From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Jan 2 16:13:26 2015 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 00:13:26 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for January 2, 2015 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. ________________________________ Bolivia Revolutionizes Urban Mass Transit: From the Streets to the Sky NACLA (blog) How a spectacular urban cable car system and a new municipal bus program are revolutionizing mass transit in La Paz and El Alto, with the help of ... What you tweet when you go party can be useful for improving urban planning Phys.Org With this information, two Spanish computer science experts suggest using geolocalized tweets for urban planning and land use. They have already ... Gorge panel gets bad budget news Dalles Chronicle Oil-by-rail transport has in particular caught the attention of the gorge ... Nichols also mentioned that Oregon Department of Transportation Rail ... Dock project back for consideration Portland Tribune Public testimony is scheduled on Jan. 15, when the Oregon Transportation Commission will consider the committee's recommendations as part of its ... Dock project renews its pitch for state aid Portland Tribune Reconstruction seeks share of $4 million available for non-highway transportation work. The Port of St. Helens will renew its pitch for $2 million in state aid for a much-debated dock reconstruction on the Columbia River near Clatskanie. Oregon DEQ plans meetings on Jordan Cove water quality certification Coos Bay World An Army Corps representative will attend all four meetings, and an Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development rep will attend two of ... Oregon must stop the Jordan Cove LNG project -- guest opinion Portland Oregonian The butterfly effect is a metaphor; loosely translated, it means the existence of seemingly insignificant moments can alter history and shape destinies. Oregon court denies Clatsop LNG permit The Wahkiakum County Eagle The Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) sided with the LNG company on a preliminary issue, finding that one of the County Commissioners ... Our love of the coast will lead to disaster -- guest opinion Eugene Register-Guard On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history devastated Sumatra. A magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered the Indian Ocean tsunami, sending water more than a mile inland with waves peaking at nearly 50 feet. More than 225,000 people in 14 countries were killed. Oregon State takes tsunami possibility seriously in science center expansion: Guest opinion Portland Oregonian We read with interest recent coverage in The Oregonian and on OregonLive.com regarding Oregon State University's expansion plans at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. This is part of OSU's university-wide initiative to greatly increase marine studies teaching, research, community outreach and engagement. State geologists seek money for landslide mapping Blue Mountain Eagle Oregon state geologists want the Legislature to OK $280,000 in funding over the next two years to pay for more mapping of landslide areas in the state ... Hillsboro street-funding proposal triggers caution lights: Editorial Portland Oregonian One of the complications in deciding how to set Hillsboro's Transportation Utility Fee is considering the use of different types of streets, ranging from ... Top Wasco County planner leaves The Dalles Chronicle Wasco County Planning Director John Roberts has taken the top position at Hood River County's planning office, where he is director of community development. Roberts, who worked in Wasco County for three and a half years, is overseeing a larger staff with a broader range of responsibilities. Public can weigh in on proposed Idaho-Oregon transmission line Everett Daily Herald It's time for the public to again weigh in on a long-discussed transmission line that would carry electricity from the Columbia River region across eastern Oregon to western Idaho. . . Overshadowing the process is the possible listing of the greater sage grouse as an endangered species, the Ontario Argus Observer reported. Sage-Grouse Rider Frustrates Conservation Efforts The National Law Review The debate over federal protections for the Sage-Grouse species we ... plans in Oregon would discourage development throughout approximately 5 ... Two Views: Do research before investing in roads Portland Tribune Are there less costly solutions, like those designed by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Highway 217, that we should try first? Will widening ... Despite Legalization, Illegal Marijuana Grows Continue On Public Lands Oregon Public Broadcasting Voters have legalized recreational marijuana in Washington and Oregon, but police continue to find illegal marijuana grows on public lands. In fact ... Washington State Pot Sales Top $60M Oregon Public Broadcasting The latest forecast shows Washington's retail marijuana industry is projected to bring in nearly $700 million in revenue for the state by 2019. THPRD puts down $1.2 million on land for park development in Aloha Portland Oregonian ... if private funding can be secured, Oregon's first "Champions Too" sports field ... The district also purchased three parcels of land totaling 2.56 acres ... Waterfalls, growth, parks and the hotel: Metro's 2014 stories of the year By Nick Christensen Metro newsfeed What's next: The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission is scheduled to review Metro's approved strategies in January to see if it ... The Central Question: Can Portland build a different type of neighborhood? Portland Oregonian City leaders, though, see Portland's next signature place neighborhood in the gritty Central Eastside Industrial District, a neighborhood now known for warehouses and delivery trucks, and designated by the city in the 1980s as an industrial sanctuary. Two meetings will address Intel air emissions Portland Tribune In April 2014, DEQ fined Intel $143,000 in civil penalties for the semiconductor manufacturing company's failure to report fluoride emissions; failure to obtain a permit to emit fluorides; and for beginning construction of the D1X manufacturing facility at its Ronler Acres site without proper approval. Where in the Portland area have pedestrians and cyclists been killed? (Interactive Map) Portland Oregonian Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington Department of Transportation data. Thornburgh resort plan under review again Bend Bulletin In the coming weeks, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals is set to review the appeal and whether Deschutes County commissioners correctly ... Deschutes County looks at land use exception Bend Bulletin The Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Land Conservation and Development helped prepare the draft findings, which will be ... Oregon Caves expansion expected to boost tourism Eugene Register-Guard You won't see a different cave or a new chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument. But some are calling the expansion of the landmark, with legislation attached to a defense spending bill signed recently by President Obama, a monumental change. Op-Ed: What do you get if you map coming climate disasters? Hello, Pacific Northwest L.A. Times Naturally, here in Oregon, we're terrified. Especially when we read things like what James Howard Kunstler wrote in his book "The Long Emergency": "The Pacific Northwest's benefits of mild climate, abundant water and good farmland may be overwhelmed by populations fleeing the problems of Southern California." Oregon Hits All-Time High Waste Recovery Rate Oregon Public Broadcasting A highlight from a year ago is Oregon hit an all-time high recovery rate of nearly 54 percent. That's the most material recycled, composted, or used for energy production in 22 years of official tracking. Laura Buhl, AICP, CNU-A | Land Use & Transportation Planner Planning Services Division | Transportation & Growth Management Oregon Department 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: