[LandUse-News] Land Use News - May 9, 2014

[Buhl, Laura]

Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News!
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LNG roils county commission race<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/lng-roils-county-commission-race/article_bd1ae842-d173-11e3-8efc-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDY5NTcwOTY0ODgwODYxNDcyMTIaY2Y1MzU3YjdlM2FiNzhjMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH7DsD5UOojfD3ST9fUKzIQq94LMA>
Daily Astorian
In October, Clatsop County commissioners voted unanimously to deny a land-use application sought by Oregon LNG to install 41 miles of pipeline ...

Oregon State Board Hears Appeal Of LNG Decision<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.opb.org/news/article/npr-oregon-state-board-hears-appeal-of-lng-decision/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU2NzY3NjAyMDM5NTk0MzMyNjkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHWbvabHA8AUbUEfHU-2zCd7ugxUA>
OPB News
The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals hears arguments about a ... The developer, Oregon LNG, is trying to reverse a Clatsop County decision to ...

LNG pipeline permit headed for land use board<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://tdn.com/news/state-and-regional/oregon/lng-pipeline-permit-headed-for-land-use-board/article_c6b22db9-6812-5284-a1db-b43ef8704a5a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzk0ODA2MzI0MzI4NDkzOTM1MjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFgcpDGrPXEFHrBP29e0V2BgL14EQ>
Longview Daily News
ROSEBURG, Ore. (AP) - Douglas County commissioners have refused to hear an appeal of a permit for a pipeline through southwestern Oregon to ...

Transit activist, urban scholar Benjamin Ross says Portland is a model for how cities should grow ... <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/05/transit_activist_urban_scholar.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTEzMzYyMzM1MjkyMTU4NTY1NTIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGlzed65eUpF0v18gIqt5zJclPSmw>
The Oregonian
Author and transit activist Benjamin Ross says the urban growth boundary ... 7:30 p.m courtesy of 1,000 Friends of Oregon, Portland Transport and Oregon Walks. ... That's the widespread assumption, that the growth boundary is the ...

Yes, It's #BiggerThanBundy-Efforts to Seize Your Public Lands Have Only Just Begun <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonwild.org/about/blog/yes-it2019s-biggerthanbundy2014efforts-to-seize-your-public-lands-have-only-just-begun&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcxNzU1MzUxMjk4NjE1MzA2NTUyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGRyPfJbuT9hNYXoG4ohcP__ZPqbA>
Oregon WildBlog (blog)
... it's worth remembering that Bundy's fringe ideas are mirrored by current efforts in many Western states to seize federal lands--including Oregon.

Tensions rising over public land use in Utah, the West <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/57876473-78/blm-horses-county-says.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MjU3NzQ0MzkyMTQ3NzIzMjAyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHZnz203k6VDZEB9o3TBcVjSCiz6g>
Salt Lake Tribune
The Bureau of Land Management closed Recapture Canyon to motorized use in 2007, but this Saturday, the rumble of engines will once again ...

Gov. John Kitzhaber has 'deep concern' about oil train safety, tells feds to move faster<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/05/gov_john_kitzhaber_has_deep_co.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTUzNjE5MDkwMjE2MTE4NDExNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHayvkt3koPwa4IlgZowpUJWJ1-pg>
The Oregonian
In a Friday letter to federal Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx, ... Kitzhaber said Oregon was exploring whether the state has adequate rail safety ...

Gov. Kitzhaber on oil train safety and why he opposes NW coal (Video)<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.sustainablebusinessoregon.com/articles/2014/05/gov-kitzhaber-discusses-opposition-to.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTczNzAwMzkwOTIwMjEzNDM5ODEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFX6zE_whzmmc545ZPujxGNBaji4A>
Sustainable Business Oregon
Oregon Gov. ... Wednesday to discuss a range of issues including Cover Oregon, transportation infrastructure, carbon pricing and education reform.

Oregon official talks oil trains<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2058518-151/oregon-official-talks-oil-trains&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczNzAwMzkwOTIwMjEzNDM5ODEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFO7Hy6k20i_58PH_mbQr4YvnqpqQ>
Bend Bulletin
Howard Gard, administrator of the Oregon Department of Transportation's Rail and Public Transit Division, said the agency is working to update rules ...

Vista Ridge tunnel antenna mystery; bicycles and cats; Portland's bad roads: Oregon transportation ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/05/vista_ridge_tunnel_antenna_mys.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUzNjE5MDkwMjE2MTE4NDExNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNExsFGp6lsh01HRW0fxcPkzEVldNw>
The Oregonian
What happened to Portland's Vista Ridge tunnel antenna? In the early 1970s, when AM was king, Southwest Portland's Vista Ridge Tunnels had a ...

ODOT Bought a Mess of Bike Route Data: Is that Helpful or Worrisome?<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://blogtown.portlandmercury.com/BlogtownPDX/archives/2014/05/02/odot-bought-a-mess-of-bike-route-data-is-that-helpful-or-worrisome&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTUzNjE5MDkwMjE2MTE4NDExNjgyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHbWFB8Qhjv8STQAslUjtMKhiYFCA>
The Portland Mercury (blog)
BikePortland had an interesting scoop yesterday about how the Oregon Department of Transportation is the first in the nation to purchase data from ...

Strava, Popular With Cyclists and Runners, Wants to Sell Its Data to Urban Planners<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-525976/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUwNjcxNDc0MTQ3OTQ2MzQyMTcyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFdc2Bc4JNXKmYUE29LlBMjOf5AaQ>
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Margi Bradway, a policy analyst for Oregon's transportation department, first got the idea of paying for Strava's data when she was riding with friends ...

Who Killed Public Transportation in Los Angeles?<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://news.boldride.com/2014/05/who-killed-public-transportation-in-los-angeles/48243/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY0NDI2MDI3OTIyNzg3MTgyMzQyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG8GsyVaI46CEQHffXmB5tTA3a-mg>
Bold Ride Blog (blog)
With Elon Musk's Hyperloop making news in Israel, the story of how Los Angeles's trolley system disintegrated is once again rising in discussions.

Millennials shifting commuter trends: Column<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/05/04/peter-varga-millennials-transportation/8577831/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY4NDMwNjA0MzQ5MTc3MzA4ODgyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGpBWrgTR1vnWpFMHOYO7FyKVQqZw>
USA TODAY
To explain their preference for a multimodal lifestyle undergirded by public transportation, they specifically cite ease of use, lower environmental ...

When air becomes a public health hazard<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/04/opinion/farber-air-pollution/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTY4NDMwNjA0MzQ5MTc3MzA4ODgyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFuR8DrgrU15tFiz_sTcHPqF64LIw>
CNN
American cities have not done enough to get people out of cars and onto mass transit. LA exemplifies the problems. As detailed in "Railways," a recent ...

The dollars and sense of growth <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31505709-75/million-growth-site-urban-boundary.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQ3MDIyODg1NTI0Mzk4MjQ1NTQyGjI2YzQ2YjQwNzIyOWMxMDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFN0N2FoHESEd2H2NATXT1P0z1HMA>
The Register-Guard
If the land remains outside the urban growth boundary, state and county ... Mia Nelson of 1000 Friends of Oregon, a land use watchdog group, said ...

Springfield explores expanding urban growth boundary<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kval.com/news/local/Springfield-explores-expanding-urban-growth-boundary-258029751.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzQ0NjA2ODc2NjI1NzkyODE5ODIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG1Oc9fTiH-pburp-hbvV1kLgY6pA>
KVAL
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - The City of Springfield is ... That's why the City Council plans to expand their urban growth boundary. By law, Springfield is ...

Clackamas County board plans to lobby for main transportation corridor projects, compost zoning ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/05/clackamas_county_board_plans_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTIwOTcwNjc3MzQ3ODY1MjgyNzAyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFQMoj_MHjzL4uVcpMd9XSiLQH46w>
The Oregonian
Find a sponsor for a rural area committee on transportation. The Oregon Department of Transportation is working on the idea currently, but the county ...

Clackamas County candidate Steve Bates receives $15000 donation from property owner fighting ... <https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/clackamascounty/index.ssf/2014/05/clackamas_county_candidate_ste.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTM1NjU1MDg1MzEzMzQ5MzUyMzIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH41hymm8cEHhZJYvHloSZgvcVVyw>
The Oregonian
The Maletis brothers joined a lawsuit against the Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission, Metro and Clackamas County that ...

Troutdale Energy Center appeals order in contested case<http://pamplinmedia.com/go/42-news/219676-80081-troutdale-energy-center-appeals-order-in-contested-case>
Gresham Outlook (Pamplin Media Group)
DEQ issues developers air contaminant discharge permit. The contested case challenging the Troutdale Energy Center has taken a few small steps forward.

First wind turbine on Umatilla tribal land dedicated<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.keprtv.com/news/local/First-wind-turbine-on-Umatilla-tribal-land-dedicated-258558921.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTU2NzY3NjAyMDM5NTk0MzMyNjkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFFe3wFV_qIa1-ms9NRp_DZmdjpPg>
KEPR 19
ENERGY TRUST OF OREGON NEWS RELEASE -- Today the Tamástslikt Cultural Institute dedicated its new 50-kilowatt Endurance E-3120 wind ...

Zone change keeps Alsea quarry open<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/zone-change-keeps-alsea-quarry-open/article_985acf28-d60e-11e3-964b-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTIwOTcwNjc3MzQ3ODY1MjgyNzAyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFcQ6sJFhmHlF7u8obXHzMx7ax2xw>
Corvallis Gazette Times
The Benton County Board of Commissioners took steps on Tuesday to ensure the Oregon Department of Transportation would be able to continue ...


Enjoy our state's lands this spring and summer!

Bike ecstasy: ODOT plows McKenzie Pass, no cars, open road<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/05/bike_ecstasy_odot_plows_mckenz.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTE4OTYzNzU3Mjg2MjA5ODUyMTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHop6eiHrjDQugTjgkMfNDyQQtn9A>
The Oregonian
(AP) - The recently plowed McKenzie Pass Highway is car-free until at least June 16, according to the Oregon Department of Transportation, giving ...

Columbia River Gorge's top 10 trails for spring, summer hiking<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/columbia_river_gorges_top_10_t.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTcxMTc4MzgwNzg5MDE5NTE3NjgyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFJN1l71JWwI8k5nXtqjmFAvGTeHg>
The Oregonian
Tom McCall Point: The trail goes south from Oregon's Rowena Crest viewpoint on Nature Conservancy Land to the lower tree line, where famous ...

Crooked River Ranch-area trails by BLM offer central Oregon spring hiking intro (links, photos)<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/crooked_river_ranch-area_trail.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcxMTc4MzgwNzg5MDE5NTE3NjgyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEfLVnUX-TJMzyizFIOTaVm2dkLOg>
The Oregonian
Smith Rock State Park is justly famous in central Oregon as a spring ... plan for lands it manages close to the growing cities of central Oregon. When it ...

Cline Buttes Recreation Area features new BLM trails near Eagle Crest Resort in central Oregon ...<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/clines_buttes_recreation_area.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc5ODI4NTg0NTk5MDkyNDM3MjQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGc1Pl8lDio74eyIY3H4nyQuMr61Q>
The Oregonian
The Prineville District of the Bureau of Land Management has opened a new trail system on 32,000 acres it manages in central Oregon, in the triangle ...

Central Oregon's three best hikes you may never have heard about: Sutton, Gray, Haystack<https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2014/05/oregons_best_hikes_youve_never.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTc5ODI4NTg0NTk5MDkyNDM3MjQyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHID_nvQtMggxHQn2Qr0VpmQUhBMA>
The Oregonian
Main attraction: Roam where you want on Sutton Mountain (don't enter private land on the lower slopes, though). The mountain has lots of ponderosa ...


Laura Buhl, AICP, CNU-A | Land Use & Transportation Planner
Planning Services Division | Transportation & Growth Management
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR  97301-2540
Direct: (503) 934-0073 | Main: (503) 373-0050
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