From laura.buhl at state.or.us Fri Jan 9 17:10:06 2015 From: laura.buhl at state.or.us (Buhl, Laura) Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2015 01:10:06 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for January 9, 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. ________________________________ ICYMI 2014: Soccer Field Standoff Highlights Gentrification Tension Oregon Public Broadcasting This year, video of an argument over who got to play on a soccer field in San Francisco went viral, sparked a community protest and highlighted tensions about gentrification in a changing neighborhood. Obama proposal has sparked a water fight in the beer business The Denver Post It has as much to do with land-use and land-use planning as (it does) navigable waters," said Dale Moore of the American Farm Bureau Federation. Using Google Earth to Understand Parking Utilization Planetizen I am sure you have heard about, or been in, public meetings where the public raises significant concerns over the amount of traffic that will be created and whether there will be enough parking. In some cases a traffic impact study is developed that uses ITE figures to model the projected parking demand. Yet, sometimes what you really need is local data. Bad public transit isn't just inconvenient; it keeps people from jobs Vox People with the most access to jobs via public transit do pretty well for themselves, as do people in far-flung areas who largely commute by car. But the ... Here's the right way to make transit and density work in the suburbs Grist The state government is helping Montgomery and neighboring Prince George's County with strategic investments in mass transit, sidewalks, and bike ... Nepal Makes Public Transport Safer for Women by Getting Rid of Men GOOD Magazine According to a World Bank study, one in four women in Nepal have experienced some kind of inappropriate touching while riding public transportation ... Closing the gender gap among bicyclists Oregon Public Broadcasting On most mornings, Hau Hagedorn bicycles to work with her husband, riding along with their three boys as they pedal to school. It's been a family ritual that began eight years ago when Hagedorn bicycled while her children rode along in a cargo trailer. It wasn't an easy habit to start. State transportation grants should discriminate against oil, coal rail projects: Guest opinion Portland Oregonian News coverage of issues involving coal and oil shipments in Oregon now occurs daily. The July 2014 Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) ... Much-debated dock project advances Portland Tribune A panel voted Wednesday to forward it and other projects to the Oregon Transportation Commission, which will hear public comments on Jan. 15 and ... Race to Build on River Could Block Pacific Oil Route New York Times But here in southern Washington, some environmental groups are quietly pushing a builder to move even faster with a $1.3 billion real estate project along the Columbia River that includes office buildings, shops and towers with 3,300 apartments. The reason is oil. New roads and bridges could be coming to Oregon Salem Statesman Journal John Kitzhaber might be focused on education reform this year, but leaders in the Oregon Legislature want to put together a package of transportation ... Washington County study looks at transportation for next 50 years Hillsboro Tribune Washington County officials expect the area's transportation grid to undergo major ... The Oregon Legislature gave $1.5 million to fund the study. Portland street maintenance, safety needs have no easy solution: Guest opinion Portland Oregonian I'm Steve Novick, city commissioner overseeing transportation. I hope I can get a few minutes of your time to address some of the issues involved in ... Cornelius set to expand, city asks community for help in neighborhood meeting Portland Oregonian Cornelius City Manager Rob Drake points to areas recently added to the city's urban growth boundary in ... Intel's air quality: Officials may relax environmental regulations for chipmaker Portland Oregonian Intel falls into that category - its greenhouse gas emissions subjected the company to the two programs under the Environmental Protection Agency's ... State rules against Salem Hospital Salem Weekly In the case of the second, LUBA sided against Salem Hospital's plans to install a certain number of parking spaces and cut a certain number of trees, including significant trees, on its property. Fate of Salem Health's white oaks in limbo Salem Statesman Journal Salem Health finished cutting down 32 trees from the former Oregon School for the Blind property Monday, but the fate of some of the site's most significant trees are back in the city's hands. Oregon Court of Appeals sides with salmon in lawsuit over Clackamas River water use Portland Oregonian The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that the state Water Resources Department failed to limit the amount of water cities and water districts can draw from the lower Clackamas River so that there would be enough water left in the river for threatened and endangered salmon. Oregon farmers expand crops as winter markets take seasonal eating year-round Portland Oregonian Innovation, experimentation and investment in the land have helped turn Oregon into a twelve month a year agricultural market. Besides the Saturday ... Secretary Jewell Unveils Greater Sage Grouse Plan myCentralOregon.com Because about 64 percent of the greater sage-grouse's 165 million acres of occupied range is on federally managed lands, Interior's Bureau of Land ... Feds seek input on 305-mile transmission line Blue Mountain Eagle The Bureau of Land Management and other agencies are in the midst of an ... J.R. Cook, director of a group called the Northeast Oregon Water ... Army plan for Oregon ex-chemical site may include price tag ArmyTimes.com The authority plans to turn over some land to the Oregon National Guard for a training facility, make some into a wildlife preserve, and sell or lease the ... Navy modifies environmental impact statement for offshore training, invites comment Portland Oregonian About 36 times more sonobuoys than the Navy suggested previously could be deployed off the coasts of Oregon, Washington, northern California and Alaska under a modified proposal for offshore training. Plan for land near Sisters will go before Deschutes commissioners Bend Bulletin Central Oregon LandWatch, an organization that follows land use regulations, has appealed the decision because the new plan doesn't go far enough ... Oregon once again top relocation destination, study says Salem Statesman Journal Oregon has once again topped the list of a national survey of people relocating from elsewhere, making the Beaver State the top moving destination of 2014. Building rebound Eugene Register-Guard -Private-sector construction returns to prerecession levels- >From the 12-story student housing tower rising on Broadway Street in downtown Eugene to the remake of Gateway Mall in Springfield, the Coburg North industrial park and the numerous subdivisions filling in vacant land in various locations, 2014 may be remembered as the year Lane Countys construction industry began to come back to life. Idled Goshen mill may be sold Eugene Register-Guard -Eugene-based Zip-O-Log Mills nears a deal to buy the Cone Lumber mill- An ownership change could be imminent for one of Lane County's oldest lumber mills. Bethel eyes land for school Eugene Register-Guard The urban growth boundary is the line around the city that limits where ... etc., to the rest of the city," University of Oregon economist Tim Duy said. Online charter school in Elmira looking for a new home Eugene Register-Guard If the classes did move into space at the shopping center, the charter school would have to apply to amend the city of Veneta's land use code. Monarch butterfly considered for federal protection Bend Bulletin A far-flying butterfly known to pass through Central Oregon may land on the Endangered Species list. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last week ... 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