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Old 02-17-2018, 08:25 PM
 
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Don't underestimate Vancouver, WA (Clark County) area as the next big Western thing. A lot of positive things are happening there.
Yes, he Downtown is nice and hoping more starts happening there so we can cross the bridge and enjoy another thriving area.
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Old 02-17-2018, 09:26 PM
 
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Yes, he Downtown is nice and hoping more starts happening there so we can cross the bridge and enjoy another thriving area.
There's upwards of 1.5 billion dollars of investment going into the new Vancouver waterfront development along the Columbia (the area directly west of the I-5 bridge. When done it will create a whole new waterfront area along the Columbia that I'm guessing will be something like the south waterfront development in Portland (minus the med school). Hotels, condos, shops, restaurants, river walk, waterfront park, etc Vancouver Waterfront development: See the first phase take shape | OregonLive.com

I expect the new tax law which further disadvantages income tax-based OR and advantages sales tax-based WA will shift more business and population across the river. New breweries and coffee shops and restaurants are going up weekly in Vancouver. I expect that trend to accelerate once it reaches critical mass.
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Old 02-17-2018, 11:37 PM
 
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There's upwards of 1.5 billion dollars of investment going into the new Vancouver waterfront development along the Columbia (the area directly west of the I-5 bridge. When done it will create a whole new waterfront area along the Columbia that I'm guessing will be something like the south waterfront development in Portland (minus the med school). Hotels, condos, shops, restaurants, river walk, waterfront park, etc Vancouver Waterfront development: See the first phase take shape | OregonLive.com

I expect the new tax law which further disadvantages income tax-based OR and advantages sales tax-based WA will shift more business and population across the river. New breweries and coffee shops and restaurants are going up weekly in Vancouver. I expect that trend to accelerate once it reaches critical mass.
Thanks for posting! I guess I need to go to the amazing library in Vancouver and check out the new developments.
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Old 02-18-2018, 06:52 AM
 
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There's upwards of 1.5 billion dollars of investment going into the new Vancouver waterfront development along the Columbia (the area directly west of the I-5 bridge. When done it will create a whole new waterfront area along the Columbia that I'm guessing will be something like the south waterfront development in Portland (minus the med school). Hotels, condos, shops, restaurants, river walk, waterfront park, etc Vancouver Waterfront development: See the first phase take shape | OregonLive.com

I expect the new tax law which further disadvantages income tax-based OR and advantages sales tax-based WA will shift more business and population across the river. New breweries and coffee shops and restaurants are going up weekly in Vancouver. I expect that trend to accelerate once it reaches critical mass.
I had to chuckle at the drawings. They had women in skirts and men in suits and blazers. If it was to scale, they would have several homeless beggars, a few doing meth under the tree, and several extremely overweight,tatted hipsters with bad hair color job wearing all black sipping their lattes looking indignant
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Old 02-19-2018, 02:44 AM
 
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The quote you referenced was a poster making the point that Portland is not the cheapest West Coast city but Sacramento is indeed cheaper. We, from California, not Cali, are blessed for the most part to be from the most desirable cities and living in the Mid-West is a huge cultural shift and being land locked is just too much for many of us. Why should native West Coasters move to the middle America so mid western transplants can take our places. Uhh, no thanks.
Just as i said. People don't seem to ever look at a map and see that THERE ARE OTHER CITIES BETWEEN SOUTHERN CAL BIG CITIES AND PORTLAND ( OR SEATTLE)! who the heck even mentioned the MIDWEST as in thousands of miles inland???? not I...!
Of course, i was referring to all the other cities of California, Oregon, and Washington. WHY do they insist on all converging on Portland and Seattle? two cities with acute housing shortages!

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Old 02-19-2018, 09:56 AM
 
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Just as i said. People don't seem to ever look at a map and see that THERE ARE OTHER CITIES BETWEEN SOUTHERN CAL BIG CITIES AND PORTLAND ( OR SEATTLE)! who the heck even mentioned the MIDWEST as in thousands of miles inland???? not I...!
Of course, i was referring to all the other cities of California, Oregon, and Washington. WHY do they insist on all converging on Portland and Seattle? two cities with acute housing shortages!
Spokane is an underrated city that seems to be on the upswing. Lots of beautiful older houses on the South Hill area that look like Portland's Laurelhurst neighborhood but at half the price. It will become an increasingly viable option as Portland and especially Seattle become increasingly unaffordable.
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Old 02-19-2018, 12:47 PM
 
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The quote you referenced was a poster making the point that Portland is not the cheapest West Coast city but Sacramento is indeed cheaper. We, from California, not Cali, are blessed for the most part to be from the most desirable cities and living in the Mid-West is a huge cultural shift and being land locked is just too much for many of us. Why should native West Coasters move to the middle America so mid western transplants can take our places. Uhh, no thanks.
I might be reading this wrong but I think you are saying the other poster is suggesting people move away from the West Coast. I think they mean there are great cities in the PNW and the West Coast other than the large ones such as Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles to which they can move instead that are not so expensive and overcrowded.

Also there are many cities in the Midwest that are far from landlocked. I live just twenty minutes away from a beautiful beach on Lake Erie where one can swim in the summertime and walking distance to another gorgeous park along the lake front.
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Old 02-19-2018, 05:02 PM
 
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I might be reading this wrong but I think you are saying the other poster is suggesting people move away from the West Coast. I think they mean there are great cities in the PNW and the West Coast other than the large ones such as Portland, Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles to which they can move instead that are not so expensive and overcrowded.

Also there are many cities in the Midwest that are far from landlocked. I live just twenty minutes away from a beautiful beach on Lake Erie where one can swim in the summertime and walking distance to another gorgeous park along the lake front.
I probably read that post incorrectly. I thought, “why would a Californian want to move to the mid-west?” so that’s why I commented the way I did. I need to live near a coast so Portland Metro is a drive to get to the coast but it feels close enough to me. Couldn’t do Sac but could do Tacomasnd smaller cities near Seattle for sure.
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