[LandUse-News] Land Use News December 27, 2013

[Lehman, Laura]

Welcome to the last Land Use News of 2013!
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EmX land negotiations underway<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/30900818-75/property-ltd-project-transit-bus.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=MTU1MjI0MTI1OTQ4NTMzNzI3MDU&cad=CAEYCQ&usg=AFQjCNF-wZomBsvsvUNOHZBLzz4DIHXW5A> The Register-Guard
Lane Transit District soon will begin property negotiations to make room for the controversial $92 million extension of EmX bus rapid transit service ...

Tigard transit initiative touches a nerve<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/205503-tigard-transit-initiative-touches-a-nerve&ct=ga&cd=MTU1MjI0MTI1OTQ4NTMzNzI3MDU&cad=CAEYBw&usg=AFQjCNHig89s3fTihqbw5UKbSS_ILI2CXA> Portland Tribune
They do not believe that either transit option being studied - a new light-rail line ... Only 3 percent favored more bus service and public transportation...

Federal tax benefit for transit users to shrink Jan. 1<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-commuter-benefit-20131225,0,5678716.story&ct=ga&cd=MTU1MjI0MTI1OTQ4NTMzNzI3MDU&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNGwo96mDDPgn7Vak_qLCcJqVFKFtg> Baltimore Sun
1 - potentially costing frequent mass transit users hundreds of dollars a year ... "Transit benefits are critical for thousands of Marylanders," said Rep...

Oregon Begins Review Of Damascus' Fate<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-begins-review-of-damascus-fate/&ct=ga&cd=MTQ4MDc2ODk2MDM4Njc5MDczNjE&cad=CAEYBg&usg=AFQjCNHiUe5r7abmnz5Ba-uWVKyhbXnYMA> OPB News
A state hearings officer has started reviewing arguments to determine what should happen to a city that has failed to follow Oregon's land-use laws...

Former Bend Trap Club site to be developed<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/1594880-151/former-bend-trap-club-site-to-be-developed&ct=ga&cd=NjAxOTA2Nzk1MjAxNzU0NDk1NA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNEwhVTJE-BPcxLAXc3nP4U-M02_YQ> Bend Bulletin
>From 1932 to 2005, Central Oregon marksmen honed their skills on the ... But with land values skyrocketing, the Trap Club's owners moved east of ...

What are Washington County's long-term transportation needs?<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/washingtoncounty/index.ssf/2013/12/what_are_washington_countys_lo.html&ct=ga&cd=MTczMDM4NDI0ODc4NTI4NDI5NTU&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFk9u3VkP-j5NPWuV8gE8ehDsL3PA> OregonLive.com
"It's really big picture, an opportunity to think big" about transportation ... The Oregon Legislature approved the $1.5 million study at the end of its last ...

Portlanders love their urban growth boundary<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2013/12/urban-growth-boundary-much-loved.html&ct=ga&cd=MjI4ODMwMDMzMDM3MTg4OTI3&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHbCaVkpm4Q_iNlIfNB9nLEVtCgVg> Portland Business Journal (blog)
For all the angst Portland's urban growth boundary can cause developers or ... The survey was sponsored by Oregon Health and Science University, ...

Fed To Require Strengthened State Protection from Nonpoint ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.enewspf.com/latest-news/science/science-a-environmental/49010-fed-to-require-strengthened-state-protection-from-nonpoint-pesticide-pollution.html&ct=ga&cd=NDI0MzA4NTg3NTI2MTE5NDY5Nw&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFdcgoKTvyqejs4nXKksqmHgpdv0w> eNews Park Forest
EPA and NOAA's proposed disapproval action of Oregon's Coastal Nonpoint Program finds that the state has failed to adequately protect certain ...

Statesman Journal: Cycling, Pedestrian Projects Vie For Connect ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/connect-oregon-projects-submitted/&ct=ga&cd=Nzk5OTE1NzgzMzk2MjQwMzU5NA&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNFNQwb7s1gYewxD33J4PvKSE0YebA> OPB News
Improvements for bicyclists and pedestrians account for the greatest share of non-road transportation projects seeking a share of Oregon Lottery ...

Energy Committee Reports 10 Public Lands, Energy Bills<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.menafn.com/c315af9d-bd48-4714-b9d3-96e44a1f885e/Energy-Committee-Reports-10-Public-Lands-Energy-Bills%3Fsrc%3Dmain&ct=ga&cd=NTg2NDQyNjA0Nzc1OTUwMDc3Mw&cad=CAEYAQ&usg=AFQjCNHFImpSqrJ95s39P9EGZEna8_09sA> MENAFN.COM
Among the bills passed today is Wyden's Oregon Eastside Forests ... use of National Forest System land and other public land in the State of Montana, ...

The window is closing<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.registerguard.com/rg/opinion/30896001-78/wyden-committee-senate-chairman-oregon.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=MTQ1MDg4NzMzMjIwNDQ5NzY3NjY&cad=CAEYAA&usg=AFQjCNHkVXkeaHHqEqvrP0hM0qWMGFywwA> The Register-Guard
Oregon lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House have introduced different plans for resolving the long deadlock over how to manage the O&C lands...

Mayor Charlie Hales says the city -- not ODOT -- needs to manage ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2013/12/mayor_charlie_hales_says_the_c.html&ct=ga&cd=ODU4MzcwMTAxNTYzOTEwNDI2NA&cad=CAEYAw&usg=AFQjCNGwe0_VmGVCq4b4YkBV1H-WLBDY8w> OregonLive.com
Although Powell Boulevard is technically a state highway managed by the Oregon Department of Transportation, in this part of east Portland, it's a ...


Laura Lehman, AICP | Land Use & Transportation Planner
Planning Services Division
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR  97301-2540
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