includes transit-oriented development: this approach, part of the new urbanism, promotes mixed-use and high-density development around light rail stops and transit centers, and the investment of the metropolitan area's share of federal tax dollars into multiple modes of transportation. Metro's master plan also includes multiple town centers, smaller versions of the city center, scattered throughout the metropolitan area. In 1995 Metro introduced the 2040 plan as a way to define long term growth planning. The 2040 Growth Concept is designed to accommodate 780,000 additional people and 350,000 jobs by 2040. This plan has created some criticism from environmentalists, but few consider it a threat to Portland's legacy of urban growth management. An April 2004 study in the Journal of the American Planning Association tried to quantify the effects of Metro's plans on Portland's urban form. While the report cautioned against finding a direct link between any single one policy and any improvements in Portland's urban form, it showed strong correlation between Metro's 2040 plan and various west-side changes in Portland. Changes cited include increased density and mixed-use development as well as improved pedestrian/non-automobile accessibility. See also Clatsop Butte, East Buttes Mike Burton, a former head of Metro PaintCare and MetroPaint, paint recycling efforts involving Metro Regional Arts & Culture Council, partially funded by Metro Springwater Trail, a trail partially managed by Metro References External links Ridpatrol portal for submitting illegal dumping complaints in the Portland Metropolitan area Official website Metro Council districts map Metro entry in the Oregon Blue Book Local government in Oregon Transportation in Portland, Oregon Transportation planning Urban planning in the United States Metropolitan planning organizations Government agencies established in 1993 1993 establishments in Oregon