From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Jul 25 16:50:36 2014 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 23:50:36 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for July 25, 2014 Message-ID: Welcome to this week's roundup of the Land Use News 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. ________________________________ Northwest wildfires: Situation worsens with five new 'large, uncontained' fires The Oregonian The Buzzard complex of wildfires has scorched 369,000 acres -- or 576 square miles -- of range in eastern Oregon so far. (Bureau of Land ... Fire danger increases to extreme Ashland Daily Tidings The Oregon Department of Forestry reported today that officials are raising the ... private and Bureau of Land Management lands in southwest Oregon Sage-grouse project: Oregon inmates tend seedlings Ravalli Republic (AP) - Inmates in an eastern Oregon prison are tending about 20,000 seedlings ... The project was put together by the prison, the U.S. Bureau of Land ... Bend extends land-sale deadline for downtown parcel The Bulletin The city of Bend is giving developer Getz Properties LLC a two-month extension on a deadline to purchase city-owned property downtown at the northeast corner of Wall Street and Olney Avenue. Where city officials once envisioned a larger City Hall, Getz Properties plans to build a mixed-use development with retail, housing and office space. Aloha-Reedville Study: Six upcoming projects include roads, park, farmers market The Oregonian The money comes from several pots, Dahlstrom said, including the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Metro, Gain Share, Tualatin Hills ... Hillsboro committee approves 'gateway' artwork installation on US 26's Brookwood overpass The Oregonian ... of up to $172,000 in city funds for the fence installation, which would be supplemented by $125,000 from the Oregon Department of Transportation. Voices on MAX; 70 mph in Oregon; Portland's worst pothole; Son of CRC: Transportation week The Oregonian Still, what better way to feel like a victorious road warrior than to glance at the past week's biggest transportation stories from the Portland area in your ... ODOT open house to detail 99 corridor ideas Mail Tribune Once that is done, the Oregon Traffic Commission could adopt it as ODOT's plan for Highway 99. Jackson County commissioners received a briefing ... New 13th Avenue bike path to downtown Eugene in planning stages Oregon Daily Emerald The bike lane on University of Oregon's 13th Avenue may see an extension ... The University of Oregon student group for transportation and livability ... Governor candidates won't block Coos Bay's community enhancement plan The World No matter who is elected governor this year, the Coos Bay areas controversial Community Enhancement Plan apparently wont have anything to fear from the executive office in Salem. Two state agencies present comments about development Ontario Argus Observer The agencies are Business Oregon and the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Sean Robbins, new director of Business Oregon, will ... 'One size does not fit all': Locals urge commission to loosen regulatory processes Ontario Argus Observer ONTARIO - City and county leaders said they are happy with the lands newly designated for industrial use, but they pressed members of the Oregon ... Progress slow on changes to Oregon place names Eugene Register-Guard Thirteen years after the Oregon Legislature formally called for eliminating the term squaw in geographic names, fewer than one-third have been officially changed. The Oregon Geographic Names Board is at the forefront of the push to end the use of the word, considering requests from the public on a case-by-case basis, and weighing proposed new names most often recommended by Native American tribes with a history in the area. We're prepared to buy back our own land High Country News Once the land is back in our hands, we believe there will be greater economic opportunity and better ways to protect and enhance the environment, while using the land in a communal way. It seems strange that we have to buy back our own land. We did not create this problem. Our ancestors signed the Treaty of 1855 in good faith, convinced that "exclusive use" meant the land was ours forever. John Kitzhaber, Charlie Hales join Daimler trucks as construction begins on $150 million Swan Island headquarters The Oregonian Daimler Trucks North America officially began construction Friday on a new $150 million Swan Island headquarters that the German-owned company says will result in 400 permanent high-wage jobs. Land use plan update to be released Tuesday KOIN.com The plan is required by state policies that require all cities to comply the Oregon's land use planning goals. It must be completely updated every 20 ... City looks for comments on draft comprehensive land-use plan Portland Tribune Portlanders can now review the draft comprehensive land-use plan updated that will guide future growth after it has been approved by the City Council ... Portland teams with Metro to update region's aerial map, image database as part of $864,000 project The Oregonian Portland is partnering with more than two dozen other cities and public agencies to gather a uniform and up-to-date aerial map and image database for the metro region. Clark County commissioner to unveil new Columbia River bridge plans Oregon Public Broadcasting Clark County Commissioner David Madore says he will unveil plans for a new toll-free bridge across the Columbia River, connecting Oregon and Washington. Oregon Pipeline petitions review with Court of Appeals Daily Astorian Oregon Pipeline Company filed a petition for review Friday with the Oregon Court of Appeals to review two recent rulings from the Oregon Land Use ... County Commission file cross-appeal over Oregon Pipeline Daily Astorian Clatsop County commissioners chose to file an appeal of their own Wednesday in response to Oregon LNG seeking an appellate review of past land ... Hearing a proxy for coal, oil debate Portland Tribune What the Oregon Transportation Commission does at its next meeting in August may shape the fate of projects prosed to ease the movement of coal ... Should taxpayers fund fossil fuel transport improvements? Salem Statesman Journal Should taxpayer money be used on infrastructure improvements that would allow more fossil fuels to be transported through Oregon? Ridership up on Coast to Valley bus route up Corvallis Gazette Times Lee K. Lazaro, Benton County's special transportation coordinator, credits the growth to Benton County Rural Transit's participation in a network of five public transportation agencies on and near the Oregon coast, including transportation organizations in Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties. Dubai public transport rides a popularity wave gulfnews.com Commuters are increasingly opting to use public transport with riders surpassing 260 million during the first half of the year . . . The increased connectivity in public transport is one of the reasons for the increase in ridership. Study: Arizonans Driving Less, Favoring Bicycling, Public Transit Public News Service PHOTO: A study out this week says Arizonans are driving less and using public transportation more. Helsinki's ambitious plan to make car ownership pointless in 10 years The Guardian [Helsinki] has announced plans to transform its existing public transport network into a comprehensive, point-to-point "mobility on demand" system by ... Robust public transit and central location helped bring Republican convention to town The Plain Dealer But perhaps not far behind came the transportation logistics of dropping 50,000 visitors into town for a few days. On two key measures - public transit and walkability - Cleveland ranked first among the six finalists for the 2016 Republican National Convention. The cost of auto orientation, update www.strongtowns.org While we are predisposed to favor the new over the old, and we discount the value of those "blighted" properties, looking at the numbers sets us straight. In this case, that run down block that the city and others would like to see replaced is actually 41% more valuable than the brand new Taco John's. In a property tax system like we have here in Brainerd, that means the city gets 41% more taxes from the old and blighted block than it is getting from the exact same sized block with the brand new drive through restaurant. Energy, water and land use: How do they affect each other in a changing climate? Michigan State University Extension Water supply, land use and energy production are all impacted by climate change. How these three sectors interact complicate climate change ... 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: