Protected views are not unique to the UK, also existing in places such as San Francisco which has some of the strictest limits in the world; Portland, Oregon where the size of downtown blocks is kept low to maintain the views of Mount Hood from the West Hills; and the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, which has protected view cones. New York City only has a single protected view, at the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. Austin, Texas, has protected views of the State Capitol.