List_of_streets_in_Portland,_Oregon

List of streets in Portland, Oregon

List of streets in Portland, Oregon

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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.[1]

Interactive map of Portland

The city is rated highly in "walkability", bicycle-friendliness and public transport provision. Urban growth has been controlled by the Metro planning authority since the 1970s.

Principal streets

See also


References

  1. The magnetic declination as of 2015 is 15.19° which is decreasing at 0.10° per year. PDX data
  2. Mayer, James (April 21, 1989). "City Council votes to rename Union". The Oregonian. p. D1.
  3. Mayer, James (December 10, 1989). "Martin Luther King name change from Union catches on slowly". The Oregonian. p. E7.

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