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Oregon
Land Use Update
December 14, 2005
In
this issue:
1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
- Paul Gerhardt,
Jr. Internship applications forms are available
- Transportation
Advocate Rob Zako opinion on the West Eugene Parkway
- Former
1000 Friends intern receives Rhodes Scholarship
- 1000 Friends
comments on proposed amendments to the Transportation Planning Rule
- Celebrating
Oregon: See the movie and read Bob Stacey's speech at our gala birthday
event
OREGON
NEWS
- Court
of Appeals reverses LUBA and remands Newberg-Dundee bypass case
- See how
Measure 37 loopholes are affecting Washington County
- The Big
Look: Metro President David Bragdon shares his views
- State
Measure 37 claims
- Portland
Community Vision Project
NATIONAL
NEWS
- National
Association of Counties' Sustainable Community Awards
- Californians
discuss agricultural easement options
- Florida
efforts to become academic leaders on sustainability
- New report
on how local governments can foster partnerships for cleaner air and
smart transportation programs
- Why can't
transportation planners solve traffic congestion?
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1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
Paul Gerhardt,
Jr. Internship applications forms are available
Applications
for the Paul Gerhardt, Jr. internship are now being accepted for those
with an interest in planning and/or public service (other than law students).
The internship is for three months at 1000 Friends of Oregon and pays
a stipend. Applications must be received no later than February 20,
2006. Read details
on how to apply.
Transportation Advocate Rob Zako opinion on the West Eugene Parkway
There is
no shortage of opinions about the West Eugene Parkway, but in this opinion
piece 1000 Friends Transportation Advocate Rob Zako suggest that Lane
County residents can work together to create solutions that work for
west Eugene's traffic problems. Read
the full op-ed.
Former 1000 Friends intern receives Rhodes Scholarship
Alex Dewar
is one of 32 US college students to win a Rhodes Scholarship to study
at Oxford University in England. Alex is from Portland and interned
at 1000 Friends during the summer of 2003 and again in January 2005.
He spent the summer of 2005 in Uganda working on sustainable agriculture.
We are delighted by Alex's success and wish him the best of luck at
Oxford. Read
more.
1000 Friends comments on proposed amendments to the Transportation
Planning Rule
1000 Friends
of Oregon submitted comments on the proposed changes to the Transportation
Planning Rule (TPR) before the Land Conservation and Development Commission's
(LCDC) meeting earlier this month. Our comments focused on the continued
need to coordinate transportation and land planning and the need to
cooperation between the Oregon Transportation Commission and LCDC. Download
these and other comments submitted on the TPR.
Celebrating Oregon: See the movie and read Bob Stacey's speech at our
gala birthday event
Land use
planning is about making communities stronger and better. See
the movie and hear Oregonians tell their own stories of how land
use planning has made a positive difference in their lives. One the
same page you can read
Bob Stacey's speech and the need to look ahead to keep Oregon a
great place to live.
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OREGON
NEWS
Court
of Appeals reverses LUBA and remands Newberg-Dundee bypass case
Columbia
Empire Farms appealed a LUBA decision on Newberg-Dundee. Today, the
Court of Appeals reversed LUBA and remanded the case. At issue was whether
the City of Dundee could rely on data from a buildable lands inventory
not incorporated into its comprehensive plan. The court ruled: "In
sum, a planning decision based on a study contemplated by a comprehensive
plan but not incorporated into the comprehensive plan after the study
is carried out is not a planning decision that is made on the basis
of the comprehensive plan and acknowledged planning documents, as is
required by Goal 2." See
the full opinion.
See how Measure 37 loopholes are affecting Washington County
Planning
to protect our livability works best when all land uses are planned
for. But the loopholes in Measure 37 make it very difficult to plan
for growth and assure compatible uses that protect neighbors and neighborhoods.
See
how Measure 37 claimants are seeking to change Washington County.
The Big Look: Metro President David Bragdon shares his views
We still
do not know who will be named to the "Big Look" task force
that will help Oregonians look ahead to create the kind of state we
want with 5 million people in it. One view of how and what they should
look is in this
opinion piece.
State Measure 37 claims
At the
Land Conservation and Development Commission meeting earlier this month,
Department of Land Conservation and Development Director Lane Shetterly
shared these statistics about Measure 37 claims: 1,255 claims have been
submitted to the state so far and 1,065 were referred to DLCD. Of the
375 final orders issued by DLCD, 90% were approved. About 86% of the
claims are for partitions and subdivisions with more than one dwelling
and only 13% are for a single dwelling.
Portland Community Vision Project
Portland
Mayor Tom Potter has initiated a community vision project to hear from
Portlanders about how they want from the city thirty years from now.
For details on the project and grant opportunities, go here.
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NATIONAL
NEWS
National
Association of Counties' Sustainable Community Awards
The National
Association of Counties is accepting initial applications until January
13, 2006 for its Sustainable Community Awards Program. To learn more
about the wide range of issue areas and criteria, go here.
Californians discuss agricultural easement options
California
converts 50,000 acres a year from farmland for urban growth. (Oregon
loses about 870 acres per year of farm and ranchland to urban expansion,
another 700 to rezoning and 15,000 acres each year to new rural residential
development. See 1000 Friends of Oregon's report, Too
Many Homes on the Range for details.) A meeting of Californians
interested in protecting northern California farms was held and options
for providing conservation easements to farms were discussed. Learn
details.
Florida efforts to become academic leaders on sustainability
The Florida
Center for Integrative Land Use is being formed by New College and the
University of Florida. The new research center will be in Sarasota County,
Florida. The county is donating land and investing $2 million in the
project. Read
more.
New report on how local governments can foster partnerships for cleaner
air and smart transportation programs
The National
Association of Local Government Environmental Professionals has issued
a report, Clean Communities on the Move, on new voluntary steps
local governments can foster to clean up the air while improving transportation
options in their communities. Download
the free report.
Why can't transportation planners solve traffic congestion?
One answer
is from Lawrence Frank, J. Armand Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation
at University of British Columbia, about the true cost of traffic. Read
his article.
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