From sadie.carney at state.or.us Fri Apr 1 15:03:41 2016 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:03:41 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for April 1, 2016 Message-ID: <5BFC63B298A82F4F9C841F27468D2DF02AE28A85@DLCDSXCH05.dlcd.state.or.us> Welcome to this week?s roundup of the Land Use News! Special April 1st Edition! 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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This morning ... Portland wants to pay for sidewalks with new fee OregonLive.com Portland transportation officials want to strategically build sidewalks ? and maybe even pave some gravel roads ? with up to $1 million a year from a ... Letters: Road 'diets' send problems elsewhere Pamplin Media Group The Foster Streetscape Plan was derived by city staff and citizens interested in improving the area and the transportation options. That two-year ... Merkley: Oregon is in a housing crisis Mail Tribune He works full time and also went back to school at Southern Oregon ... are being constructed, according to the Oregon Home Builders Association. Oregon lawmakers embark on affordable housing tour KATU From left to right: Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Sen. Ron Wyden participate in a meeting with community leaders at Gray's Landing in ... New York City approves inclusionary zoning, as Portland considers the same OregonLive.com "In the end, the mayor's plan, which changes zoning requirements across the ... The Oregon Legislature's version allows cities to impose inclusionary ... Roundtable explores ideas for housing crisis aid from DC Portland Tribune Roundtable explores ideas for housing crisis aid from D.C. ... and the state of Oregon, at the Gray's Landing apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. Gresham homeowners cut 44 trees on public land to improve views, $661K lawsuit claims OregonLive.com Metro has estimated the loss of trees and other land damage at $176,900, but is seeking three times that, or $530,700, under Oregon's timber trespass ... Middle ground on forest policy can be found The Register-Guard I cannot speak for Keene, but I prefer managing Oregon's public forests ... What's good for the forest products sector and rural Oregon communities ... Despite End of Oregon Standoff, Public Land Critics Continue to Push Huffington Post Although the armed seizure of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge has ended with the arrest of the militants in Oregon, critics of the public lands we ... Walden to discuss land management, Canyonlands Ontario Argus Observer Walden has voiced his concerns about a potential national monument designation in Malheur County and a forest plan in northeast Oregon, the ... City of Coos Bay installs first tsunami Blue Line Coos Bay World Coos Bay is one of several Oregon cities participating in the Tsunami Blue Line pilot program, which ... The 9.2 earthquake off the coast of Alaska triggered tsunamis that killed more than 100 people, including four in Oregon. Editorial: Expand enterprise zone in Sunriver Bend Bulletin The enterprise zones in Oregon are temporary and usually only last three years, though they can be extended to five years and even 15 years. What San Diego Should Learn From the Country's Best and Worst Public Transit Systems San Diego Free Press Today, however, many cities have come to see public transit as an ... served by public transportation than Portland, Oregon, through its TriMet system. Stalled Out: How Empty Parking Spaces Diminish Neighborhood Affordability Smart Growth Online ?This report from the Center for Neighborhood Technology explores the relationship between unused parking and neighborhood affordability. Chicago has apartment building parking glut, study shows Chicago Tribune While Chicago and Evanston have both recently relaxed parking requirements for transit-oriented residential developments ? buildings near CTA stations ? the study found excess parking was widespread. "Away from transit, particularly along high-frequency bus lines, there's a need for reduction as well," Smith said. "It might not be all the way down to zero, but it's certainly less than one space per unit." Saving Coastal Cities from Climate Change Planetizen More than 600 million people call the world's coastal cities home, but those areas face dramatic challenges to their sustainability?especially from ... Boulder council cites 'monster homes' in concern about affordable housing Boulder Daily Camera? Boulder council cites 'monster homes' in concern about affordable housing. Twin Cities Suburbs on an Anti-Bus Crusade Planetizen Bob Shaw reports on the anti-transit controversy embroiling a suburban city east of the Twin Cities. The project in question would add the Gold Line, ... Black farmers in Detroit are growing their own food. But they're having trouble owning the land. KUOW News and Information Lorenzo Herron is a 26-year-old Detroit native and urban farmer. His degree in agribusiness from Michigan State University brought him back to ... Peak Millennial: Looking Past the Numbers Planetizen Two articles look at millennials, cities, and the future. "Peak Millennial" refers to the numbers of millennials moving to and from cities. Grist's Ben Adler ... 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: