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What year was the first urban growth boundary established in the US?
Suggested Answer: C
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39 comments · newest first
TA
Tarra
10 months ago
Wow, I had no idea it was that early!
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Kassandra
11 months ago
Really? I always thought it was later, like the '90s.
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Huey
11 months ago
Definitely 1958, that's when it all started.
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Ryan
11 months ago
I thought it was 1959, but I guess not.
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Lashawnda
11 months ago
It was 1958 in Oregon!
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Maxima
12 months ago
I thought it was 1991, but now I'm second-guessing myself. I should have reviewed those dates more thoroughly!
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Minna
12 months ago
I practiced a question similar to this, and I believe it was 1958. But I could be mixing it up with another topic.
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Pearly
12 months ago
I remember studying that urban growth boundaries started in Oregon, but I can't recall the exact year. It feels like it was around 1990 or so.
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Raelene
1 year ago
I think the first urban growth boundary was established in the late 1950s, but I'm not sure if it was 1958 or 1959.
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Elvera
1 year ago
I feel like I should know this, but I'm drawing a blank. I'll just take a guess and go with D.
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Lonny
1 year ago
Okay, I remember learning about this in my urban planning class. I'm pretty sure the first urban growth boundary was established in the 1990s, so I'll go with C.
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Zachary
1 year ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm leaning towards B since the 1950s seems a bit too early, but I'm not totally confident.
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Alecia
1 year ago
I'm not totally sure about this one, but I think the first urban growth boundary was established in the late 1950s, so I'll go with A.
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Tasia
1 year ago
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Glory
1 year ago
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Tenesha
1 year ago
I have a feeling that all the above could apply. If I were to guess, I'd say D is the best choice based on what we studied.
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Leota
1 year ago
This question is so urban, it's practically a skyscraper. I'm going to go with 1958 – it's the year the first urban growth boundary was established, or so I've heard from my city planning friends. Fingers crossed!
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Sheron
1 year ago
I'm going with 1959, just to mix it up a bit. Who knows, maybe it was the year after 1958!
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Paola
1 year ago
I'm not sure, but I'll go with 1990. It sounds like a more recent year for a boundary to be established.
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Ilene
1 year ago
I think it's 1958 too, that's what I remember reading in my urban studies class.
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Thaddeus
1 year ago
Urban growth boundaries? Sounds like a fancy way to say 'we're running out of space'. I'll take a wild guess and say 1959, just to keep things interesting.
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Carry
1 year ago
I'm going with 1959, just to mix things up.
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Delbert
1 year ago
No, I'm pretty sure it was 1990.
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Pura
1 year ago
I think it was actually established in 1958.
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Xuan
1 year ago
Urban growth boundaries, huh? Sounds like a real estate agent's dream. I'm gonna go with the later years, just to be on the safe side.
CA
Carmen
1 year ago
I believe it was 1959 when the first urban growth boundary was established.
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Kerry
1 year ago
I'm leaning towards 1991 as the year.
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Kaycee
1 year ago
I think it was established in 1990.
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Harley
1 year ago
Ah, the good ol' days of urban planning. 1990 or 1991, eh? I'm sure it's one of those, but which one? Time to channel my inner city geek.
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Barb
1 year ago
But why do you think it was in 1990?
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Diego
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe it was in 1990.
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Louann
2 years ago
Hmm, urban growth boundaries? Sounds like a topic straight out of a city planner's playbook. Let's see, 1958 or 1959, eh? I'm going with my gut on this one.
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Dion
1 year ago
D) 1991
NO
Noah
1 year ago
C) 1990
VI
Vicente
1 year ago
B) 1959
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Cherelle
1 year ago
I'm going with 1958.
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Serita
1 year ago
I think it was 1959.
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Lajuana
1 year ago
A) 1958
BA
Barb
2 years ago
I think the first urban growth boundary was established in 1958.