From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Jul 17 14:20:53 2015 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 21:20:53 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for July 17, 2015 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF01C5C3B4E@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. 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. ________________________________ The Really Big One The New Yorker The next full-margin rupture of the Cascadia subduction zone will spell the worst natural disaster in the history of the continent. 1. 'The Really Big One'? Get ready now, quake experts advise The Seattle Times This week's New Yorker magazine article, "The Really Big One", didn't sugarcoat it: Seattle and several other Northwest cities are destined to ... 'Is My Home Going to Protect Me?' And Other Portland Earthquake Questions Portland Oregonian When it comes to withstanding a 9.0-magnitude earthquake in Portland, not all buildings are created equal. Tsunamis: Which Oregon Coast Towns Face Damage If Earthquakes Make Waves? Portland Oregonian Which schools, fire stations, streets and community gathering places would find themselves underwater in a tsunami at the Oregon Coast? Which way should you run if you're caught there? Check out our interactive tsunami map to see. The New Yorker earthquake article unleashes tsunami of social media: 8 takeaways OregonLive.com The "very big one" will send a mega-tsunami ashore in 15 minutes. ... Chris Goldfinger and Ian Madin, two main Oregon experts quoted in the story, ... What Is To Be Done In The Really Big One? - Guest Opinion Portland Oregonian Just when we were feeling safe enough to walk away from "San Andreas," this summer's blockbuster movie about a California earthquake that seismologists are panning as a 9.0 on the truthiness scale, along comes a 5,000-word magazine article that has shaken Oregonians to their boots. Oregon 'will be toast' when next big earthquake hits KOIN.com (KOIN) - One of Oregon's top earthquake experts predicts the "really big ... will die in what's referred to as the "Cascadia Earthquake and Tsunami". DOE collecting comments on transfer of Hanford land for development Mid Columbia Tri City Herald The Hanford Comprehensive Land Use Plan calls for most land in the ... said that land also might eventually be available for economic development. Survey Says: Americans Overwhelmingly Support Protecting Endangered Animals, Natural ... Center for Effective Government American voters overwhelmingly support the federal Endangered Species Act and are much more likely to vote for a member of Congress who ... Public urged to attend sage grouse meetings Burns Times Herald ... proclaimed by the state of Oregon from both the Oregon Department of Fish ... The DRAFT administrative rule for mitigation of impacts to sage grouse ... on private land that may impact sage grouse habitat will be held Thursday, ... Poll Suggests Rural Coloradans Support Sage Grouse Protections | CPR - Colorado Public Radio Colorado Public Radio Poll Suggests Rural Coloradans Support Sage Grouse Protections ... Colorado, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, ... Marijuana can't justify new farmland dwellings - - Capital Press Capital Press Under Oregon's land use rules, landowners who generate at least $80,000 in revenues from agriculture for several years can build a dwelling on their ... Newberg will host revitalization meeting Pamplin Media Group Oregon Main Street is a part of the Heritage Programs division of the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department; the organization's goal is to use a ... Room with a Boo The New Yorker Perhaps the spirits were "anti-gentrification ghosts" conjured by locals who were upset that their hospital had been replaced by high-end apartments; ... REDNECK PERSPECTIVE: Endangered species gets protection Planet Jackson Hole Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Save Historical Jackson Hole has filed a lawsuit in federal court to enforce the Endangered Species Act and the ... Reader: Gentrification Is Simply the Last Vestige of Manifest Destiny Westword The comments keep coming regarding "The New 'Hood," our story on the changing Whittier neighborhood - and a class at Manual High School that ... Greater Jakarta: City develops urban farming in subdistricts Jakarta Post The city administration has developed 66 modest urban farming spots located across various neighborhoods in an effort to make the city "greener". Infill builders find hostile neighbours across the fence Edmonton Journal Now infill builders have a list of wants and needs. Simple changes ... Edmonton's infill development association focused a recent meeting on the issue. Crook County Already Benefitting From Tax Change - Opinion Bend Bulletin Prineville and Crook County already are benefiting from Senate Bill 611, sponsored by Rep. Mike McLane, R-Powell Butte, and Sen. Mark Hass, D-Beaverton, which became law early in the 2015 legislative session. That became clear when Apple applied for a building permit to complete its 300,000-square-foot data center there a few weeks later. Court Saves Salem Hospital Trees, Blocks Parking Plan Salem Statesman Journal Salem Hospital's plans to cut down nine trees and build 264 parking spaces on the former Oregon School for the Blind property remains in limbo, after the Oregon Court of Appeals issued a decision affirming that the city wrongly approved the hospital's application. Parrish-Sponsored Initiative Moves Forward Portland Tribune -Legislature passed bill to provide $400K for new program- More than a year after State Rep. Julie Parrish R-West Linn introduced her urban forest and lumber co-op program at a West Linn City Council meeting, the Oregon State Legislature officially passed a bill July 3 to authorize the pilot program. The Unintended Consequences of Subsidized Parking in Palo Alto Palo Alto Forward "What options do these price sensitive commuters have to make today?... Bend 2030 Transportation Survey Results Unveiled myCentralOregon.com "The surveys also show that a gas tax is just one piece of the transportation ... South central Oregon received thunderstorms that produced rain and ... Right-of-way issues slow Oregon bypass project The Register-Guard Right-of-way issues slow Oregon bypass project ... could go down," said Art Anderson, regional director with the Oregon Department of Transportation. Federal Agencies Name Oregon National Transportation Planning Excellence Award Winner EIN News (press release) WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today ... SANDAG's Role In Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disputed KPBS Just before San Diego County's regional planning agency closes public comment on its transportation plan on Wednesday, a dispute has arisen over ... 'Your Voice, Your Vote': US Rep. Kurt Schrader on drought, wildfires KATU So far this summer, we've seen a record-setting heat wave, which includes multiple wildfires and drought conditions in more than half of Oregon's ... 5 Signs the Historic Drought Is Getting Much Worse EcoWatch While fairing better than its neighbors, the entire state of Oregon is feeling some degree of drought, including normally wet Portland. The city is ... Oregon says 'pay up' to boy, then 16, who started forest fire by throwing fireworks from car OregonLive.com The state has the ability to bill people who start wildfires with "willful, malicious or negligent" intent. A lawsuit filed this week in Lane County seeks to ... Wildfires Are Happening More Often and in More Places Smithsonian Hundreds of wildfires now rage across Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Canada. And if wildfire seasons seem to be getting worse-it's because they ... 'Make-believe water' bill would be disaster for Klamath The Register-Guard As the Klamath Basin's drought continues another year, some - including both of Oregon's U.S. senators - continue to claim that controversial ... Drought Related Sturgeon Deaths Prompt Columbia River Fishing Ban Portland Oregonian The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has banned sturgeon fishing on a long stretch of the Columbia River in response to a spate of deaths among the ancient fish population. 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