[LandUse-News] Land Use News for April 3, 2015

[Carney, Sadie]

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Pendleton one step closer to adding 20 acres of development land<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20150401/pendleton-one-step-closer-to-adding-20-acres-of-development-land&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTYwMDMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFeHjo5jlLxTci0hfbtPFqAzabqzQ>
East Oregonian (subscription)
After nearly unanimous approval from the Oregon Senate, the land that used to house the Blue Mountain Recover Center and the Eastern Oregon ...

Portland Pesticide Ban Passed To Help Protect Honeybees<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.inquisitr.com/1976949/portland-pesticide-ban-passed-to-help-protect-honeybees/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTYwMDcyGjMwNzQ2Yzg5ZDFkZGQ1ODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEdfHoPX9ADV7J2mJWR5rMYDoZ-EQ>
The Inquisitr
Portland banned pesticides in an effort to protect the honeybees. ... Some Portland farmers argued that pesticide or insecticide use is integral for their ...

Western governors tout sage grouse conservation efforts to avoid endangered species listing<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://trib.com/lifestyles/recreation/western-governors-tout-sage-grouse-conservation-efforts-to-avoid-endangered/article_fdaad263-8a31-5cb8-88b5-8a93e003daf4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTM5NjkyGjRkZDkzNTdmMmUxNWM0Mjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH3NYpLIeR6VzVXr7BvqMyJKLP4_Q>
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Two male sage grouse challenge each other for hens March 25, 2007, in Rockland, Idaho. The Western Governors' Association has released a report ...

Lesbians lead the way when it comes to neighbourhood gentrification, research shows<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/home-and-garden/real-estate/lesbians-lead-the-way-when-it-comes-to-neighbourhood-gentrification-research-shows/article23787512/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTYwMTkyGjU1YjI3MjI5ODgxN2I2NTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG2yqzO7YWojBmyJx3m1fRDSR-t0Q>
The Globe and Mail
Gay women are “urban trailblazers,” getting to areas first before gay men gentrify them and straight couples price everyone out, according to new ...

Oregon targets antibiotic use in factory farms<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kxlo-klcm.com/site/index.php%3Foption%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D4307:oregon-targets-antibiotic-use-in-factory-farms%26catid%3D8:ag-news-pod%26Itemid%3D115&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTQ5OTYyGjYxMmQ3MTJlZGE1OTYzMmI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF8DC50qb3h2bfRf8wQRd5MnRor7g>
kxlo-klcm
The Oregon Legislature is considering limiting the nonmedical use of antibiotics ... The House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources heard ...

$1 billion, and 11 more numbers that define Marquam Hill's transportation challenge<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonmetro.gov/news/1-billion-and-11-more-numbers-define-marquam-hills-transportation-challenge&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTUwMDAyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEv9JC1KUbbVoFdxqQG7OXuiRKAnA>
Metro newsfeed
In 1919, the University of Oregon Medical School – now Oregon Health ... this traffic," said John Landolfe, OHSU transportation options coordinator.

Scary Times For California Farmers As Snowpack Hits Record Lows<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/04/01/396780035/scary-times-for-california-farmers-as-snowpack-hits-record-lows&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTM5ODEyGjhhMjBlYTE0ZDhjZGQzM2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH1CkttPSW3vzLBcwCpcyCYHP7hqw>
NPR (blog)
The water outlook in drought-racked California just got a lot worse: Snowpack levels across the entire Sierra Nevada are now the lowest in recorded ...

Ten parking lessons from Don Shoup<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://greatergreaterwashington.org/post/26283/ten-parking-lessons-from-don-shoup/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTYwMzEyGjk2YzgwMTdkZmM0ZDk0OTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG482oEV943nV8znic8ix8mVzxkrg>
Greater Greater Washington
Parking rock star Donald Shoup literally wrote the book on the subject. ... Free pizza: If we priced pizza like we priced parking, we would run out of pizza. ... These systems also allow cities to deploy dynamic pricing based on times of ...

​Cincinnati adjusts parking meter rates based on demand<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2015/04/02/cincinnati-adjusts-parking-meter-rates-based-on.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTYwMzEyGjk2YzgwMTdkZmM0ZDk0OTM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFJWZJRnsVx4TyN8DBH0K9J7fWreg>
Cincinnati Business Courier
The plan does not constitute true “dynamic pricing” where parking meter ... “The effect is that more “value-driven” motorists will shift to locations with ...

Denver squeaks into top 10 for transportation affordability, but it's still pricey (Slideshow)<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/news/2015/04/02/denver-squeaks-into-top-10-for-transportation.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTUwMDgyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEPdq5tva4ikiPndisTmxOc2U-TqQ>
Denver Business Journal
Denver metro residents fork out about 49 percent of their annual income to housing and transportation costs, making access to public transit and ...

1.    Bring transparency to redistricting (OPINION)<http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/04/mandatory_hearings_would_bring.html>
OregonLive.com-Apr 2, 2015
Bring transparency to redistricting (OPINION) ... Guest Columnist ... Other measures that would enhance transparency and trust in our state ...

1.    Oil terminal foes granted full voice in review<http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/26/oil-terminal-foes-efsec-review/>
The Columbian-Mar 26, 2015
Oil terminal foes granted full voice in review ... The state panel reviewing a proposed oil terminal in Vancouver will allow more than a dozen ...

1.    Klickitat County rezone plan reaches state appeals court<http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/30/white-salmon-rezoning-plan-reaches-washington-appe/>
The Columbian-Mar 30, 2015
Eight years after it was first proposed, the controversial rezoning of more than 1,000 acres of land along the White Salmon River remains tied ...

1.    Gorge commission hires an interim director<http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/mar/18/gorge-commission-hires-an-interim-director/>
The Columbian-Mar 18, 2015
The Columbia River Gorge Commission has hired Krystyna Wolniakowski as its interim executive director to lead the agency while it seeks a ...

Designers Envision Philly Island With Sky Farm, Marina and More<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/philadelphia-petty-island-plans-design-better-philadelphia-challenge&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTUwMTYyGmI3YTE1YmFmY2JmZTg5NDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE7WRi4NbInw952MY-RSWJt1otWYw>
Next City
Can an obscure, uninhabited, 292-acre island that sits in the Delaware River between Philadelphia and Camden be knitted into the urban fabric of ...

MDOT updates road projects across South Mississippi<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wlox.com/story/28710179/mdot-updates-road-projects-across-south-mississippi&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTUwMjQyGmUwNWU1Zjc3NWRhNTQxY2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEyxuDA52ye9JC474axwbGx_-Qn5g>
WLOX
MDOT has awarded Hattiesburg with $199,000 in Safe Routes to School Program (SRSP) funding for improvements leading to Hawkins Elementary ...

The US Department of Land-Hogging<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.wsj.com/articles/shawn-regan-the-u-s-department-of-land-hogging-1428015833&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTcwNzgyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHzndm74a8Cce5-ODdhoYYacPm42Q>
Wall Street Journal
Consider: The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management lose $2 billion each year managing federal lands. For example, the feds are ...

Legislative panel rejects plan to dismantle Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pressherald.com/2015/04/02/legislative-panel-recommends-against-dismantling-maine-bureau-of-parks-and-lands/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTcwNzgyGmYwMTQxZDQzOGI2ZWFlNTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH5gFazY6EPsPCvNdaSMFdWw4GZIQ>
Press Herald
Critics questioned whether the Maine Forest Service – which works primarily with private, commercial timberland owners on land management as well ...

My View: Brownfields can be useful again<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/pt/10-opinion/255476-125104-my-view-brownfields-can-be-useful-again&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTUwMzIyGmZjNmM4NzUzZGYyNDAxMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGx0lr1gaKwm8VkSqSbvU6wEnxDwQ>
Pamplin Media Group
The coalition includes counties, cities, Metro, 1000 Friends of Oregon, the Port of Portland, Associated Oregon Industries, Upstream Public Health, the ...

Report: Tobin First Prize could become 'walkable neighborhood'<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2015/04/02/report-tobin-first-prize-could-become-walkable.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc4NzU3MjMwMTU1NjY3NTQwMDkyGmZkNjcyMDJkYzBjYmQzNzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEP9-XEZFxBUPLkjeCQBn1wzL_cSg>
Albany Business Review
The former Tobin First Prize plant in Albany, New York could be demolished and replaced with a 'walkable neighborhood' that includes homes, stores ...

The Role of the Comprehensive Plan in Land Use Planning<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.natlawreview.com/article/role-comprehensive-plan-land-use-planning&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzk4OTYyGjBjNGY1ZGI1N2NiZTUyNDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHDAmNzL0T-QSx2EbCBjrhdjP8Y1g>
The National Law Review
The comprehensive plan is the most important tool in land use planning. ... The comprehensive plan further fosters economic development by ...

Climate Plans and the Role of Land Use: A Running Tab<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ecosystemmarketplace.com/pages/dynamic/article.page.php%3Fpage_id%3D10892%26section%3Dnews_articles%26eod%3D1&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzk4OTYyGjBjNGY1ZGI1N2NiZTUyNDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHnjy4oUlriyYW3jMn8ODBoZ0AIeA>
Ecosystem Marketplace
This article will be updated often to offer summaries of how land use is ... Inclusion of land use: Gabon notes that 88% of its land area is covered by forests ... that these market mechanisms hinder its sovereign economic development.

(Nearly) 100 Days Progress Report<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendsource.com/bend/nearly-100-days-progress-report/Content%3Foid%3D2432131&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzg3MjMyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGEpT4VFrzUiVFVoxL3xzHYFvYvGQ>
The Source Weekly
Casey Roats: I have been most surprised to learn how costly and time consuming our Urban Growth Boundary expansion process has been.

Urban land<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21647614-poor-land-use-worlds-greatest-cities-carries-huge-cost-space-and-city&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzk4OTYyGjBjNGY1ZGI1N2NiZTUyNDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF6McxvKYZqKOWlset5M0h_0PbBhw>
The Economist
A recent analysis by academics at the London School of Economics estimates that land-use regulations in the West End of London inflate the price of ...

War of the wetlands<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/CRBJ/news/20150401/war-of-the-wetlands&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3NzczMjMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHkOzR6uGTkwrXAaHvKqW4MAAaXhA>
Daily Astorian
Jevra Brown, aquatics resources planner at the Oregon Department of State Lands, said some projects don't require a permit, but you still have to be ...

Orcas Spotted Off Oregon Coast<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.opb.org/news/blog/newsblog/orcas-spotted-off-oregon-coast/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3ODEwNjkyGjI1Y2IwODI3NTVjNjAzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG50hAjOUSTrEOczAf_Fpp0Q37h1A>
OPB News (blog)
Even orcas head south for spring break. L- and K-pod ocras made their way to Cape Disappointment off the Oregon Coast, according to NOAA ...

Plan for Boardman plant includes invasive cane crops<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/04/01/oregon-climate-fix-bring-new-problems/70810118/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzg5NjkyGjYxMmQ3MTJlZGE1OTYzMmI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNESe7nlI5GpxDyKXV8Af6Rvpj-CGw>
Statesman Journal
Oregon's sole coal-fired energy plant will close by 2020, part of a ... for Thursday in the House Committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources has ...

No April Fools' Day Joke: 439 of Oregon's Bridges Need Structural Repair, New Analysis of U.S. ...<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/no-april-fools-day-joke-439-of-oregons-bridges-need-structural-repair-new-analysis-of-us-department-of-transportation-data-finds-300059395.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzg2MTkyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH3CguuxrNEI7KXjm9IfHem7vc_qg>
PR Newswire (press release)
WASHINGTON, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An analysis of the recently-released 2014 U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) ...

Fake beaver dam bill divides environmentalists<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20150401/fake-beaver-dam-bill-divides-environmentalists&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3ODAxNDIyGjg2MzU1ZTdiMWYwMzU5MmE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFzg-qviyK_0Hcelxm-tywlmSHyqw>
Capital Press
SALEM — A bill meant to encourage the construction of artificial beaver dams in Oregon's Malheur Lake drainage basin to improve stream conditions ...

How human land use is changing the number of species in ecosystems<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://arstechnica.com/science/2015/04/how-human-land-use-is-changing-the-number-of-species-in-ecosystems/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzk3OTIyGjkwZjkzNjAwOTIwZTU0YTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFyIDaSa1fWnhZCKYuJXxqWJN7CKw>
Ars Technica
When we think about good wildlife habitat, we generally picture lands undisturbed by human construction or agriculture. Given that humans use ...

At Olympics public hearing, worries about housing, transit<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/03/31/concerns-raised-over-housing-transit-public-hearing-olympics-bid/nIut0gGcgZaKjjR2hXUtTL/story.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3Nzc1NjkyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG9fSp6VzBYHiNeCjn5H8tgwD0FOw>
Boston Globe (subscription)
One resident called the presentation “very shallow,” and wanted to know why public transit and affordable housing were not being prioritized before ...

Western Drought Response Kicks Into Higher Gear<https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://nwpr.org/post/western-drought-response-kicks-higher-gear&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTMzMzY4MzQ0ODM5Nzc3NzcyMTkyGmE1N2M1YmNiNjZjZmE1ZTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFZRT-8UBJSlFFDuMxgOG5QY76ssA>
Northwest Public Radio
Washington and Oregon's governors have already declared drought ... Even so, junior water-rights holders in the Yakima River basin have already ...








Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager
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Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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