[LandUse-News] Land Use News for June 24, 2016

Fri Jun 24 16:31:00 PDT 2016

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Has Portland Lost its Way? <http://www.planetizen.com/node/86508/has-portland-lost-its-way>
Planetizen
Oregon's poster child for livable planning is embroiled in new controversies over destructive growth, skyrocketing prices, and back-room cronyism...

Demands for Portland's core housing leaves suburbs slow to grow <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kgw.com/news/local/demands-for-portlands-core-housing-leaves-suburbs-slow-to-grow/252970213&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5NjA4MzIaMzUwNDdjZGJhMjdjMDdkNzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFa5uq14fK89qOwWWgVD_KY0hrPqA>
kgw.com
Some have blamed the urban growth boundary (UGB) as part of the problem, constricting growth and causing too much density in the city's core.

Vic Remmers, Eastmoreland represent opposing sides of density debate <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/front-porch/index.ssf/2016/06/vic_remmers_eastmoreland_repre.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5Njg3NjIaMGY3MWZhYzgwZThhZWY0Yzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE2BAlXYnKZsNisrdbr7uWlP66OjQ>
OregonLive.com
Remmers and others from the Oregon Home Builders Association have found allies in somewhat strange places: environmental advocates like 1000 ...

City transfers most homeless programs to county, buys Joyce Hotel <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/312368-191001-city-transfers-most-homeless-programs-to-county-buys-joyce-hotel&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5ODc4MDIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHcTR5QOjYZRowWgibXFYJ5uFuXLQ>
Portland Tribune
The vote came on the same day the Portland Housing Bureau announced it was buying the Joyce Hotel, the last remaining inexpensive weekly ...

For some construction workers in Prineville, a hotel ? or a campsite ? is home <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4445125-151/for-some-construction-workers-in-prineville-a-hotel&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzUyMzIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHuwI22rFFo3Vag9dkemtUWcaQdfg>
Bend Bulletin
PRINEVILLE - Central Oregon's housing crunch has construction workers in Prineville living out of hotels for months at a time because there's ...

Wrestling with multi-family housing <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.nuggetnews.com/main.asp%3FSectionID%3D5%26SubSectionID%3D5%26ArticleID%3D24962&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzUyMzIyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGcc8n4RaH-0DkhqcQUAZuaY-klXA>
Sisters Nugget
City of Sisters planners and developer Hayden Homes are trying to determine the future of a portion of Hayden's housing development at the west end ...

Housing crunch worsens <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34485781-78/housing-crunch-worsens.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDk5OTkxOTM0MjA3NjY1OTEzOTIaMmY3NzAwZTIwOWJiOTYwYjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFNQiwsWTzEKLULrJTEbAKc0b1_ww>
The Register-Guard
The Lane County housing market hasn't been close to that level since ... in demand from new household formation, for the past three years Oregon has ... be done to stem this influx, which is helping to fuel rising demand for housing.

Lane County falls short on citizen involvement <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/34322334-78/lane-county-falls-short-on-citizen-involvement.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NzYwNzc2NDE2OTMxNjM4OTUyGjEzMzhkOGYyZjY1YjFmNGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHKs5zWckxuqGsIN9tamEa3d_2RGQ>
The Register-Guard
I served on the Lane County Planning Commission from 2010 to 2014. ... Goal 1, "citizen involvement," is the first of Oregon's 19 land-use goals and ...

Greenies, ranchers find common ground in Harney County <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/sl/311589-189138-greenies-ranchers-find-common-ground-in-harney-county&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNjM2NzE4NzM2MTIxMjQyNTUyOTIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEizYgV-Uz9FDanBnLw2Aksmzoh-A>
Portland Tribune
Wetlands in the Harney Basin, which includes Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, provide critical habitat for a diverse number of bird, plant and ...

Agritourism: If you grow it, they will come <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.capitalpress.com/Oregon/20160623/agritourism-if-you-grow-it-they-will-come&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5ODQ3NzIaMjFhYzg4MWE4MDVmOWQxMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEsz3qaVhflgT3Vk4B63yDdShDqYg>
Capital Press
Travel Oregon, along with the Eastern Oregon Visitors Association and ... Elena Vizzini, also from Travel Oregon, said food and drink is part of the ...

Greater Protections Sought for Threatened Marbled Murrelets in Oregon <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/news/press_releases/2016/marbled-murrelet-06-21-2016.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjM2NzE4NzM2MTIxMjQyNTUyOTIaZTk4YzkyNTJjZWY4OGFhMzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFL9iE4FIM9BrkF2cLvRqEuK9yeNg>
Center for Biological Diversity (press release)
"Because murrelets are currently listed as 'threatened' under state law, Oregon has a duty to protect and recover this species and its habitat," said Nick ...

City of Eugene Completes Transportation Blueprint <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.kezi.com/news/City_of_Eugene_Completes_Transportation_Blueprint_.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM3NzYwNzc2NDE2OTMxNjU2MzcyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEhdllRY7Xc6vJYz3_25-X_8NvWQA>
KEZI TV
EUGENE, Ore. -- The first transportation plan developed just for the City of Eugene is just about finished. The 2035 Eugene Transportation System ...

Portland Streetcar could be coming to major transit corridors <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2016/06/portland_streetcar_targets_com.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDk5OTkxOTM0MjA3NjY1ODc3OTIaNjg1OTUxMTNlYzQ5MTAwZTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHYkm4Y-pFK_UIY3YjwpfrRbPRCnA>
OregonLive.com
Elliot Njus | The Oregonian/OregonLive By Elliot Njus | The ... Few other cities have dared put streetcars up against workhorse bus fleets. A commuter ...

Bypass savings allocated for second phase land purchase <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://pamplinmedia.com/nbg/142-news/312174-190811-bypass-savings-allocated-for-second-phase-land-purchase-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzI4OTYyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFFw3FcugdvNMKszhzW8CtQ5KOfbg>
Pamplin Media Group
The Oregon Trans-portation Commission, a citizen policy-setting body for transportation projects statewide, voted June 16 to add the next phase of the ...

Portland loses 'Smart City Challenge' to Columbus, Ohio <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/06/portland_loses_smart_city_chal.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzI4OTYyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFSzWxcXGuJMfpyU_tSrrgLh9gIvA>
OregonLive.com
Portland's hopes of winning $40 million to help build a high-tech street grid were dashed Tuesday after the U.S. Department of Transportation chose ...

Central Oregon transport projects in line for state funds <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/4450245-151/central-oregon-transport-projects-in-line-for-state&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5ODQ5MjIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHnOBD4dDyfTjR-YlyGbyeb9yS5Jg>
Bend Bulletin
Four transportation projects in Central Oregon are in the running to receive a portion of $45 million in state funding that will be distributed later this ...

Experts say landslides in WL are ancient, but awareness is still key <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/312541-190287-experts-say-landslides-in-wl-are-ancient-but-awareness-is-still-key&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5ODYwODIaZTMyYzM5OThlYmM2M2U3YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFgOIHexpUd2iqkmsZnPfYbIziLsA>
Portland Tribune
This mapping, which is compiled into a database by the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries (DOGAMI), shows a number of ...

Washington and Oregon environmental regulators say regional coordination, pre-planning ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/772e7854a71446edaf66a51a5a9dfe8c/WA--Oil-Spills-West-Coast&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzUyMzEyGjI1Y2E4MDYyZTUwZTJmZTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG-vPEOS-uMeFcEv4S3NvYrdcSd_g>
Daily Journal
SEATTLE - Washington and Oregon environmental regulators said Tuesday that regional coordination and planning exercises such as drills aided ...

Climate scientists predict more blazing heat, drought, fires and scores of dead trees in the West <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2016/06/23/why-climate-scientists-predict-more-blazing-heat-drought-fires-and-scores-of-dead-trees-in-the-west/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5NjQxNjIaZmFlNzY5MzkxYmE4MjFmOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGPgg-7LFYC5eqJgcdQyttbib1riw>
Washington Post
But there were also mammoth fires in Washington and Oregon, where drought had left forests dry and ready to burn. "The climate is changing, and ...

Wildfire burns nearly 100 acres west of The Dalles <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/Wildfire-burns-nearly-100-acres-west-of-The-Dalles/40163634&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzQ2NjAyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGqBkUOTK5Vm6qtwreSgWI10VtElQ>
KTVZ
A wildfire that ignited Monday afternoon burned nearly 100 acres five miles west of The Dalles in the Oregon Department of Forestry's Central Oregon ...

Fire season: Another dry summer ahead <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.currypilot.com/News/Local-News/Fire-season-Another-dry-summer-ahead&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzQ2NjAyGmZhZTc2OTM5MWJhODIxZjk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHWP8Y1FfKkyNFJoSoP7eajxEYMvA>
Curry Coastal Pilot
Three fires have already burned in Oregon, including a 2,094-acre fire 13 ... fires has resulted in older forests that are more susceptible to wildfire.

Facing hostility, firefighters in rural Oregon raising money for body cameras <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/facing-hostility-firefighters-in-rural-oregon-raising-money-for-body-cameras/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjM2NzE4NzM2MTIxMjQyNDU1NzIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGOhh2w07hqDtD8okBNU2Xv5u-9qQ>
The Seattle Times
In what appears to be a first in Oregon, the Wolf Creek Rural Fire Protection District has launched a crowdfunding attempt to purchase 10 small ...

Ranking.com's Annual Ranking of the Top States Promoting Alternative Energy Finds the West ... <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2016/06/22/rankingcom%25E2%2580%2599s-annual-ranking-top-states-promoting-alternative-energy-finds-west-coast-espe&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzQ2NTcyGmNlMGY0OWE4NTAzNTZkYWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFpzfMICqTwapcutzY2NURK3Gs4Og>
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Oregon clinched the top spot with the largest production of alternative ... Alternative energy, or renewable sources of energy not derived from fossil ...

Rural Counties <http://www.planetizen.com/node/86997/metropolitan-corridors-absorb-rural-counties>
Planetizen
As urban economies continue their upward trajectory, residents of counties once considered rural are commuting to cities. This has had both negative ...

Goal of owning home still strong, and 8 other housing trends <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.yakimaherald.com/news/business/national/goal-of-owning-home-still-strong-and-other-housing-trends/article_2563df7a-c1ec-50ac-b402-a68929d188d8.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzU4MTQyGjA5MGRjZDI1YzEwMDQ5NzI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGNWdHrssZnJuZQNpvnadin-7GlLA>
Yakima Herald-Republic
FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016, file photo, "For Sale" signs are stacked up outside a new complex of townhouses in Houston. Americans still ...

It's when, not if: but will Paris be ready for the flood of the century? <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jun/23/paris-seine-flood-of-the-century-disaster&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5NzI4MDIaMmJmMjQyMDhhY2UyYmE3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEewZZ5qvaPhOUaOpWVEot30tNqMA>
The Guardian
In March the city had carried out a flood simulation exercise which, Brossel says, led to an important innovation when the storm came for real.

Mexico City from a wheelchair: 'There's no second chance on these streets' <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/jun/23/mexico-city-wheelchair-users-disability-street-workout-athlete-abraham-plaza&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMzU5MTU4MTAwODg5MDY5NzI4MDIaMmJmMjQyMDhhY2UyYmE3ODpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGSRIWkg5KxNMzTN8dcOrzH1sskBQ>
The Guardian
Abraham Plaza is on a mission to break down the countless barriers - physical, mental and social - that make daily life in Mexico City so tough for ...

NIMBYs Making Your City Unwalkable and Unaffordable? Meet the YIMBYs <https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://denver.streetsblog.org/2016/06/22/nimbys-making-your-city-unwalkable-and-unaffordable-meet-the-yimbys/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc2MTkzMTgwNTE1MzQzNzI5MDMyGmVkMWQwMWU3ZTM1ZWMwOWY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHb8N8weXwpm1KFVN_1tAIiM3iHHw>
Streetsblog Denver (blog)
Building off that momentum, Better Boulder hosted the first annual YIMBY conference just up U.S. 36 last weekend. About 150 people convened to ...

Sadie K Carney | Rural Policy Analyst/Communications Manager
Director's Office
Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development
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