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Oregon
Land Use Update
January
12, 2006
In
this issue:
1000
FRIENDS OF OREGON
- Measure
37 update
- 1000 Friends
seeks Development Director
- Big Look:
Keeping today's Oregonians happy in tomorrow's world
OREGON
NEWS
- Bend 2030
Community Forum Week January 18-21
- Tangent
tackling growth
- Metro
Greenspace Bond Measure Brown Bag on January 18
- New organization:
Family Forests of Oregon to protect family forestry
- Tryon
Life Community Farm saved by coalition
NATIONAL
NEWS
- Fifth
Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference: January 26-28 in Denver
- Mobility
Important to Mature Adults: White House Conference on Aging
- How sprawl
impacts jobs
- Making
big box fit in your community
- Tools
for Growing Smart
- Property
rights or health, safety and welfare? A journey from land use to smoking
bans
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FRIENDS OF OREGON
Measure
37 update
On January
10, the Oregon Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Macpherson
v. DAS, the constitutional challenge to Measure 37. The questions were
informed and challenging, and no one knows when or what the Court will
decide. Washington state supporters of a Measure 37-like ballot measure
say they will file a ballot measure in upcoming weeks. The effort to
recall the Marion County Circuit Court judge who ruled Measure 37 was
unconstitutional fizzled because more than 10,000 signatures on the
recall petition would be disqualified. Read
the full article
1000 Friends seeks Development Director
We are
looking for a Development Director and maybe you are looking for a job
as one. Find out more about what the job entails and the many benefits
of working at 1000 Friends asDevelopment
Director
Big Look: Keeping today's Oregonians happy in tomorrow's world
Hard to
imagine an Oregon with over 50% more people? It's predicted to happen
by 2040 so it's time to get ready. Do we have what it takes to make
that Oregon a great place to live? The "Big Look" task force is likely
to be named in the next few weeks and all Oregonians have a stake in
the outcome of their work. 1000 Friends of Oregon is gearing up for
this important conversation about the kind of Oregon we want and the
tools we need to welcome new neighbors without losing that Oregon quality
of life. A couple of views on the challenges ahead: Challenges
and More Challengtes. Read more
on the Big Look.
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OREGON
NEWS
Bend 2030
Community Forum Week January 18-21
Warm up
for the Big Look by starting in Bend. Bend 2030 is a community visioning
process to look at what kind of city Bend could be in 25 years. We know
it will be bigger: will it be better? Share your vision of what you
would like to see happen by attending any one of a number of events
January 19-21. The kickoff is at the Tower Theatre January 18 at 7 pm
with open houses at the Bend Senior Center two days following. For Details.
Tangent tackling growth
Towns
smaller than Bend also face serious questions about how to grow. Tangent
is a case in point. It is a town of 950 people, so it does not take
much of a population increase to have a big impact. A town hall forum
was organized on January 7, and discussion held about growth, with 160
acres of development being proposed. Read
the full story.
Metro Greenspace Bond Measure Brown Bag on January 18
he Coalition
for a Livable Future is hosting a brown bag presentation on a likely
bond measure to protect natural areas, water quality and habitat. First
Metro has to adopt a final bond measure proposal, which will likely
happen in March. Now is a good time to share your ideas so you can affect
that proposal. The meeting will be held January 18 (Wednesday) from
noon-1:30 pm at the Multnomah County Central Library, US Bank meeting
Room. (801 SW 10th Ave.) Metro also plans a series of forums. For
more information on Metro's plans
New organization: Family Forests of Oregon to protect family forestry
Nearly
half of the private forest land in the state is owned by families. This
land is under great development pressure. A new organization has been
formed to help make sure family forest lands always have a home in Oregon.
Family Forests of Oregon.
Tryon Life Community Farm saved by coalition
Earlier
this week, an unusual coalition worked hard to save TLC farm and transferred
ownership to the Oregon Sustainable Agriculture Land Trust with TLC
as the active stewards. Shorebank Pacific was involved as were quite
a few others. Bridge loans saved the day and there is still time to
donate and help make this another step in a success story. http://www.tryonfarm.org/
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NATIONAL
NEWS
Fifth
Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference: January 26-28 in Denver
This event
has been growing every year and is now a staple in the smart growth
conversation. The theme for 2006 "Building Safe, Healthy and Livable
Communities," will cut across many disciplines and provide opportunities
for hands-on learning, trainings and the latest in growth management
tools. For more information, go to http://www.outreach.psu.edu/programs/smartgrowth/.
Mobility Important to Mature Adults: White House Conference on Aging
The White
House Conference on Aging is held every 10 years and this year baby
boomers can feel more included than ever. That's because this month
78 million baby boomers will turn 60, and aging well is a higher priority.
The Conference was held in Washington, D.C. December 11-14. According
to a Harris survey, 98% of mature adult respondents said that their
independence was "extremely important" to them. Independence requires
mobility, so transportation options are key to aging well. Click here
for the Harris
survey by the American Public Transportation Association.
How sprawl impacts jobs
Managing
growth is about people, not regulations. That is made clear in this
updated
study from the Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
on "Workforce Development and Smart Growth" that looks at the impacts
of sprawling development patterns on jobs.
Making big box fit in your community
Size is
not everything, even in big box stores. They are called "big box" for
a reason, but it doesn't have to be that way. Good design is good business.
Read
a report.
Tools for Growing Smart
With all
the news, sometimes we overlook the need for materials that explain
the tools that work to manage growth and development. There are a lot
out there, but here are a few:
The Vermont
Forum on Sprawl publication Community
Rules introduces and illustrates tools for growing in ways that
protect our towns, our farms and forests, and our money. It is geared
for New England, but the principles still apply.
For something
closer to Oregon, SmartGrowth
BC has a toolkit.
When development
is proposed in your community, what do you do? Smart Growth America
has a new
resource to help citizens engage effectively.
Rural economic
development does not have to turn its back on managing change effectively.
One publication is Smart
Growth at the Frontier: Strategies and Resources for Rural Communities
from the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
Property rights or health, safety and welfare? A journey from land
use to smoking bans
The move
on property rights is not limited to land use, but can extend to challenging
a wide range of health, safety and welfare regulations, even smoking
bans. In Indiana, a Terre Haute city council member has suggested that
such a ban is primarily a property rights issue. Read
more.
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