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Oregon
Land Use Update
November
2, 2005
In
this issue:
1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
- Thank
you for a birthday party we won't ever forget!
- Oregon
Supreme Court denies stay of Marion County Circuit Court ruling that
Measure 37 is unconstitutional
- 1000 Friends
of Oregon sponsors Building a Better Bend Lecture Series: hear Tom Hylton
on November 14
OREGON
NEWS
- TGM Model
Code Update Available
- Eugene
City Council withdraws support for the West Eugene Parkway
- The next
great Oregon project: working together?
NATIONAL
NEWS
- Washington
voters to decide on an initiative that would unravel transportation
package
- Supersizing
roads supersizes danger: highway engineers finding the limits of more
pavement
- Demand
increases for high quality, smaller homes
- Measure
37 gets national attention
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1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
Thank
you for a birthday party we won't ever forget!
Thank you
from us to the 800 of you who packed the Oregon Convention Center on
October 15 to help us celebrate our 30th birthday. It was an evening
we will long remember. Thanks to those who brought us and Oregon's pioneering
growth management efforts into the world, to those who have maintained
them, and to those who will are taking up the work for the next generation.
Our appreciation also goes those who donated their time, skills and
Oregon-grown products to the event. None of this would have been possible
without your support.
Oregon Supreme Court denies stay of Marion County Circuit Court ruling
that Measure 37 is unconstitutional
The Oregon
Supreme Court on November 1 rejected the State's request for a stay
of the Marion County Circuit Court ruling that Measure 37 is unconstitutional.
1000 Friends renews its request for a special session to pass legislation
that is fair to everyone and keeps communities' rights to manage their
futures. Read more information and download a copy of the order here.
1000 Friends of Oregon sponsors Building a Better Bend Lecture Series:
next lecture November 14
As we have
in the past, 1000 Friends is a sponsor of the Building a Better Bend
lecture series. On November 14, Thomas Hylton, a Pulitzer Prize winning
journalist and author of Save Our Land, Save Our Towns, will make a
presentation on "Walkable Schools, Livable Communities." Hylton
has lectured extensively around the country on the value of designing
communities so that children have the option of walking or biking to
school. The lecture will be at 6:30 at the St. Charles Medical Center.
Read more information here.
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OREGON
NEWS
TGM Model
Code Update Available
The Oregon
Transportation & Growth Management (TGM) Program has released the
2nd Edition of the Model Development Code and User's Guide for Small
Cities. This new edition is a comprehensive update of the 1999 version
of the Model Code and incorporates changes in land use law and planning
practice over the last decade. The model code remains targeted at smaller
to mid-sized communities and promotes an integrated approach to land
use and transportation planning. You can download the update here.
Learn more about the TGM program and its ongoing code assistance program
here.
Eugene City Council withdraws support for the West Eugene Parkway
Last week,
the Eugene City council voted 5-4 to not put the West Eugene Parkway
(WEP) on the city's list of road improvements. This action alone does
not stop the parkway from proceeding, but the vote raises questions
about the future of the WEP. Read
more.
The next great Oregon project: working together?
David Oates
walked the 260-mile Portland urban growth boundary and found that more
unites Oregonians than the rhetoric around land use suggests. Read
his account.
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NATIONAL
NEWS
Washington
voters to decide on an initiative that would unravel transportation package
On November
8, voters in Washington will vote on an initiative to unravel the 2005
transportation package, which included funding for safety, multi-modal
transportation, fish barrier removal and more. Learn
more information about the issues involved.
Supersizing roads supersizes danger: highway engineers finding the
limits of more pavement
Straight,
wide and fast may not be the hallmarks of highways to come if a current
transportation engineering trend takes root nationwide. An article on
the new way of thinking about transportation that, thankfully, is not
news in Oregon is available here.
Demand increases for high quality, smaller homes
Homebuyers
coming into the real estate market are looking for amenities and quality
over square footage, shifting a 30-year trend, according to a report
in the New York Times. Read more.
Measure 37 gets national attention
Measure
37 idea of unfair waivers showed up in the Endangered Species Act reauthorization
bill introduced by Rep. Pombo (R-CA) and passed by the House of Representatives
at the end of September. One editorial perspective is from John Echeverria,
a national takings expert, and keynote speaker at our 2004 Citizens
Conference. Read
his article.
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