[LandUse-News] Land Use News October 31, 2014 - Halloween Edition!

Fri Oct 31 12:28:05 PDT 2014

A roundup of the spookiest land use news items of the week!

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Halloween costumes for urban planners<http://www.planetizen.com/node/71911/halloween-costumes-urban-planners-4th-edition>

Planetizen
It's the day before Halloween, and you still do not have a costume. Perhaps you were too busy caring for your children or involved in your city's latest charrette session.

These are the best and worst cities for celebrating Halloween<http://time.com/3543535/best-worst-halloween-cities/>

Time
Based on a very scientific analysis of crimes rates, candy stores, walkability and more.

Scary parking<http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/land_use/2009/11/scary-parking.html>

Land Use Prof (blog)
Chad Emerson has posted a couple of times about parking<http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/land_use/2009/10/parking-space-legal-contango.html> requirements<http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/land_use/2009/10/market-rate-parking-regs.html> in land use regulations.  Architect Roger K. Lewis takes on parking garage aesthetics in his Washington Post column yesterday called Where You Park Doesn't Have to be Scary<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/29/AR2009102905133.html>.

Land-use board returns Witham Oaks student housing case to city<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/land-use-board-returns-witham-oaks-student-housing-case-to/article_e9f3b6f6-5fb6-11e4-be8e-93bf2ab4406e.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTEwNjA3NDE5NDc3NDE4OTk2OTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGqSmk6AMPaYNf-mjM7EO_dws2nmg>

Corvallis Gazette Times
The state Land Use Board of Appeals, in an opinion released Tuesday, "remanded" the city's approval of the 900-bedroom facility because of errors in ...

Metro charter measure leaves neighborhood planning to cities: Guest opinion<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/10/metro_charter_measure_leaves_n.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTA4NDU5OTMzNDIwMDM5NDY2NjcyGjI2YzQ2YjQwNzIyOWMxMDA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGiCZk1dmykQywWtmOx13gXnhlGig>

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
Oregon, and the Portland region in particular, will continue to face a lot of ... Metro will continue to manage and protect the urban growth boundary.

Conservation group wants BLM environmental reviews to protect sage grouse on grazing land<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/10/conservation_group_wants_blm_e.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNDU2NzQwODkwMDIxMjIxOTkxNDIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHcVpIXWI8TNlfOk15JZC63gO2ZFw>

The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
The letter cites grazing permits in Nevada, Wyoming, Montana, Oregon, ... it will be hard for them not to list," said John Freemuth, a public land policy ...

Astoria tops West coast ports with $50 million in fish landed in 2013<http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/10/astoria_tops_west_coast_ports.html#incart_river>

Portland Oregonian
A report from NOAA Fisheries Service shows Astoria, Oregon, topped West Coast ports in pounds of fish landed last year.

Oregon leads nation in percentage of vacant-house foreclosures, report says<http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/10/oregon_leads_nation_in_percent_1.html>

Portland Oregonian
It's an obscure data point, but Oregon had the nation's highest percentage of vacant homes going through the foreclosure process, according to RealtyTrac, the real estate data firm.

Kitzhaber, Bonamici help open Juniper Gardens II<http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/238666-104152-kitzhaber-bonamici-help-open-juniper-gardens-ii>

Portland Tribune
Alejandro Orteja and his family live in the Montebello Apartments in Hillsboro's downtown core, close to shopping, schools and the MAX line.

Removal of weed from Columbia requires review<http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20141029/removal-of-weed-from-columbia-requires-review>

Capital Press
The federal government must review the removal of flowering rush, an invasive weed, under environmental laws before the plants can be yanked from new sites along the Columbia River in Oregon.

Citi Bike Is Finally Being Treated Like Public Transit<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://gizmodo.com/citi-bike-is-finally-being-treated-like-public-transit-1652403433&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTAxMTExODM5MDcwMDE3Mzg0NDkyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNELmkBVjJ8WEojE_R9LBY1u0xfPMA>

Gizmodo
After months of troubles reported by New York City's bikeshare, it seems that Citi Bike has finally charted a path towards success. It's going to be more ...

PSU's transportation group gets new name as it continues national and local tasks<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/morning_call/2014/10/psus-transportation-group-gets-new-name-as-it.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMTMwMTgyNTY0ODkyNTAzOTYwMzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFspwvCRUsGXAbk-ON49rf3Kyq2Cw>

Portland Business Journal
The group formerly known as OTREC (for the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium) has dropped the "O" and will go by TREC.

Fix to streetlights expected next month<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.nuggetnews.com/main.asp%3FSectionID%3D5%26SubSectionID%3D5%26ArticleID%3D22897&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTMTMwMTgyNTY0ODkyNTAzOTYwMzIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFl-QAIbvUH_nfhkah1vyuYy-estg>

Sisters Nugget
The streetlights were installed by the Oregon Department of Transportation as part of the Cascade Avenue renovation project this year. "We had a bit ...

ODFW seeks public comment on two land acquisitions in the Willamette Valley<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://lebanon-express.com/oregon-outdoors/odfw-seeks-public-comment-on-two-land-acquisitions-in-the/article_185b59d2-2e6b-5d80-b537-98d5f2d28a69.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTM5MDgwNzkwODEwMzgxNjY0NTkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEOR2pARwWYDv9JABCcCy9kK-stOw>

Lebanon Express
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is hosting public meetings to collect input on two proposed land acquisitions: Hayden Island ...

Section 8 housing law off to bumpy but positive start<http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/28/section-law-bumpy-positive-start/18085203/>

Salem Statesman Journal
Peggie McGuire still sees Craigslist advertisements where the landlords says he or she doesn't accept Section 8, but she said most people are surprised when she calls to tell them that's illegal now.

Keeping Portland weird<http://www.slate.com/articles/business/buy_a_small_business/2014/10/small_business_in_portland_oregon_it_s_a_fantastic_place_to_set_up_or_buy.html>

Slate.com
Every joke you can make about Portland - from its obsession with artisanal coffee and its ludicrous weekend-brunch lines to its touchy-feely local government and preponderance of Etsy stores - is basically true. Portlandia, in fact, is a documentary.

Oregon mileage tax: ODOT wants 5000 volunteer drivers; 7 things to know about program<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/10/oregon_mileage_tax_odot_lookin.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NzQwMzIzODQxMTAxMzIwMTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGu8LGxTFKfRVb_SLyP132nEKXuJA>
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
... new technologies and running pilot projects, the Oregon Department of Transportation says it's ready to launch a new pay-as-you-drive road tax.

Eugene considers boundary expansion<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32330014-75/eugene-looking-to-expand.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTM3NjI5NDY3MTg5NDE5ODc1MDIaMjZjNDZiNDA3MjI5YzEwMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF9tZtDFPpYRzgXhPxzGp5HqfOZxQ>
The Register-Guard
Both proposed expansions of the urban growth boundary are connected to Envision Eugene, the four-year study to determine where and how the city ...

Tax foundation: Oregon maintains ranking as 12th-best business tax climate<http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/10/tax_foundation_oregon_maintain.html#incart_river>

Portland Oregonian

For the fourth year in a row, Oregon was ranked 12th in the country for its business tax climate, according to an annual study from the Tax Foundation.

Senator Betsy Johnson wins legislator of the year from economic development professionals<http://northcoastcitizen.com/news/article_1dd8b1da-a2c2-55fe-9ffd-aef80ffeeafd.html>

North Coast Citizen

Oregon State Senator Betsy Johnson D-Scappoose was awarded October 27 with the Legislator of the Year award from the Oregon Economic Development Association (OEDA), the state's leading trade organization for economic development agencies and professionals.

City responds to Comp Plan concerns<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/238283-104522-city-responds-to-comp-plan-concerns&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTI4NTk1Mzk3MjUyNTMxMzkzMjMyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGQVFHrjbXa0XothJ0LZYQB6kM7PQ>
Portland Tribune
"Many participants in the Comprehensive Plan Update process have expressed concern about the City making decisions about land use changes ...

Oregon will appoint "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Czar," shift away from out-of-state recruitment<http://www.oregonlive.com/silicon-forest/index.ssf/2014/10/oregon_will_appoint_entreprene.html>

Portland Oregonian
Sean Robbins, the new head of Oregon's economic-development agency, said Friday that he plans to remake the state's business strategy. He said the state will shift from a focus on out-of-state business recruitment to "growing our own companies."

Golf course owners appeal<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32330306-75/mckenzie-golf-course-owners-appeal-county-rejection-of-subdivision-plan.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU3NDA4MTUzNzYxMDE2MzM2NDgyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHuN2MChwAXv6-ZGAhyzt7_5MBadw>
The Register-Guard
Any ruling made by the county hearings officer could be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, stretching out the case for months.

Cranberry farmers struggle with high supply, low prices<http://www.capitalpress.com/Washington/20141023/cranberry-farmers-struggle-with-high-supply-low-prices>

Capital Press

Cranberry farmers, growers of the only commercial ground crop in the southwest corner of the state, perpetually battle the cool climate and limited acreage. Now, they have an even bigger problem  a global glut of cranberries so severe that U.S. farmers asked, in vain, for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to impose volume controls.

That 80's feeling, housing edition<http://oregoneconomicanalysis.com/2014/10/24/that-80s-feeling-housing-edition/>
Oregon Office of Economic Analysis (blog)

As discussed before, Oregon's economy today is very similar to where it was back in the mid-1980s. Namely, we are digging out from a severe recession, and while activity and growth has returned,  even at above average rates relative to the nation, we're still not back to where we once were.

Central Oregon veterans ranch hopes to heal<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/2512701-151/central-oregon-veterans-ranch-hopes-to-heal&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDk5MjY5OTk2NDk4ODQ4MDkxODIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGd6ryGj4eAt_jfnQsnJp3Vyr5Nag>
Bend Bulletin
He said 40 percent of these people had purchased the land they needed for their operations, which means most of them, like the Central Oregon ...

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
Office: (503) 373-0050 ext. 289 | Fax: (503) 378-5518
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