[LandUse-News] Land Use News for August 14, 2015

Fri Aug 14 16:52:00 PDT 2015

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Seaside factors tsunami threat into urban growth boundary expansion plans <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e423a17ac8a54469b36d0546f12dae0a/OR--Seaside-Tsunami&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzU3OTcyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFL7IO6UreaxpLZQaEazIJbc24zLw>
The Republic
SEASIDE, Oregon - Seaside officials have all the checkboxes ready for planning their expansion, public transportation, affordable housing and of ...

Port of Astoria Buoys Marina<http://www.dailyastorian.com/DA/port/20150805/port-of-astoria-buoys-marina>

Daily Astorian

The Port of Astoria is trying to end the bleeding at its marinas. The Port of Astoria estimates the agency has lost more than $500,000 over the past two years on the operation of marinas on the west and east ends of Astoria that have generously low rates and a long waiting list.

Oregon City the state's next top tourist stop? <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.pamplinmedia.com/cr/26-features/269071-143639-oregon-city-the-states-next-top-tourist-stop&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzY3MDMyGjk4Y2JkMzkzNWM0ZjE3N2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEUqFdRLMr_GtiOOb5qy4MLG1TpxQ>
Pamplin Media Group
What was life like for Native Americans and the state's early settlers? How did Oregon City's residents get from Main Street to neighborhoods atop the ...

Oregon moves to buy 10000 acres on lower Deschutes River <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/Oregon-moves-to-buy-10000-acres-on-lower-Deschutes-River-321338151.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzU1NjAyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH3lcuWSu2_lzRoajG3yI2LjrHDlQ>
KATU
The state agency will purchase the land, a former ranch, from the Trust for Public Land at a cost of $3 million. It will add to an existing 8,500-acre ...

State Land Board approves selling Elliott State Forest <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.katu.com/news/local/State-Land-Board-approves-selling-Elliott-State-Forest-321843822.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY3MTc1MTgzODYwNjAwNTczNzIaNzBjYzY0NjhiNGVjMGVjMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGGjIDRCg4_RmFKhYdQtp-48VUQQg>
KATU
FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Oregon Department of Forestry shows a stand of trees on the Elliott State Forest north of Coos Bay, Ore.

Researchers: Replenish Aquifers by Flooding Fields in Winter<http://www.capitalpress.com/Water/20150804/researchers-replenish-aquifers-by-flooding-fields-in-winter>

Capital Press

University of California-Davis researchers propose flooding some farm fields during rainy winter months to replenish groundwater supplies that have been depleted because of the drought.

How Megafires Are Remaking American Forests <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/150809-wildfires-forest-fires-climate-change-science/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioRMzgzODE0MjgyODAyODEzMjkyGjA5ZGRjMzIzMTJjYzFhYzk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEsTbZO5Jmg6OGzd7PoOIF7pMWiGw>
National Geographic
Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado also ... One year after the 1988 wildfires that burned more than a third of ...

The Cost of Natural Disasters<http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/08/04/upshot/regional-natural-disasters.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0&abt=0002&abg=1>

New York Times

Every year, the United States foots a multi-billion dollar bill for the economic and insured losses incurred from natural disasters. In 2014, the costs reached $25-billion with certain regions of the country more prone to calamity than others. So what disasters are the most common and how much do they cost? This video breaks down the natural disasters by region.

EPA Under Fire for Toxic Waste Water Spill in Colorado <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mycentraloregon.com/2015/08/09/epa-under-fire-for-toxic-waste-water-spill-in-colorado/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcwOTA5MjkwOTkzMTQyNzc3NTgyGjBiMGY5ZGU5MzZmZjBiZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE7BcfYRYa9HKKxkK-tvTkla8N9SQ>
myCentralOregon.com
The EPA is tasked with protecting these waters, but is now under fire after ... Merkley Tours Oregon Business, Calls For Congress To Reauthorize ...

Downriver towns demand answers in Colorado gold mine spill <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/today/index.ssf/2015/08/downriver_towns_demand_answers.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzYzMzYyGjBiMGY5ZGU5MzZmZjBiZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG4xpGk8LMimAIAPR2VRc2g4EFQug>
OregonLive.com
EPA officials said Monday that there was no leading edge of contamination visible in downstream sections of the San Juan River or Lake Powell.

Help clean up the Clackamas <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/sl/269511-144317-help-clean-up-the-clackamas&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY3MTc1MTgzODYwNjAwNjI1NTIaYTU3YzViY2I2NmNmYTVlMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFF8sJEcMzQJaG-LMJm9EyKSf47cQ>
Portland Tribune
The event is the largest and longest-running on-water cleanup of its kind in Oregon, co-hosted by local nonprofits the Clackamas River Basin Council ...

Toxic Algae Grows Even Worse; Crab-Fishing Closure Doubles In Size<http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/toxic-algae-blooming-in-warm-water-from-california-to-alaska/?utm_content=buffer04913&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=owned_buffer>

Seattle Times

A ribbon of microscopic algae stretching from at least California to Alaska has shut down lucrative fisheries. Shellfish managers have doubled the area off Washingtons coast that is closed to Dungeness crab fishing, after finding toxins in crabmeat. A vast bloom of toxic algae off the West Coast is denser, more widespread and deeper than scientists feared even weeks ago, according to surveyors aboard a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research vessel.

The Cost of Fighting Wildfires is Sapping Forest Service Budget - Opinion<http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/the-cost-of-fighting-wildfires-is-sapping-forest-service-budget/?utm_content=buffer86a42&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=owned_buffer>

Seattle Times

The cost of fighting wildfires is staggering, consuming more than half of the Forest Service budget. Wildfire are now burning in Washington and across the West, in a year that may become the hottest on record. As our forests go up in flames, so too does the budget of the U.S. Forest Service, putting at risk lives, property, clean air and water, and jobs for thousands.

Less lightning, more rain and aggressive firefighting lead to fewer Oregon wildfires <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/08/fewer_oregon_wildfires_this_ye.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzg2NDMyNTcyMTEyNzgyMzAyNzIaMDlkZGMzMjMxMmNjMWFjOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFmScxpe22Z5iRojGKiHWQpdYt__Q>
OregonLive.com
By this time last year, 31 large wildfires had burned through 750,000 acres of timber and rangeland in Oregon. This year, 24 large fires have burned ...

Rulings unfavorable to Thornburgh resort plan <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/deschutescounty/3399876-151/rulings-unfavorable-to-thornburgh-resort-plan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNzg2NDMyNTcyMTEyNzgyMjAxMjIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFFazkN-KainT-sRw1PaZ1YysAnEA>
Bend Bulletin
That decision was appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals, which sent the hearings officer's decision back to the county to be reviewed ...

Golf developer causes stir with unpermitted construction on state park land <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2015/08/golf_developer_causes_stir_wit.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzUwODYyGjcwY2M2NDY4YjRlYzBlYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFb9jbsu434pbbJumBLEZusKMe22Q>
OregonLive.com
The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department wants the owner of the ... A park ranger last week discovered the intrusion into the Bandon State ...

Oregon ranchers offered grants to aid sage grouse habitat <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/oregon-ranchers-offered-grants-to-aid-sage-grouse-habitat/34663008&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzcwMjYyGjJlYzBmOTAxZjU2YWM5MGY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFVF8zQF5DtHDYszmvhk7jj6qO1mw>
KTVZ
... Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur and Union counties. ... Malheur County SWCD; and the county courts of: Baker, Crook, Deschutes, ...

Soda Fire burning in primary Sage Grouse habitat <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.idahopress.com/news/state/soda-fire-burning-in-primary-sage-grouse-habitat/article_d690468e-406f-11e5-8f25-fb0a07b14864.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzQzOTYyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEFL5JCjmqKoY28bZ9Zo5ZnteAHsQ>
Idaho Press-Tribune
Soda Fire burning in primary Sage Grouse habitat ... Creek off the Cow Creek Road and is estimated to be 1 to 2 miles from the Idaho-Oregon border.

The Hottest of the Hot: What Are the Top 10 ZIP Codes in America? <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.realtor.com/news/trends/top-10-hottest-zip-codes-in-america/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY3MTc1MTgzODYwNjAwNjc3MzIaZTFlODZjMzkyODU5OWYxNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGr20yuaP7RTO1DSfCWbX0PS3S_Ag>
Realtor.com News
... where it's at today, according to an exclusive analysis by our economic data team that resulted in a list of the top 10 hottest ZIPs in the United States.

Oregon coast schools need seismic upgrades to withstand Cascadia earthquake <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://theworldlink.com/news/local/education/oregon-coast-schools-need-seismic-upgrades-to-withstand-cascadia-earthquake/article_6a244494-61ad-5859-93fd-2af287667911.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODQxNjEyMDkyNDMxMzcwMTM3OTIaNTM0OWRhZDRjYTVjYmU4NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGXb5D4yBQlnY-DP4sm66XcYsLmkw>
Coos Bay World
COOS BAY - Oregon's coastal schools are facing the reality that their buildings probably couldn't withstand a Cascadia-size earthquake and tsunami.

USGS allots $4 million to develop earthquake early warning system <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://theworldlink.com/news/local/usgs-allots-million-to-develop-earthquake-early-warning-system/article_54ec151a-bd86-53b1-a13d-5e54d960eff2.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODQxNjEyMDkyNDMxMzcwMTM3OTIaNTM0OWRhZDRjYTVjYmU4NTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF-8qQcBkF1dpvoOAWmEGbJIIf_9g>
Coos Bay World
COOS BAY - Additional federal funding means the University of Oregon will be able to flesh out its development of an earthquake early warning ...

Severe drought leading to water theft in lower valley <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kimatv.com/news/local/Severe-drought-leading-to-water-theft-in-lower-valley-321105331.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODQxNjEyMDkyNDMxMzcwMDI1MjIaOGEyMGVhMTRkOGNkZDMzYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF9WebOJUZqBlZNJrn_buoY-UzXjQ>
KIMA CBS 29
YAKIMA COUNTY, Wash. -- There was very little snow-pack this past winter. Over 99-percent of Washington is in "severe" drought right now.

Planetizen on Twitter: "How much do you know about tactical urbanism? Learn how it's done in our ... <https://courses.planetizen.com/course/tactical-urbanism-2>
twitter.com
planetizen * @planetizen. Urban planning, design, and development. News, views, jobs, education, and more. Los Angeles, CA, USA. planetizen.com.

The Inaugural Ecorestorative Land Management Conference Announced by Restore the Land <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://7thspace.com/headlines/514869/the_inaugural_ecorestorative_land_management_conference_announced_by_restore_the_land.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODQxNjEyMDkyNDMxMzcwMjI1OTIaZjAxNDFkNDM4YjZlYWU1NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGTElARP0RT8yBqAWLHSDawqJEhng>
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Austin, Texas - United Sates - Restore the Land, a leader on best practices for sustainability and simultaneous profit, announced their inaugural land ...

Agro-Culinary Attractions in Crete Span Ages <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/olive-oil-basics/agritourism-in-crete-greece/48549&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcwOTA5MjkwOTkzMTQyNzc3NDYyGmI4ZGJlM2EzNzBmMDc3MzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGBIU51PgX2ughZngTz3MX9D8ds7w>
Olive Oil Times
Undaunted, the four Marinakis brothers set to work, gradually transforming their family's burnt land into an agritourism and culinary tourism attraction ...

Marion County: no rave without permits this weekend <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/08/marion_county_no_rave_without.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODQxNjEyMDkyNDMxMzY5OTEyNTIaYjFlMWE0MGU4ZWM0YjBiYzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGUw0U3qG6c9_oQSW1Uz96xDK79_A>
OregonLive.com
Marion County officials filed a court injunction to stop the Boonbox in da Boondox festival after organizers failed to get the necessary permits for the ...

Oregon lawmakers urge quick hemp pilot project <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/oregon-lawmakers-urge-quick-hemp-pilot-project/34640118&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcwOTA5MjkwOTkzMTQyNzY5MzQyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF0j0NXA0kcmuFoHN37ouEzE9vZag>
KTVZ
Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici asked the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University on ...

American Indian tribes plan to make marijuana a cash crop <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11757181/American-Indian-tribes-plan-to-make-marijuana-a-cash-crop.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzgxOTAyGjBjNGY1ZGI1N2NiZTUyNDM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHvQUOyLuZklCdG0DGt8nCaPOfUsA>
Telegraph.co.uk
"I am interested in it as a medicine and as an alternative to improper land use. "It is a form of economic development which is sustainable and consistent with our philosophy of wise husbandry of the land. In my view this is the proper ...

Malheur County, Ontario ban retail pot sales <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/08/13/3937014/malheur-county-ontario-ban-retail.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY3MTc1MTgzODYwNjAwNzQzNzIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEWn4iQGTY_hbbM2h3TnTQltjQhxw>
The Idaho Statesman
Malheur County, Ontario, Vale and Nyssa have moved to ban marijuana businesses from their boundaries as Oregon prepares to begin retail sales in ...

Willamette Valley Vineyards Files Lawsuit Over Pinot Noir Killed by Drifting Pesticides <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/51956&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTIwMjg4NDUwNzQyNTI2MzU1NDMyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHmurZREvpf0mvsyk-1re3qP12hbQ>
Wine Spectator
Oregon winery Willamette Valley Vineyards (WVV) has filed a lawsuit ... "The Department of Agriculture ultimately concluded that a herbicide drift had ...

10 best outdoor places in Curry County: Wild about Oregon coast <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2015/08/10_best_outdoor_places_in_curr.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioRMzgzODE0MjgyODAyODIwMjQyGmUxZTg2YzM5Mjg1OTlmMTQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNExBPwJlsNlr_XRYY4zc4fbLAvhkg>
OregonLive.com
North Curry County, Oregon coast The northern Curry County coast in southwest Oregon features Cape Blanco State Park and Floras Lake State ...

New at Oregon state parks: bungee and other adventures <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/08/08/new-oregon-state-parks-bungee-adventures/31356805/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNTAwNTg3NzEzMjM0OTE0MjQ5OTIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEsZPbwWw4iV0igMbDiECUtRqpanA>
Statesman Journal
said James Scott, owner of Central Oregon Bungee Adventures. ... signed one-year contracts with each business, allowing it access to state park land.

CREDC Director: Strategic economic development plan needed <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.rockdalenews.com/section/170/article/22595/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTAwNTg3NzEzMjM0OTE0MjkzMzIaMGM0ZjVkYjU3Y2JlNTI0Mzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEpbCyo2akteQtbvIpjWXozEGcb3w>
Rockdale News
... incorporated into and be a part of the discussion of the land use plan. You can't have economic development without those two being tied together.".

Forest group hires products head to push Oregon timber for construction projects <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/real-estate-daily/2015/08/forest-group-hires-products-head-to-push-oregon.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTY3MTc1MTgzODYwNjAwNDUzOTIaNDNhN2ZmN2FhMTZiMmUzMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGlPitJUbKJoMVm2kW_YImX7upwsA>
Portland Business Journal (blog)
The Oregon Forest Resources Institute recently added Timm Locke to its ranks to ... $250,000 Wood Innovation Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. ...

New: Smart Growth: Why It's Not Working in the Bay Area (Public Comment) <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2015-08-07/article/43583%3Fheadline%3DSmart-Growth-Why-It-s-Not-Working-in-the-Bay-Area-Public-Comment---James-Shinn&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzU3MTEyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFVd97fATFrwCGZBqWo4Z6r3vumzQ>
Berkeley Daily Planet
Smart growth is simply not working in highly attractive urban settings such as San Francisco. The reason is that smart growth in these areas has a ...

Planning Commission to take a closer look at neighborhood infill tools <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2015/08/planning-commission-take-closer-look-neighborhood-infill-tools/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTY3MTc1MTgzODYwNjAwNzExMzIaZDhiMWVmMTE0NjE0N2M1OTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE5PNaRYysk9W_JxgThcDEUBC_s1w>
Austin Monitor
In recent years, a number of neighborhood activists have complained that infill tools are being used to allow development that is out of place or goes ...

Rent Control Is Not The Answer for Seattle, And Is Illegal - Opinion<http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/rent-control-is-not-the-answer-for-seattle-and-is-illegal/?utm_content=buffer95a92&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=owned_buffer>

Seattle Times

Despite all the buzz about rent control in Seattle, the policy is against state law and wont help solve the citys housing crunch. Seattle City Council members and candidates should stop talking about rent control.

What the Portland City Council says about more affordable housing money <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/08/what_the_portland_city_council.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTODQxNjEyMDkyNDMxMzY5ODc5NTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFB3P3mlQxe_j3Z8CWcHf9fJu1epg>
OregonLive.com
In this case, some portion of urban renewal money is often spent on transportation projects within districts - streetcar, traffic signals, sidewalks, adding ...

Code changes could lead to sprawl <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.communitynews.com.au/news/Code-changes-could-lead-to-sprawl/7673891&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTcwOTA5MjkwOTkzMTQyNzY1MTYyGmQ4YjFlZjExNDYxNDdjNTk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH9_N5Y1U0jlr0GilrY9fmQupUY0w>
Community Newspaper Group
"Since 2010, the number of apartments allowed on a block has been subject to a different calculation (plot ratio) to other infill developments such as ...

Rezoning plan could reduce property values <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/33386513-78/rezoning-plan-could-reduce-property-values.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzczMjgyGjYxOGZlZTA4OTZhNWU5OGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHrLuxNcv2bhjeHpvqFIB5yeOOT6Q>
The Register-Guard
When a property is slated for redevelopment, the threat of construction ... The city is expecting property owners to surrender important property rights in ...

The real reason American public transportation is such a disaster <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.vox.com/2015/8/10/9118199/public-transportation-subway-buses&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTcwOTA5MjkwOTkzMTQyNzYxMTAyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHFeMOn4RlmBmYwqB3Grok4AcFvgw>
Vox
The US spends a ton of money on public transportation. So why is it so terrible? American buses, subways, and light rail lines consistently have lower ...

Gamification for Public Transit <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://saportareport.com/leadership/transit/2015/08/11/gamification-for-public-transit/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzU3NzYyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE71QuxwKZCb4l-nFvLGGWAS6w_lw>
SaportaReport
Gamification slowly but surely filters in many meaningful aspects of our lives. Transportation is not an outlier of this process. Public transit, as a part of ...

Walk and roll: Downtown tour highlights obstacles to mobility <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/Local_News/20150812/walk-and-roll-downtown-tour-highlights-obstacles-to-mobility&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTM2MDg4OTIwNjE2NzQwNzU0NTMyGmZkNjcyMDJkYzBjYmQzNzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGI_RsvakKfKWfZ6ZPmzxV5jQLkvw>
Daily Astorian
"The more walkable and accessible we can make communities, the more likely people are able to stay in the place that they want to live," Mickelberry ...

Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager
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