By PSU students Hien Bui and Michelle Kain
In general, the task force called for a more efficiently run airport, more environmental awareness, more concern about livability issues and continued efforts to keep options open. Oregonian, April 6, 2000 describing conclusions of a Portland State University task force review of the Port of Portland Master Plan
The Portland International Airport is located east of the city of Portland, adjacent to the Columbia Slough on the banks of the Columbia River. Since its 1925 beginning at Swan Island, the airport’s history has been one of growth. During the Depression in the late 1930’s, Works Progress Administration (WPA) funding put Oregonians to work building a larger Portland Airport at its current location.
Intermittent expansion and increased passenger service followed regional populations increases. Community residents in Portland and across the Columbia in Vancouver, Washington, concerned about the environmental and social impacts of aiport expansion, continue to protest each new plan.
