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Jul 26, 2011

Committee to discuss transit-oriented development, land-use planning

If you're interested in learning of future developments in the Portland-metro area's public transit system, you might want to check out the Transportation Policy Alternatives Committee meeting this Friday.

Jul 21, 2011

Line is drawn in fight over metro-area growth

Metro Council is considering seven possible expansion for the urban growth boundary of the Portland-metro area 鈥� a total of 3,457 acres 鈥� to meet needs housing and employment needs for the next 20 years. Some land-use activists want the council to postpone expansion for at least four years. But local home builders believe a delay would create a housing shortage in the metro area in the near fu[...]

Jul 18, 2011

Court shoots down McMinnville UGB expansion proposal

The Oregon Court of Appeals late last week sided against recent Land Conservation and Development Commission approval of the expansion, and called into question the inclusion of nearly 800 acres of farmland to accommodate population and job growth. Portions of the proposal now must be re-examined by the LCDC and retooled to receive state approval.

Jul 13, 2011

A shift in prevailing winds

Identifying sites for new commercial wind developments in Oregon is becoming more difficult, not just because the premier locations are now festooned with towers, but because opponents, with the support […]

Jun 28, 2011

Inventory of industrial land to be taken by public, private groups

The ongoing debate over what industrial sites are and aren鈥檛 available might finally come to an end in the Portland area as the public and private sectors look to team up and take an inventory.

Jun 27, 2011

River Plan takes another hit; industry group wants buildable lands inventory

Last week the Oregon Court of Appeals sided with the Working Waterfront Coalition, an industry group that represents water dependent businesses in the Portland Harbor, on its claim that the city needs a new buildable lands inventory. The ruling comes after the state Land Use Board of Appeals halted the city鈥檚 proposed River Plan in January, further diminishing the city鈥檚 chances of new environ[...]

Jun 10, 2011

Industrial lands bill passes Senate floor vote

A state Senate bill that would protect regionally significant industrial lands from being converted to other uses, and accelerate the permitting process on those lands, is one step closer to becoming law.

Jun 9, 2011

Florida takes giant step backward in land-use planning

Oregon has a unique planning program in which the state sets land-use policies, which then must be implemented by regional and local governments through their comprehensive plans, zoning regulations and […]

May 19, 2011

Woodburn urban growth boundary expansion appealed again

A group of land-use advocacy organizations has appealed Woodburn's urban growth boundary expansion proposal that was approved in January by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. This is the second time the boundary expansion has been appealed.

May 11, 2011

Oregon bills would regulate wineries

The days of stopping by a roadside stand to buy a few ears of corn or a flat of strawberries from a local farmer have changed. The organic, buy local […]

May 5, 2011

Harvard recognizes Oregon land-use system

Oregon鈥檚 statewide land-use system has been named one of the United States鈥� top 25 innovations in government.

Apr 20, 2011

In Idaho, an environmental land-use debate

Near Priest Lake in Idaho’s panhandle is an interesting case involving Michael Sackett, owner of an excavation company, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Sackett wants to build a house on […]



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