growth boundaries (UGBs) are long-term planning tools. By law, there must be enough land in the UGB to meet needs for residential development for the next 20 years. There is. Claiming that limited land supply has driven up housing costs disproportionately is unfounded and just plain wrong.

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