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Originally Posted by zilfondel
For one, hipsters aren't buying much of anything, besides 12-packs of PBR.
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Very funny, but the people living in inner NE don't have to own their homes for bvpcvm's argument to be correct.
I largely agree with bvpcvm here--the effect of the UGB on people living in close-in neighborhoods is very indirect at best. Maybe urbanites are attracted to Portland simply because the UGB exists (I was), and then they naturally settle close to downtown. But bvpcvm is correct that nobody who prefers the suburbs lives in close-in Portland because of any effect the UGB has had on housing.
Edit to add: Once upon a time this thread was about the possibility of Max to Tigard being a subway. I would love for it to happen. TriMet could justify it because of the topography, and then it would be so popular--due to stations being able to go where people live/work/shop rather than
the middle of freaking nowhere--that we could seriously discuss burying other lines.