From sadie.carney at state.or.us Mon Apr 16 09:05:12 2018 From: sadie.carney at state.or.us (Carney, Sadie) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 16:05:12 +0000 Subject: [LandUse-News] Land Use News for April 13, 2018 Message-ID: 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, agency announcements 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. ________________________________ Sherwood City Council keeps possibility of UGB expansion alive Pamplin Media Group The Sherwood City Council declined to withdraw its Letter of Interest to Metro to expand its Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) in the area in a special ... in the Portland area, "is because our population growth has outstripped our land supply." Portland may sell Centennial Mills land to condo developer OregonLive.com The city marketed the land, but pulled out from redevelopment plans - twice - and was later forced to pay $200,000 to a California developer to settle a lawsuit. Developer Jordan Schnitzer proposed a redevelopment, but that plan fell apart. Report shows health disparities by county in Oregon State of Reform As a whole, Oregon ranks fairly close to the U.S. average for several health outcomes. However, there are wide disparities between counties. The number of adults reporting fair to poor health ranges from 10 percent in Clackamas County to 21 percent in Malheur County. See what's so cool about Northwest midcentury design: Restore Oregon's tour of John Storrs' homes OregonLive.com Restore Oregon publishes an annual list of Oregon's Most Endangered Places, conducts educational workshops, advocates for Oregon's historic main streets and holds more than 40 conservation easements on historic properties across the state, permanently protecting them from demolition. County land use decision faces appeal Capital Press Most soils in the rezoned area are Class II and III, which according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture are considered high-value farmland under state law. A Massive Pipeline Is Being Planned in Oregon. But Local Landowners Won't Go Down Without a Fight Pacific Standard "Why should I have to give up my private property rights for some fly-by-night outfit to come through and take my land so they could make a profit?" The first offer McGlaughlin and her husband received in the mail came in 2011, for a couple thousand dollars, she recalls. They turned it down immediately. Tolling panel looks at impacts The Columbian Oregon Department of Transportation Commissioner Sean O'Hollaren discusses the state's plan for tolling Interstate 5 and Interstate 205 with The ... purpose lanes, providing tolling credit for using public transit and making sure enough transit options exist for those who want to avoid paying a toll. Exploring the economy of agriculture, culinary tourism Ontario Argus Observer The event, which started Monday and continued this morning at the Clarion Inn, was a presentation by Travel Oregon, the Eastern Oregon Visitors ... Those agencies include the county planner, health departments, the fire marshal the Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Liquor Control Commission. Hotel Debate The Source Weekly (press release) (blog) Each individual property has their comprehensive plan and zoning designations and then there is an overlay over the top of that for medical use," said Councilor Justin Livingston. "What changed was the use table in the medical overlay zone." New approach to Oregon's affordable housing crisis? KTVZ What would it look like if the United States took a few tips from European countries to tackle the affordable housing problem? ... spend more than 30 percent of their incomes on rent and utilities, according to the Oregon Center for Public Policy; one in four spends more than half their income on housing. Input sought for OSU's natural hazard mitigation plan Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University is finalizing its Natural Hazard Mitigation plan, which summarizes the impact of natural hazards on OSU infrastructure. A meeting to solicit public comment will be held from 3 to 4 p.m. April 23 at The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26th St. Nation's Oldest Scenic Highway Now Has Pedestrian Trail Construction Equipment Guide Since 1987, the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been charged with working with Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, the State Historic Preservation Office and Travel Oregon to preserve, enhance and reconnect the Historic Columbia River Highway 2018 growth management decision Metro newsfeed >From the state's racist founding principle of black exclusion, to bans on home ownership for people of color in certain areas, to repeated displacement of numerous communities of color, Oregon's plans have perpetuated historic inequities. Our region is increasingly diverse. Separated bike lanes coming to Great Road? Wicked Local Phase 1 concerned the area around South Road and the Bedford Common, and Phase 2 was the area around Mudge Way, which was part of the Safe Routes to School Program. Due to the project being done in phases, the current bike paths on Great Road are inconsistent from phase to phase. Letter of the week: 'Smart growth' means invest in mobility, not cars North Coast Courier Lots of buzzwords are being thrown around but the one I think sums it up is "smart growth". Basically, have cars by all means, but prioritize alternatives so people can use cars but don't have to: rather than investing in a car system, invest in a mobility system. Austin Is Stepping Up Its Fight Against Gentrification HuffPost Clues may be found in a similar "right to return" scheme launched last year in Portland, Oregon. The city is offering down payment assistance to people with long-term ties to the rapidly gentrifying city, who have been displaced or are at risk of displacement. The Philadelphia Design District Makes its Debut Planetizen Long a hub of creative workers in Philadelphia, a collaboration of companies based in the Old City neighborhood in Philadelphia has rebranded as the Philadelphia Design District. A Model for Cleveland's Transit Woes: Houston Planetizen Alex Baca says following Houston's lead could lead the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority out of a budget and ridership spiral. 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: