Modern City CharacteristicsCities continue to grow in the 20th century
As city centers grew and property values increased people started to move outside the city into the suburbs.
Cities, services and infrastructure improved.
Draw a picture of Portland
Downtown Portland
http://z.about.com/d/gaytravel/1/0/A/5/-/-/Downtown_Skyline.jpg
Wells Fargo Center
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Portland_Wells_Fargo_Center.jpg
http://thingsaboutportlandthatsuck.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/bigpink.jpg
Modern City Centers
• Financial buildings dominates the city center• Government buildings still located in the
center• High density• Property value is high
Suburbs
• People moved to suburbs to find affordable housing
• Business start to move to the suburbs• Cities continue to grow and expand
Portland Metro
http://www.missionportland.org/images/map-portland-metro.jpg
Business in the suburbs
Chicago
http://www.chicagoinfocenter.com/chicagoaerialhigh876x548.jpg
Chicago
http://freelargephotos.com/000560_s.jpg
Paris Map 2
http://www.devinci.fr/ri/incoming/Liens/paris.gif
Transportation
• Transportation can shape the layout of a city.• Freeways compared to Mass Transit
L.A. Traffic
http://pro.corbis.com/images/BE048608.jpg?size=67&uid={8E41BC24-B365-4042-AF47-D8E0D90DD4E3}
L.A.
http://aquafornia.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/los-angeles-aerial-bor.jpg
Max Line
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_flkZlu05zaA/RtWVskOAe3I/AAAAAAAAACQ/XQY8MbXS5uo/s400/portlandmax_screenshot2.png
http://world.nycsubway.org/us/portland/max-futuremap.html
Waterfront Park
http://pro.corbis.com/images/PS006682.jpg?size=67&uid={B041EA53-8803-4659-A53C-4B0CA8D87BC6}
Gathering Point
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/us/politics/19campaign.html?_r=1&scp=3&sq=obama%20Portland&st=cse
http://z.about.com/d/gaytravel/1/0/A/5/-/-/Downtown_Skyline.jpg
Other events
http://www.bta4bikes.org/btablog/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/947.jpg