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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News!
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<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/05/transit_activist_urban_scholar.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgzNjI0NDc5MTE3NTg1MDg2NzMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGlzed65eUpF0v18gIqt5zJclPSmw"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Transit</span><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">
activist, urban scholar Benjamin Ross says Portland is a model for how cities should grow ...</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">Ross will appear at Powell's Books on Hawthorne Monday at 7:30 pm courtesy of 1,000 Friends of Oregon, Portland Transport and Oregon Walks…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.heraldandnews.com/news/ap_news/lng-pipeline-permit-headed-to-land-use-board/article_aef241f8-d1b8-11e3-9532-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTMzk0ODA2MzI0MzI4NDkzOTM1MjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE2ZAHCwy2AgDAXONV5X24gKN-FvA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">LNG
pipeline permit headed to land use board</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Herald and News <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Douglas County commissioners have refused to hear an appeal of a permit for a pipeline through southwestern Oregon to carry ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/lng-roils-county-commission-race/article_bd1ae842-d173-11e3-8efc-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTMzk0ODA2MzI0MzI4NDkzOTM1MjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNH7DsD5UOojfD3ST9fUKzIQq94LMA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">LNG
roils county commission race</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Daily Astorian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">With three commission seats to be determined in the election, the county's stance on Oregon LNG's proposed pipeline could change if a land-use ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.eugeneweekly.com/20140501/news-briefs/transit-group-seeks-input-low-income-needs&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTY0MTg4ODAwMzE0MjA1ODc4MjEyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFSvy38qb7FqJ0rJVtExfI0bOFcxA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Transit
Group Seeks Input On Low-Income Needs</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Eugene Weekly <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#252525">She says low-income housing residents have higher rates of use of alternative transportation modes — walking, biking and public transit…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://bikeportland.org/2014/05/01/oregon-ranked-5th-most-bike-friendly-state-by-the-league-105358&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNDMzNjg5MjY4NDQ4Nzg4NzY1MTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGJlCJzNIez7mw-5mZYC5sjmyD3sA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
ranked 5th most bike-friendly state by the League</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">BikePortland.org
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Oregon</span><span style="color:#252525"> ranked 5th most bike-friendly state by the League ... eighth-place in 2011 (which the Oregon Department of Transportation took exception to)…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/04/30/oregon-pedestrian-deaths-line-national-average/8536389/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNDMzNjg5MjY4NDQ4Nzg4NzY1MTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFM3F_Z4eYT5LHefj_KDNwDtNz3oA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Oregon
pedestrian deaths in line with national average</span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Department of Transportation and state agencies, including Oregon, are trying to bring those numbers down through local efforts and operations ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/04/forest_grove_adopts_ban_on_med.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioTNDE5Mjk3Nzc5ODgyMDk0NDA4MTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNG0JTjBfB14-nSnitGWvXNzLLo51w"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Forest
Grove adopts ban on medical marijuana dispensaries; Oregon 47 and Fern Hill Road town ...</span></a></span></span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Instead, she asked whether the Oregon Department of Transportation's ... to address future plans for the interchange at Fern Hill Road and Oregon 47…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2029008-151/osu-cascades-campus-delayed&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCSoUMTAwOTAxNjU0OTQyNTgxNzQ5NjkyGmMyYjUyMDhmZGI0N2RlZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE2vxlrUCuPVzHwGMGQiJQxTlkYAg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">OSU-Cascades
campus delayed</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Bend Bulletin <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Facing an extended land use review process that may delay the opening of its planned four-year campus, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.bendbulletin.com/localstate/2028933-151/epa-biomass-delay-almost-up&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTA2Mzc5NjQyMTM5MzE5OTExODIaN2YyOGYwYjBhMjhjMTMwOTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNENM1U9USWQr66dFv38X2UyfZlNQA"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">EPA
biomass delay almost up</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Bend Bulletin <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">“At this stage, EPA is considering the recommendations made by the SAB to determine next steps.” Oregon's congressional delegation pushed for the ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://democratherald.com/news/local/firearms-range-shot-down-by-zoning-regulations/article_fce08b5c-ce9a-11e3-b420-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMzk4Njg3NjQwNjAyNzIzMjA2ODIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFVF7kSyCVuCdAZN_Cz6_0DGHsm1A"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Firearms
range shot down by zoning regulations</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">Albany Democrat Herald
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">The Oregon School of Gunfighting, a firearms training ... that such an operation isn't legal on farm land because of zoning regulations…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/04/trimets_talking_buses_talking.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTM1NDg5Mjg0NjU1NzkwNDM5NTIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEsRrjl6Cb8XwtTbQYthH_ysf_j-g"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Shushing
TriMet's talking buses; Portland's freaky blue traffic lights: Oregon transportation week</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">The Oregonian <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">In recent weeks, Portland residents living along bus routes have repeatedly called Oregon's largest transit agency to complain about the audible ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.kajo.com/news/local/index.php%3Fsubaction%3Dshowfull%26id%3D1398414533%26ucat%3D2&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTOTkxNTA3MzI3MTc1MjAxNjI1MTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFrwnIVTIm5TyYcLRkjevjdEoPpTg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">State
Questions legality of Talent Asphalt Batch Plant</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#737373">KAJO <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="color:#252525">Oregon's Land</span><span style="color:#252525"> Use Board of Appeals has remanded the issue of Mountain View Paving's changing from concrete to an asphalt batch plant in 2001 to ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Laura Lehman, AICP</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Land Use & Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Planning Services Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Office: (503) 934-0059 | Fax: (503) 378-5518<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD"><span style="color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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