When it comes to planning for a sustainable future, the city of Portland is way ahead of the curve. The state of Oregon and the city of Portland have been planning for growth on a limited environmental footprint for 35 years. The city of Portland created a plan to curb greenhouse gas emissions in 1997. It's been said that if you grade on a curve, Portland would get an A+ for taking concrete steps to lower our carbon emissions and creating a sustainable community. But if you take away the curve, Portland, like the rest of the world, would flunk. So there's lots of hard work left to do.

Michael Armstrong, deputy director of Portland's Office of Sustainable Development, joins Locus Focus host Barbara Bernstein for an indepth discussion of what Portland is doing right, and what still needs to be done. Originally broadcast on March 5, 2008.

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