HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Population pressure’s up, but less so here

Written November 17th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

The latest population report from Portland State University gives us yet another reason to be glad about living in the mid-valley instead of the metropolitan hot spots of the state.


Oregon, overrun by crowds

Written August 28th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

When you’re stuck in traffic, whether it’s stop-and-go on I-5 south of Portland or waiting through two cycles of a light on Ninth in Albany, you get the impression that Oregon just has way too many people. Or people with cars, anyway.


 
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