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Comment by oasisbob

18 hours ago

> Portland has always been a pioneer in urban design, balancing its independent spirit with a deep commitment to sustainable, forward-thinking living.

People should research the racist history of American cities before publishing broad, vapid, and likely LLM-generated statements like this.

If you're going to say a place has "always been a pioneer in urban design", you should take the time to acknowledge that Portland's early urban-design efforts were deeply racist and explicitly segregated.

https://www.portland.gov/bps/planning/adap/history-racist-pl...

https://habitatportlandregion.org/the-early-history-of-portl...