[LandUse-News] Land Use News for May 27, 2016

Fri May 27 16:46:41 PDT 2016

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NOAA: A Hot Summer is Forthcoming <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://edmdigest.com/news/noaa-a-hot-summer-is-forthcoming/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzQyNDYyGjI1Y2IwODI3NTVjNjAzYzM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFR6wgk9zcROEX1B7FswMxbvO51vg>
EDM Digest
The entire West Coast - Washington, Oregon, and California - has high odds to experience summer temperatures that are significantly above ...

Oregon Voters Battle Over Huge Nestlé Bottled-Water Plant <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.thealternativedaily.com/oregon-voters-battle-bottled-water-plant/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODM2NDgyGjJkMGFiM2Q5Yzk5NWVmYTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGos5oEX_5eVRMAVATU_d-YenJMdA>
The Alternative Daily (blog)
The new arrangement involves a water rights-swap between resources currently allocated to the Oregon Department of Fisheries and Wildlife with ...

Salem to sell unused water right for $16.2 million <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2016/05/24/salem-sells-unused-water-right-162-million/84296860/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzU4MzQyGjJkMGFiM2Q5Yzk5NWVmYTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHVoi4X_xJOEwI0NPC_e7p9iqqn6w>
Statesman Journal
The city of Salem has agreed to sell part of its water rights on the Willamette River ... But the Oregon Water Resources Department has issued multiple ...

Wildfire recap: from crashes to water rights <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mycolumbiabasin.com/2016/05/25/wildfire-recap-from-crashes-to-water-rights/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzU4MzQyGjJkMGFiM2Q5Yzk5NWVmYTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGl-bCZdDz4E8bi-mBS1J6ie6Goiw>
My Columbia Basin
Wildfire recap: from crashes to water rights ... The Oregon National Guard is investigating the cause of the fire and the circumstances that ... In the past, Smith has told KUMA News that he considers water rights to be a vital issue and ...

Owyhee Canyonlands supporters, opponents face off in Salem hearings <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/sl/308395-186535-owyhee-canyonlands-supporters-opponents-face-off-in-salem-hearings&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzI0NjMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEo5bybhIahF8Bs9g1VuH2fG7Qqlg>
Portland Tribune
"This land is so protected that nothing has happened on it for 150 years, ... The Oregon Natural Desert Association and other environmental groups ...

Another Oregon standoff? Sheriff warns lawmakers over Owyhee Canyonlands plan <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/05/another_oregon_standoff_sherif.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDU0Mjk3MzA3NzM0MDkxMTQzMTIaMmVjMGY5MDFmNTZhYzkwZjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEAdTdmPvI9m4oCpQJOOrrT--X_UA>
OregonLive.com
Malheur County Sheriff Brian Wolfe told a panel of state lawmakers that he was worried armed outsiders would exploit the situation, with families in the ...

Alarm sounded over white top infestation in Malheur County <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20160525/alarm-sounded-over-white-top-infestation-in-malheur-county&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzAxMzAyGjJlYzBmOTAxZjU2YWM5MGY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEa5EE7w4av8mRtSs_s4gQXNwABJw>
Capital Press
White top, an invasive weed, has exploded to alarming levels in Malheur County this year. "This is the worst it's ever been," said Oregon State ...

Cranes, curlews, and cows - the delicate debate over Oregon's federal lands <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://netnebraska.org/node/1026655&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzI0NjMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFKoAmOfTxTkKYB-0hxO3PR3G-Sfw>
NET Website
HARI SREENIVASAN: A small community in Southeast Oregon was thrown into the national spotlight earlier this year when several dozen armed ...

Feds Ignored Wind Farm's Impact on Sage Grouse, 9th Circuit Rules <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/05/26/feds-ignored-wind-farms-impact-on-sage-grouse-9th-circuit-rules.htm&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODUyNDIyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGtaM-Svmd8oCaHDL4VTTPhU6mPOQ>
Courthouse News Service
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) - Federal regulators did not adequately address whether a proposed wind-turbine project in southeastern Oregon would ...

Judges Reject Steens Mountain Wind Project <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/judges-reject-steens-mountain-wind-project/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODU0NzIyGjc1MmFjMzdmZTEzOTNiZGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGTD5pcJ57lS0ca7evQVs-1zMTGnA>
OPB News
The Ninth District Court of Appeals has ruled in favor of the Oregon Natural Desert Association, and rejected a wind turbine project on Steens ...

Department of Energy recommends siting major wind farm in Morrow County <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/local-news/20160523/department-of-energy-recommends-siting-major-wind-farm-in-morrow-county&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDU0Mjk3MzA3NzM0MDkxMDU4MDIaNzUyYWMzN2ZlMTM5M2JkZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGqipe0lRr9FVcTeSA70mERtNbIhg>
East Oregonian (subscription)
The Oregon Department of Energy has recommended approving the site certificate for a proposed 500-megawatt wind farm in Umatilla and Morrow ...

Hourly wage needed for Oregon 2-bedroom apartments rose $3 in a year: study <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/05/hourly_wage_required_for_orego.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODQ3ODYyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFBKImKKxxws5sXmigFqk-4vqzE-Q>
OregonLive.com
The amount of money a renter would have to make to afford a two-bedroom apartment in Oregon rose by nearly $3 an hour in a single year, from a ...

Affordable Housing via Community Land Trusts <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendsource.com/bend/affordable-housing-via-community-land-trusts/Content%3Foid%3D2640927&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODYxNTAyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG5eUCQpgq5ptuB3qZ0AZjD1fe1jg>
The Source Weekly
Community land trusts develop affordable housing on land held in trust by a non-profit housing organization. Portland has such a program called ...

'Portland for Everyone' housing coalition emerging, modeled after Seattle <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/05/portland_for_everyone_housing.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODU1OTMyGmZjNmM4NzUzZGYyNDAxMWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEHmjGlRk3zCoCRZcMY4mYZ8PFYVQ>
OregonLive.com
Portland for Everyone is being funded by the advocacy group 1000 Friends of Oregon. Mary Kyle McCurdy, a policy director and staff attorney at 1000 ...

Portland envisions $63 million community center for Pearl-area <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/05/portland_envisions_63_million.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzQzNzIyGjBmNzFmYWM4MGU4YWVmNGM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGoCv1P9NXgbqCn5P4jRjoBuTH1DQ>
OregonLive.com
Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive ... and Managers Association of Oregon and the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland.

Report: Portland has severe shortage of homes for sale <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/308349-186488-report-portland-has-severe-shortage-of-homes-for-sale&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzQzNzIyGjBmNzFmYWM4MGU4YWVmNGM6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHH4AItLU5VHnytRNfqvPpvyyzx_w>
Portland Tribune
Dave Nielsen, CEO of the Home Builders Association of Metropolitan Portland, says some local issues are affecting the Portland housing market.

Dan Saltzman eyes tax for affordable housing, but forecasts differ dramatically <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/05/dan_saltzman_eyes_tax_for_affo.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzEwMzUyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGJ6UKmV7cyyjz9Sd_MSsot6YFa5Q>
OregonLive.com (blog)
Brad Schmidt | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Brad Schmidt | The ... Saltzman wants all the commercial tax money to go toward housing. But there's a ...

Oregon Logging Plan Criticized by Both Business & Green Interests <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.courthousenews.com/2016/05/23/oregon-logging-plan-criticized-by-both-business-green-interests.htm&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDU0Mjk3MzA3NzM0MDkxMjc5MDIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEfjcTYDhGc3-wz4OsPQTtliHmskg>
Courthouse News Service
PORTLAND, Ore. (CN) - The Bureau of Land Management's plan to stop logging on nearly all its old-growth forest in western Oregon and increase ...

Groups Protest BLM Plan <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendsource.com/bend/groups-protest-blm-plan/Content%3Foid%3D2640959&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODYxNTAyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFEdqNwtEPaxrpWoB9Pnzg-UwBrqg>
The Source Weekly
Oregon Wild is launching volunteer advocacy groups to protect Oregon ... The Bureau of Land Management posted an official protest period of April 16 ...

Reject BLM's flawed forest plan for Western Oregon <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/opinion/2016/05/26/blms-flawed-forest-plan-rejected/84989922/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODU1ODkyGmIzZTMxYTA0Mzg5YWY4ZTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFV1jJVqAzs73RJt9G29FW14TV9tg>
Statesman Journal
Oregon's state and federal officials have a responsibility to address issues that ... balanced direction for the Bureau of Land Management's Oregon and ... which promised a reliable timber supply to support rural economies but was ...

County plan for sewers challenged <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4359707-151/county-plan-for-sewers-challenged&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzU5NjAyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFR-ii0CvfKIx9Ik0X11MWQhFXNIA>
Bend Bulletin
The Bend-based land use watchdog group argues in a recent petition to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals that the decision is too vague to ...

Update on Snow Pack and Fire Season <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kdrv.com/weather/Update_on_Snow_Pack_and_Fire_Season.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODI3NDAyGjUyMDY0NzY5Y2FiNmYxN2M6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGKqKu4HTji1b9oUN8kuF30V-FKBA>
KDRV
Southern Oregon -- A lot of people are excited about this past winter's snowfall and want to know what it means for this upcoming fire season.

Oregon renews wildfire insurance policy <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/eo/capital-bureau/20160525/oregon-renews-wildfire-insurance-policy&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODM4ODYyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGtONAWw3rsHsr_qi6EFHMTjRSkew>
East Oregonian (subscription)
Oregon is the only state in the nation to purchase wildfire insurance, though Washington also is considering acquiring a policy, said Rod Nichols, ...

Feds announce $10 million for wildfire projects in 12 states <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/feds-announce-million-for-wildfire-projects-in-states/article_e861747b-c576-56e9-a0c6-5c1f448f3d49.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODM4ODYyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFrYHqf6by2EnAaRj3p8hMa7KpizQ>
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Interior Secretary Sally Jewell walks in high desert plains of the Blackstock Springs area near the Idaho-Oregon border where the Soda Mountain Fire ...

Neighbors oppose rural college <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20160526/NEWS/160529667&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODM5ODcyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFwvaXXFH3HG7WdyMD_SUiA3-yk0Q>
Mail Tribune
"Besides the fact that we think it would ruin the area, it breaks zoning laws and sets statewide precedent for Oregon's urban growth boundary laws.".

Amateur Radio to Play Major Role in June Pacific Northwest Earthquake Exercise <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.arrl.org/news/amateur-radio-to-play-major-role-in-june-pacific-northwest-earthquake-exercise&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzE4NDYyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHj8qu9_SsFKTvLdCSOOPYSG6WpUg>
ARRL
The scenario will be an earthquake and tsunami disaster involving the entire ... Thanks to John Core, KX7YT, Oregon ARES District 1 Emergency ...

Portland Maps The Most Dangerous Places To Be During An Earthquake <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-dangerous-places-earthquake-building-updgrades/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODMzMDkyGjUzNDlkYWQ0Y2E1Y2JlODU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEXibKgxudblckxIhvvuL3P2L0RyA>
OPB News
The City of Portland has released a new map showing the most dangerous places to be during an earthquake. Unreinforced masonry buildings ...

Traffic Fatalities In The Northwest Rising At Fastest Rate In Country <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.opb.org/news/article/oregon-washington-northwest-traffic-fatalities-rise-fastest-rate/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODI1MTQyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGfTqqLA9F6rz3epAG4UTAaRPLKPQ>
OPB News
In 2015, Oregon experienced a 25 percent increase in traffic fatalities ... at Oregon's Department of Transportation, in a separate interview with public ...

Panel says state's transportation needs will cost another $1 billion a year <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2016/05/panel_says_states_transportati.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzEzMjMyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG2cwPA4uPiFhzdjzpSpog1Bj022A>
OregonLive.com
But when it comes to transportation needs, a state committee found ... and the revelation that the Oregon Department of Transportation had overstated ...

New bus service links Portland to Multnomah Falls, aimed at reducing congestion <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/travel/index.ssf/2016/05/new_bus_service_links_portland.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzI5NDgyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEF3-JMweJVlzfIpR9WrOaX5AKkWg>
OregonLive.com
The Oregon Department of Transportation and the U.S. Forest Service, which manages the falls, are hoping to alleviate some of that pain with a brand ...

How do I rat on someone using studded tires out of season? (Commuting Q&A) <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2016/05/how_do_i_rat_on_someone_using.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODI1MTQyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGDt-IYl7XFkZN-qB016lZckAvCMA>
OregonLive.com
In Oregon and Washington, tires with protruding metal studs are legal between Nov. 1 and March 31, with an option for those states' transportation ...

Housing crisis: affordable homes vanish as developers outmanoeuvre councils <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/may/25/housing-crisis-affordable-homes-vanish-as-developers-outmanoeuvre-councils&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODI1MTAyGjJiZjI0MjA4YWNlMmJhNzg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH7qlQFdwd_VuGvTP0Fjvo-5nNSwA>
The Guardian
... in London, which is almost two-thirds owned by foreign buyers and has no affordable housing. Photograph: Frantzesco Kangaris/for the Guardian ...

Lessons in City Planning from the Mexican Corner Store <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/86449/lessons-city-planning-mexican-corner-store&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzUyMDQyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE9zlADudShidsF54eqcF9V0E6P9A>
Planetizen
Mixed use neighborhoods and walkable neighborhoods in Mexican cities and towns.

Stone age cities: what modern urbanites could learn from paleolithic humans <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/23/stone-age-cities-modern-urbanites-learn-paleolithic-humans&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDU0Mjk3MzA3NzM0MDkxMjE3NDIaMmJmMjQyMDhhY2UyYmE3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE8irBPd5K4X8luhCyB1hpsZe2s8A>
The Guardian
However 'civilised' we may now consider ourselves to be, biologically we remain much as we were before we began farming and moved into cities.

Story of cities #future: what will our growing megacities really look like? <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/26/story-cities-future-growing-megacities-waste-floating-smart&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODI1MTAyGjJiZjI0MjA4YWNlMmJhNzg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEkCcv8G6stX1OmD4f_jo3f_zGqmw>
The Guardian
Will we live in buildings made out of waste, heavily surveilled smart cities, or maybe floating communities designed to cope with rising sea levels?

Story of cities #49: the long road to Rawabi, Palestine's first planned city <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/may/24/story-cities-rawabi-planned-city-palestine&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTczMjc3NTY5NDQxMDAwMzUwNDAyGjJiZjI0MjA4YWNlMmJhNzg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEoHi3kGHNWXpur5XYovIiKTGBZ9w>
The Guardian
Is this privately financed city project in the heart of occupied West Bank a momentous trailblazer, ... Photograph: Harriet Sherwood for the Guardian.

Why Elon Musk says Hong Kong will be the 'beacon city' for electric cars <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/may/26/elon-musk-hong-kong-electric-cars-beacon-city&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODI1MTAyGjJiZjI0MjA4YWNlMmJhNzg6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGeO7q1K04mYRBGqcCbnX8UASRLaQ>
The Guardian
Photograph: Guardian/Brady Ng ... In a way, electric cars are made for cities such as Hong Kong, where car journeys are short - typically between 10 ...

LA's Water Supply Increasingly Relying on Management of Stormwater <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/86562/las-water-supply-increasingly-relying-management-stormwater&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc3Njg5NzAwMzk4MTMzODM0MjYyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHjdv2yEQsaPY9S9oTPNGaSqlwOSQ>
Planetizen
In October 2014, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti acted to make the city more resilient from drought and climate change. In 2016, we get an update ...

City offering cash to keep apartments affordable <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://smartgrowth.org/city-offering-cash-keep-apartments-affordable/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTE0NDc5MTI3MjM3NTEzMzM3NTAyGjM3NzYzYWE4ZmY2YWJjNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEUlpiWrUn3HyQysCByETQU2SASYA>
Smart Growth Online
Boston officials are offering to pay new landlords to keep their apartments affordable. The Walsh administration Tuesday will announce a $7.5 million ...

Bringing By-Right Affordable Housing to California <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.planetizen.com/node/86464/bringing-right-affordable-housing-california&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDU0Mjk3MzA3NzM0MDkxMDIxODIaYTI4ZTJkYWVjZWQwMTc4ZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEqFvFjWBVE9OeYhM0v3LcgNqzm-w>
Planetizen
Reviewing Governor Jerry Brown's recent proposed legislation to permit projects that provide affordable housing to be approved as-of-right.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation cuts solo driving with employee programs<http://mobilitylab.org/2016/05/23/gates-foundation-building-tdm/>
Mobility Lab
In the first year, drive-alone commute share dropped from 88 to 42 percent and continues to decrease.

People v Parking<http://streetsmart.dmagazine.com/2016/05/23/parking-vs-people/>
Streetsmart Magazine
This seems like a simple, straight-forward data set, but within it is couched much more revealing information:  what does it take for storefront businesses to be there in the first place?

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
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