From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Jun 27 19:00:54 2014 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 02:00:54 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for June 27 & July 4, 2014 Message-ID: Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News - Double Edition The Land Use News is an electronic news clipping service provided by the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). Land Use News emphasizes local reporting and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. The links to copyrighted news stories in Land Use News are not archived by DLCD, and the archiving policies of these sources vary. The stories, if available, reside on the site of the original news source. Please direct requests for archived stories, or permission to reprint them, to the original news source. Past Land Use News weekly e-mails may be found here: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/pipermail/landuse-news Anyone may subscribe, unsubscribe, or change their subscription to the free service by visiting this site: http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/landuse-news. ________________________________ Independence Day Special - Zoned in the USA: The Origins and Implications of American Land-Use Regulation By Sonia A. Hirt 2014, Cornell University Press David Sarasohn: Revenue is dwindling, but road problems are not The Oregonian For years, Oregon Rep. Peter DeFazio has been working to devise a new federal transportation bill, legislation that Congress used to pass regularly ... Portland street fee: How Oregon became the nation's biggest user of street fees The Oregonian Although every U.S. city is grappling with how to pay for its streets, sidewalks and transit system, only 32 are raising the money through fees tacked ... Portland street fee: Is the obscure formula that determines what you pay 'imperfect,' or plain unfair? The Oregonian "Oregon could be basing its data on Florida, or Texas, or Arizona," said Brian Taylor, director of the Institute for Transportation Studies at UCLA. The Road Hazards Ahead for Transportation Funding Governing The U.S. Department of Transportation says balances in the federal ... Oregon residents have special reason to fret about the shrinking federal ... Ron Wyden unveils $9 billion tax plan to shore up federal highway fund The Oregonian The Oregon Department of Transportation has warned that it may delay some new projects starting this fall if action isn't taken to provide new money ... Hillsboro postpones decision to raise street fee, waiting for November vehicle registration fee vote The Oregonian Members of the Hillsboro City Council's transportation committee said on ... Hillsboro staffers say the city needs to raise its transportation utility fee ... That's low compared with cities like Tigard, Lake Oswego and Oregon City, which ... MIT map shows Portland's fastest commutes; how to turn your car into driverless vehicle ... The Oregonian ... just how inefficient mass transit has become for many neighborhoods. ... of Transportation has decided to relocate Tuesday's town hall to the Oregon ... Report Names Best Cities for Public Transit Tampabay.com (blog) When finding the right place to live and work, the availability of public transportation can play a major role in the decision-making process. Commute ... Biking, walking may be eliminated from U.S. Census Bureau commuting survey, dealing blow to Portland The Oregonian For years, the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey has given Portland's bicycle advocates reason to raise their arms in victory with its bi-annual report on how Americans get to work. New path along Willamette River opens Friday The Register-Guard The Oregon Department of Transportation will open Friday the viaduct path that runs under the rebuilt Interstate 5 bridge over the Willamette River. Science and Industry Willamette Week OMSI eyes becoming a real-estate developer. Its neighbors fear a Pearl District 2.0. Rural Oregon, meet Portland Capital Press Throw in Portland's traffic, crowds, high prices and its vaguely-threatening street people - it's no wonder many of Oregon's farmers and ranchers want ... With 18 oil trains weekly, Columbia River Gorge is the key route for Pacific Northwest's crude-by-rail The Oregonian Eighteen oil trains a week move along the Washington side of the Columbia River Gorge, newly released data shows, a figure that could more than double if a proposed Vancouver, Wash., oil train terminal opens. Oil trains on gorge agenda The Dalles Chronicle After not acting on requests in May and June to take a stand against oil and coal shipments in the gorge, gorge commissioners last week promised a frustrated crowd it would do so in July. Oregon county told nuisance rules on pot grows could collide with Oregon right-to-farm law U.S. News & World Report The Oregon law that protects the customary farming practices of producers of grains, vegetables, fruits and livestock makes it hard to pass nuisance laws against marijuana grows, Jackson County officials say. Marijuana dispensary plans stuck in the weeds Portland Tribune At its public hearing June 11, the Hillsboro Planning Commission voted to extend the discussion on zoning regulations for marijuana dispensaries well into July, leaving hopeful dispensary owners frustrated and discouraged. Legal grow-ops an acceptable use of farm land, says B.C. The Province The Township of Langley's bid to keep medical marijuana grow operations off of agricultural land has been denied by the provincial government. Stanfield's downtown needs improvement but has promise Hermiston Herald Representatives from the Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development and MIG, a planning ... Sage grouse protections nothing new in county Ontario Argus Observer Seven Oregon counties also are addressing sage grouse habitat fragmentation activities through their land-use planning programs. Land-use threats ... Fire rules tighten on C. Oregon public lands KTVZ Rapidly increasing wildfire danger has prompted the Oregon Department of Forestry to tighten public fire prevention restrictions in its Central Oregon ... Stimson Lumber to build private road on BLM land west of Forest Grove The Oregonian The federal Bureau of Land Management is seeking the public's comment on a plan to ... "BLM in western Oregon is very checkerboard," she said. Conservationists push to expand Rogue River Wilderness Area Oregon Public Broadcasting On the fiftieth anniversary of the Wilderness Act, many conservationists are pushing for an expansion of the wilderness surrounding the iconic Rogue River. New flood map proposed for Nestucca River Tillamook Headlight Herald A new map of the Nestucca River floodplain and floodway was presented, to the PC-Woods Community Advisory Committee at its regular meeting in Pacific City on June 21, by Bryan Pohl, Tillamook County's community development director, and Christine Shirley, the National Flood Insurance Program coordinator for Oregon's Land Conservation and Development Commission in Salem. Maps show planned recreational trail through Coast Range Oregon Public Broadcasting A proposed 86-mile trail from Washington County to Tillamook has reached the master plan stage, with public meetings coming this week. Oregon Planning Agency Would Prioritize Farm, Forest Longevity Oregon Public Broadcasting DLCD's draft strategic plan starts with a goal to work with state agriculture and forestry experts to "ensure a sustainable land supply for Oregon's ... Ranchers sue BLM over grazing, water Capital Press Ranchers in Eastern Oregon have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Land Management demanding either increased cattle grazing or improved ... Mass bee die-offs continuing in Oregon Salem Statesman Journal Two more mass bee die-offs have been reported in northwest Oregon. Commission approves land purchase for new state park near Pacific City Salem Statesman Journal The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission approved the purchase of a 357-acre property of wetlands and beachfront on the northern Oregon Coast for development into a low-impact "nature-based" park this afternoon Deschutes County adopts land use restrictions KTVZ Unprotected lands are defined as lands outside of urban or rural fire ... of lands protected by federal agencies or the Oregon Department of Forestry. Jordan Cove LNG terminal at Coos Bay designed for Cascadia quake, tsunami though hazards remain The Oregonian The worst-case scenario would be truly cataclysmic. A full rupture of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, unleashing a mega-thrust earthquake and tsunami comparable to the magnitude 9.1 temblor that devastated the coast of Japan in 2011. Possible Third Bridge options chosen by oversight team Salem Statesman Journal The Salem River Crossing Oversight Team, a group of officials representing local jurisdictions, have narrowed the list of potential designs for a third bridge across the Willamette River in Salem. _________________________________________ 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 laura.buhl at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: