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How much It is estimated that our population will increase by an additional 500,000 people <br /> is the region between 1990 and 2010. By 2040 a total of 1.8 million people are expected to be <br /> expected to living in the three - county region. In looking at "future growth" and its impact on <br /> increase in greenspaces, it's important to keep in perspective that growth happens incremen- <br /> population? tally, year by year. Between 1990 and 1993, for example, our regional population <br /> grew by nearly 94,000 people, or 8 percent. A growing population places additional <br /> demands for more parks and natural areas and increases the use of existing publicly <br /> owned natural areas for recreation and leisure pursuits and escaping the stress of <br /> urban living. Open spaces can reduce the negative impacts of growth, providing a <br /> separation between urban areas within and outside the urban growth boundary. <br /> Open spaces can help ensure that as development occurs, our communities remain <br /> livable. <br /> Historical growth rates are an indication of what to expect for future growth. The <br /> following illustrates how much various cities and communities in the region have <br /> increased in population between 1960 and 1990. <br /> Area 30 year 30 year Annual Annual <br /> growth population growth population <br /> rate increase rate increase <br /> Tualatin 4,082% 14,654 13.3% 2,000 <br /> Gresham 1,630% 64,293 10.0% 6,803 <br /> Beaverton 798% 47,373 7.6% 4,050 <br /> Hillsboro 356% 29,288 5.2% 1,950 <br /> Lake Oswego 243% 21,670 4.2% 1,285 <br /> Milwaukie 105% 9,593 2.4% 454 <br /> Portland 17% 64,643 0.05% 2,317 <br /> How is the Metro's Region 2040 growth concept is the beginning of a 50 -year plan for guiding <br /> bond measure and managing growth in the tri- county region. The Region 2040 concept integrates <br /> related to land use, transportation and open spaces into a regional vision for growth and <br /> Metro's Region livability. At its core is a basic philosophy to preserve our access to nature and build <br /> 2040 growth better communities. <br /> management <br /> program? The overall direction of Region 2040 is to accommodate growth within a compact <br /> urban form inside the urban growth boundary. This will require higher density <br /> development. Parks and open spaces help separate urban areas from one another and <br /> ensure that as development occurs, nature continues to be an integral component of <br /> our communities. <br /> Metro's Regional Urban Growth Goals and Objectives ( RUGGOs) provide the <br /> regulatory foundation for the Region 2040 concept. The RUGGOs specifically list <br /> the acquisition, protection and management of natural areas, parks and wildlife <br /> habitat as a means of maintaining and enhancing the region's livability. <br /> n <br />