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Historical context of racist planning: a history of how planning segregated Portland

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Early planning and the beginning of exclusionary zoning -- Racially restrictive covenants -- Real estate and the concentration of African Americans in Albina -- Redlining -- Urban renewal -- Contemporary planning, 1980 to early 2000s -- National legislation -- Interstate Corridor Urban Renewal Area Plan -- Current era : equity in planning -- Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing and disparate impact -- Significance -- Timeline of key points in Portland's racist planning history -- Equity policies in the 2035 comprehensive plan. primary author, Jena Hughes ; contributors, Tom Armstrong, Ryan Curren, Eric Engstrom, Love Jonson, Nick Kobel, Neil Loehlein, Leslie Lum, Deborah Stein, Sandra Wood, Joe Zehnder. Title from PDF cover (viewed on June 22, 2020). This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes. Includes bibliographical references. Mode of access: Internet from the State Library of Oregon Oregoniana Collection. Text in English.
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Hughes, Jena (author.)City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (issuing body.)
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Keywords

  1. City Planning
  2. Oregon
  3. Portland
  4. Race Relations
  5. Racism
  6. Social Aspects

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