From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Jun 19 17:10:34 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 00:10:34 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for June 19, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C5BBD3F@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> 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. 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"There has been a rise of planned mixed-use walkable communities, appealing to both Millennials and ... 150 People Offer Ideas To Develop Appalachian Regional Commission's Strategic Plan West Virginia Public Broadcasting This is a guide to help the agency invest its funds over the next five or so years," said Kostas Skordas, the ARC's director of regional planning and ... 5 Reasons Why Urban Farming Rocks: Apply Today to Win the $15k Gardens for Good Grant EcoWatch >From a few containers full of soil and seeds to acres of rooftop overflowing with greens, urban farming has taken the nation by storm-and we couldn't ... 11-point plan strives to slow gentrification Pamplin Media Group A February report in Governing magazine found Portland has experienced gentrification in more neighborhoods than any other of the nation's 50 ... Jesse's Deli Responded To A Rent Increase With "Artisanal Prices," And Don't We All Wish We ... Bustle Gentrification isn't exactly news, though... unless you're Jesse's Deli, the bodega that responded to a rent increase with "artisanal prices," because ... In Turkey, in Search of a More People-Sensitive Gentrification Global Voices Online The themes of redevelopment and gentrification have been especially politicised in Turkey since the Gezi protests of 2013, which began with a conflict ... Our View: Demolition Offers Opportunity - Opinion East Oregonian In January, Pendleton should be the new owners of 20 acres of prime development land. The property, which was home to the Blue Mountain Recovery Center and a nearby training center, had long been off the tax rolls and owned by the state of Oregon. Campaign opposing high-rise housing in suburb triggers council debate East London and West Essex Guardian Series A petition backed by MP Iain Duncan Smith calling for a rethink on a planning brief which would allow high-rise development in a suburban area has ... Pros and cons: Is Newark's 'tidal wave' of redevelopment a renaissance or gentrification? NJ.com NEWARK - A panel that included representatives from local government, real estate and media convened Monday night to discuss the mounting ... 'GO HOME YUPPIE SCUM' graffiti in Jersey City denounces gentrification NJ.com Paul Silverman declined to comment. Manibo has denounced the graffiti, saying her effort is to slow gentrification through social action, not vandalism. Shifting Planning From Pretty Renderings to Affordability and Inclusion Next City ... the grant program is one of the largest and most influential public showings of federal support toward holistic neighborhood and regional planning. It's a Trend: More Businesses Are Choosing Downtowns and Walkable Locations Huffington Post As I reported earlier this year, more and more businesses are choosing to locate in downtowns and walkable suburban locations, in part to attract ... Upstairs living downtown Herald and News Mike Jackson, of Illinois-based UpstairsDowntown, left, discusses proposals for upstairs housing downtown with building owner Rich Bogatay, center, ... A Case Study in Bike-Friendly Suburban Planning CityLab What the misguided war between cars and bikes often misses is that it's perfectly possible for both to coexist in peace-even in the suburbs. Google's New Bike Plan Wants Silicon Valley to Be More Like Copenhagen CityLab But as the tech giants plan massive campus expansions in the area, ... North County looks more like Copenhagen than typical suburban California. State Parks Are Embracing Disc Golf Medford Mail Tribune -The latest course, one of five in Josephine County, is near Cave Junction- Disc golf wasnt a good fit for Medford, but it seems tailor-made for Oregons state parks. The Forks Disc Golf Course, located in Illinois River Forks State Park near Cave Junction, opened March 1, becoming the 10th disc course in the state park system and the first south of Eugene. County Parks Getting Small Boost In Funds Salem Statesman Journal The money isnt huge, but managers of county parks say theyre happy for the small boost of cash allowing them to make improvements at a handful of parks and campgrounds in the Mid-Valley. Partnerships vital for county government Portage Daily Register ... its departments -- the Land and Water Conservation Department and the Columbia County Economic Development Corporation -- to offer examples ... Walking About Eugene With Jeff Speck Jefferson Public Radio We'll get an advance chat to talk about how to make cities more compact and walkable, and how to keep suburban sprawl from running all over the ... Portland adopts 'Vision Zero' goal of no traffic deaths OregonLive.com On Wednesday, the City Council voted 4-0 to endorse a lofty vision of zero transportation deaths. In support of the effort, Portland accepted $150,000 ... Bike to Work Day: Pedal for a More Bikeable Region Business Wire (press release) DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On June 24, 2015 tens of thousands of commuters from across the region will choose two wheels over four to get to ... Transportation Deal Revealed: Lawmakers Agreed to Ax Clean Fuels for Road Fixes, Documents Show Portland Oregonian Gov. Kate Brown's office and eight legislators agreed to repeal Oregon's clean fuels program as part of a deal to raise $200 million a year for transportation projects, according to details leaked Thursday night to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Transportation overhaul: New scoring system for project funding nearly set Daily Press There are six scoring categories: Congestion mitigation, economic development, accessibility, safety, environmental quality and land use. VDOT was ... Your View: Revitalize Main Street Deserves Legislative Nod - Guest Opinion The World As the legislative session in Salem enters its final weeks, we urge our senators and representatives to make a modest investment in the long-term economic health and physical safety of communities both urban and rural by passing the Revitalize Main Street Act SB 565. COLUMN: Moving toward public transit Indiana Daily Student Let's face it - the public transit system in America cowers in the corner compared to that of Europe, particularly France and Germany. And as my ... Study shows Central Oregon has deficient bridges Bend Bulletin Transportation for America, a nationwide advocacy group for transportation funding, released the study of Oregon bridges last week. The data were ... Lawmakers discover the value of cheap natural gas: Editorial Agenda 2015 OregonLive.com To that end, the city expanded its urban growth boundary and, with the help of Business Oregon, classified more than 100 acres of industrial land for ... This Land Was Made for You and Me ... And Fracking? EcoWatch But a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) could open nearly 7 million acres of BLM-managed federal ... Oil companies are drilling on public land for the price of a cup of coffee. Here's why that should ... Washington Post In fact, for decades, the minimum bid to lease public land for fossil fuel ... But the department's Bureau of Land Management, which oversees onshore ... 1. Fossil Fuel Debate: Why Are Oregonians Driving Less? Newsweek On its face, Vehicle Miles Traveled, or VMT, is a very simple metric: one car (or bus, or motorcycle) traveling one mile on a public road. ... Oregon wasn't the only state that saw a drop-Michigan, Pennsylvania and Rhode ... 1. NASA Study: More Than One-Third of Earth's Largest Aquifers Are ... EcoWatch Freshwater is depleting at alarming and unsustainable rates in major ... that one third of the Earth's largest groundwater basins are rapidly depleting due to ... In the U.S., California's Central Valley Aquifer-which is being sucked ... The water-pinched Golden State is wringing its groundwater more than ever ... California's Greatest Water Challenge Isn't Conservation, It's RHNA City Watch The allocations, spread out evenly between Northern and Southern California, are distributed among 38 regional planning agencies through a RHNA ... Farmers Make More Land Fallow As Oregon Drought Spreads OPB News He said quite a bit of land is being put into fallow status, particularly in southeastern Oregon and Klamath County. Johnson added that some short-term ... Officials to tighten forest fire prevention restrictions in 12 Central Oregon counties OregonLive.com "We are at a point where new wildfires are growing quickly and becoming more difficult and expensive to control," district forester George Ponte said. Endangered Species Protections At Center Of Drought Debate NPR A lot of the laws and regulations that keep water in rivers during severe droughts fall under the Endangered Species Act. Signed by President Nixon in ... Ranchers fighting for greater sage-grouse: 'What's good for the bird is good for the herd' The Hill (blog) The cattle industry continues to make strides in innovation and management, resulting in improved genetics, feed efficiency and land management. Warm Water Expected to Keep Killing Willamette River Salmon Portland Oregonian Oregon's worsening drought has taken its first official victims. Toxic Algal Bloom Hits West Coast Oregon Public Broadcasting A huge toxic algal bloom is forcing many shellfish fisheries to shut down along the West Coast. The health effects from eating shellfish contaminated by the toxin associated with the blooms can result in memory loss, seizures and even death. West Coast Fish Species Recovers Decades Ahead of Schedule Oregon Public Broadcasting Fishery managers say two valuable West Coast groundfish have recovered ahead of schedule: canary rockfish and petrale sole. Thats good news for the fishing industry. The fleet has been restricted from catching healthy stocks of fish that swim alongside these protected species at the bottom of the ocean. Drought Reduces Trout-Release Sites in Rogue River Basin Portland Oregonian When technician Bryan DeBerry steers the Cole Rivers Hatchery trout-stocking truck into Mill Creek Campground, he feels like he should be jingling some bells or playing some annoying children's song on a loudspeaker. Red tide threatening Oregon fisheries Newport News Times In Oregon, according to NOAA Fisheries spokesman Michael Milstein, all recreational shellfish harvesting from the Columbia River south to Tillamook ... Team to study extensive toxic algae bloom along West Coast Alaskajournal.com On June 15, a team of scientists set out from Oregon aboard the NOAA research vessel Bell M. Shimada to survey the algae bloom along the West ... Industry Gets Behind Oregon Aerial Pesticide Spraying Bill; Advocated Disappointed Jefferson Public Radio Repeated high-profile incidents of people being sickened by pesticides sprayed from aircraft in Oregon have increased calls for new regulations. Oregon celebrates Pollinator week with beer, other ways to take action Portland Tribune Due to habitat loss, the threatened species is now found only in a handful of protected areas, including the Oregon coast areas of Mt. Hebo and ... In Effort To Protect Bees, EPA Could Restrict Hundreds Of Pesticides KMUW Farmers could be temporarily prohibited from applying pesticides if new proposed environmental regulations are adopted. Harvest Public Media's ... Bees are worth billions to farmers across the globe, study suggests The Guardian Bees are worth billions to farmers across the globe, study suggests ... world are suffering a catastrophic decline, variously blamed on pesticides, mites, ... Bee policy sting: How farmers will suffer under Ontario's new regulations Financial Post Ontario's proposed neonicotinoid regulations, designed to protect bees, ... The irony is European farmers had to increase pesticide use to control ... County to revisit S&H Logging permit Portland Tribune After a hearings officer once again approved the modifications in June 2014, petitioners filed a case with the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals ... Court Reverses Ruling Ordering BLM to Log More in Oregon Portland Oregonian A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a 2013 ruling that ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to sell more timber in southern Oregon. Central Oregon county agrees to swap land with state Corvallis Gazette Times The Bend Bulletin reports (http://bit.ly/1GfN4HW) the Oregon Department of State Lands is relinquishing the acreage and getting a Deschutes ... Klamath Basin Needs Help from Congress - Guest Opinion Portland Oregonian A century ago, the Klamath River basin was the focal point of the greatest wildlife controversy of the day. Florida's Nature Conservancy Gets It: It's About Land Management FlaglerLive.com Adding that new money to an estimated base of $60 million means a record for Florida land management allocation. That's going to help address the ... Northern Australia plan aims to make region an 'economic powerhouse' The Guardian "Some of the rules governing land use in the north adversely affect economic development and discourage investment," the paper says. It wants all ... Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager Director's Office Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development 635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540 Direct: (503) 934-0036 | Cell: (503) 383-6648 | Main: (503) 373-0050 sadie.carney at state.or.us | www.oregon.gov/LCD/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: