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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green">Welcome to this week’s roundup of the Land Use News<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/07/northwest_wildfires_situation.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTA0NDUyODYyNTU1NDgxNjI0MTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHMcFh9ZldAN_5kXx0aDeii2Thfjg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Northwest
wildfires: Situation worsens with five new 'large, uncontained' fires</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Buzzard complex of wildfires has scorched 369,000 acres -- or 576 square miles -- of range in eastern Oregon so far. (Bureau of
Land ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailytidings.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20140718/NEWS/407180313/-1/NEWSMAP&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNTA0NDUyODYyNTU1NDgxNjI0MTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHEEAMA2P6UD0MIaMxMFnhn9j5c7g"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Fire
danger increases to extreme</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Ashland Daily Tidings
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Oregon Department of Forestry reported today that officials are raising the ... private and Bureau of Land Management lands in southwest Oregon</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_78bbd85b-fb58-5a9f-964f-9b831fd8a634.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNTA0NDUyODYyNTU1NDgxNjI0MTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFyKSboIta3SBBXGzXD51diy1bU1Q"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Sage-grouse
project: Oregon inmates tend seedlings</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Ravalli Republic
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">(AP) – Inmates in an eastern Oregon prison are tending about 20,000 seedlings ... The project was put together by the prison, the U.S.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.bendbulletin.com/home/2258364-151/city-extends-land-sale-deadline?entryType=0"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Bend extends
land-sale deadline for downtown parcel</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Bulletin
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The city of Bend is giving developer Getz Properties LLC a two-month extension on a deadline to purchase city-owned property downtown at the northeast corner
of Wall Street and Olney Avenue. Where city officials once envisioned a larger City Hall, Getz Properties plans to build a mixed-use development with retail, housing and office space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/aloha/index.ssf/2014/07/aloha-reedville_study_six_upcoming_projects.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTExMTI5NzYxNjU2MzYwNTUzNTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHj8nu-VURmhm4ai6DDcL6vD4UCvw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Aloha-Reedville
Study: Six upcoming projects include roads, park, farmers market</span></a> <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The money comes from several pots, Dahlstrom said, including the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT), Metro, Gain Share, Tualatin
Hills ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/07/hillsboro_committee_approves_g.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTcwNDMwMDYzOTEzNzEyNTk0NzEyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEkrigy706q_-gpJof6CT9WIi1QDg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Hillsboro
committee approves 'gateway' artwork installation on US 26's Brookwood overpass</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">... of up to $172,000 in city funds for the fence installation, which would be supplemented by $125,000 from the Oregon Department
of Transportation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/07/voices_on_max_70_mph_in_oregon.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoUMTExMTI5NzYxNjU2MzYwNTUzNTkyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHpBUMoQjrEEPIZZyXlY75T4vMyKg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Voices
on MAX; 70 mph in Oregon; Portland's worst pothole; Son of CRC: Transportation week</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Still, what better way to feel like a victorious road warrior than to glance at the past week's biggest transportation stories from
the Portland area in your ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20140721/NEWS/407210309&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTODY4OTYxNzg1MjExNzYwNDcwNDIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHggJi9DnkfIZlMIFxUBUFNONrZFA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">ODOT
open house to detail 99 corridor ideas</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Once that is done, the Oregon Traffic Commission could adopt it as ODOT's plan for Highway 99. Jackson County commissioners received a briefing ...</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://dailyemerald.com/2014/07/21/new-13th-avenue-bike-path-to-downtown-eugene-in-planning-stages/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTODY4OTYxNzg1MjExNzYwNDcwNDIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFBlSe0KzTiqOcyjv5oNgjrv_hCyQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">New
13th Avenue bike path to downtown Eugene in planning stages</span></a> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Oregon Daily Emerald
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The bike lane on University of Oregon's 13th Avenue may see an extension ... The University of Oregon student group for transportation
and livability ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://theworldlink.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/governor-candidates-won-t-block-coos-bay-s-community-enhancement/article_a39a5616-0f79-11e4-b85e-001a4bcf887a.html"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Governor
candidates won’t block Coos Bay's community enhancement plan</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The World<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">No matter who is elected governor this year, the Coos Bay areas controversial Community Enhancement Plan apparently wont have anything to fear from the executive office in
Salem.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.argusobserver.com/news/two-state-agencies-present-comments-about-development/article_37e67ae0-0faf-11e4-8b8d-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMxMzE4Nzk5MjIzNjI4MjgzNTIyGjczNTg1OWViYmVhMTllMDk6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEFqJ_wWJfATxJHZiZdfqJjSC3kBw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Two
state agencies present comments about development</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Ontario Argus Observer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The agencies are Business Oregon and the Land Conservation and Development Commission. Sean Robbins, new director of Business Oregon,
will ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.argusobserver.com/news/one-size-does-not-fit-all-locals-urge-commission-to/article_c4503dcc-1414-11e4-a7e1-0019bb2963f4.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTgzMTgwMDYxOTM5OTY4MzYzOTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEQlZYDr2lyJviwDVomZV9SDHB_QA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">'One
size does not fit all': Locals urge commission to loosen regulatory processes</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">ONTARIO — City and county leaders said they are happy with the lands newly designated for industrial use, but they pressed members
of the Oregon ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/31872403-75/names-oregon-squaw-board-lake.html.csp"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Progress
slow on changes to Oregon place names</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Eugene Register-Guard<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thirteen years after the Oregon Legislature formally called for eliminating the term squaw in geographic names, fewer than one-third have been officially changed.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Oregon Geographic Names Board is at the forefront of the push to end the use of the word, considering requests from the public on a case-by-case basis, and weighing proposed
new names most often recommended by Native American tribes with a history in the area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.hcn.org/issues/46.12/were-prepared-to-buy-back-our-own-land&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTMxNzUzNjMxOTQwMDQ2MDQ0NjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHZzQsI5c3K6HYZhQyTg-BmdvoFCg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">We're
prepared to buy back our own land</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">High Country News
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Once the land is back in our hands, we believe there will be greater economic opportunity and better ways to protect and enhance the environment, while using
the land in a communal way. It seems strange that we have to buy back our own land. We did not create this problem. Our ancestors signed the Treaty of 1855 in good faith, convinced that "exclusive use" meant the land was ours forever.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2014/07/gov_john_kitzhaber_mayor_charl.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">John
Kitzhaber, Charlie Hales join Daimler trucks as construction begins on $150 million Swan Island headquarters</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Daimler Trucks North America officially began construction Friday on a new $150 million Swan Island headquarters that the German-owned company says will result in 400 permanent
high-wage jobs. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://koin.com/2014/07/22/land-use-plan-update-to-be-released-tuesday/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjkyMjE3MzE3NzU1NzE0ODg2NjIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGwB7SqC4vDKqi_U-4Y4JvtXfozyw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Land</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
use plan update to be released Tuesday</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">KOIN.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The plan is required by state policies that require all cities to comply the Oregon's land use planning goals. It must be completely
updated every 20 ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/227882-91022-city-looks-for-comments-on-draft-comprehensive-land-use-plan&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTMjI3NTM4ODQxMTYxNTU0MjQ1NTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHGF_ptcGPZtJWCRa82RX3vr1Atnw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">City
looks for comments on draft comprehensive land-use plan</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Portlanders can now review the draft comprehensive land-use plan updated that will guide future growth after it has been approved by
the City Council ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/07/portland_teams_with_metro_to_u.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Portland
teams with Metro to update region's aerial map, image database as part of $864,000 project</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">The Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Portland is partnering with more than two dozen other cities and public agencies to gather a uniform and up-to-date aerial map and image database for the metro region.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.opb.org/news/article/clark-county-commissioner-to-unveil-new-columbia-river-bridge-plans/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Clark
County commissioner to unveil new Columbia River bridge plans</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Oregon Public Broadcasting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Clark County Commissioner David Madore says he will unveil plans for a new toll-free bridge across the Columbia River, connecting Oregon and Washington.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/free/oregon-pipeline-petitions-review-with-court-of-appeals/article_1a8dd508-1296-11e4-b6ea-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNDA1ODMxMTIwNTA3ODA5NzAxMTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFZP2q4iCh_iKueO3gr5r4VAiMZvg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
Pipeline petitions review with Court of Appeals</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Oregon Pipeline Company filed a petition for review Friday with the Oregon Court of Appeals to review two recent rulings from the Oregon
Land Use ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.dailyastorian.com/news/county-commission-file-cross-appeal-over-oregon-pipeline/article_baaca46e-1396-11e4-bdce-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTgzMTgwMDYxOTM5OTY4MzYzOTIaMGFlM2IxZjA5NzgwY2MxMDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGFc06kEBkA9sS-xwf9vdaV_Yggyw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">County
Commission file cross-appeal over Oregon Pipeline</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Daily Astorian
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Clatsop County commissioners chose to file an appeal of their own Wednesday in response to Oregon LNG seeking an appellate review of
past land ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://portlandtribune.com/sl/227699-90693-hearing-a-proxy-for-coal-oil-debate&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODY4OTYxNzg1MjExNzYwNDcwNDIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFkOEAJ1PyhcUbGAJdBS0OuZgzgLA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Hearing
a proxy for coal, oil debate</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Portland Tribune
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">What the Oregon Transportation Commission does at its next meeting in August may shape the fate of projects prosed to ease the movement
of coal ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2014/07/17/taxpayer-dollars-fund-coaloil-train-projects/12813533/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Should
taxpayers fund fossil fuel transport improvements?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Salem Statesman Journal</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Should taxpayer money be used on infrastructure improvements that would allow more fossil fuels to be transported through Oregon?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/ridership-up-on-coast-to-valley-bus-route-up/article_3849c4c6-1138-11e4-b9c8-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoTNzY0NTE5Nzc3ODg0NjEyMDA3ODIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGNY-Neam2XMD3-HJztCny7gOHWjg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Ridership
up on Coast to Valley bus route up</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Corvallis Gazette Times
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Lee K. Lazaro, Benton County's special transportation coordinator, credits the growth to Benton County Rural Transit's participation in a network of five public
transportation agencies on and near the Oregon coast, including transportation organizations in Lincoln, Tillamook, Clatsop and Columbia counties.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/dubai-public-transport-rides-a-popularity-wave-1.1361573&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTM2MDgyNDQ3MTA2ODA2NjYwNTEyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFBIlseexrGgsHqYbTVzS4DetEUUQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Dubai
public transport rides a popularity wave</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">gulfnews.com
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Commuters are increasingly opting to use public transport with riders surpassing 260 million during the first half of the year . .
. The increased connectivity in public transport is one of the reasons for the increase in ridership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2014-07-22/budget-policy-and-priorities/study-arizonans-driving-less-favoring-bicycling-public-transit/a40624-2&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNTc0NDEyNjY0NTE4MDU4ODE3NTIaZTNiZWMzMWEwOWIyNGM5Njpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNF4Q2ot9pulzmhmrKpGiXfk974q-Q"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Study:
Arizonans Driving Less, Favoring Bicycling, Public Transit</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Public News Service
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">PHOTO: A study out this week says Arizonans are driving less and using public transportation more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/jul/10/helsinki-shared-public-transport-plan-car-ownership-pointless"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Helsinki's
ambitious plan to make car ownership pointless in 10 years</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Guardian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">[Helsinki] has announced plans to transform its existing public transport network into a comprehensive, point-to-point "mobility on
demand" system by ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/07/robust_public_transit_and_cent.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY5MjA5NDgwNjg5MjU2NjYwMjMyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFhXONAdFT2Vy7pXd9lznNXMBbdeQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Robust
public transit and central location helped bring Republican convention to town</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">The Plain Dealer
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">But perhaps not far behind came the transportation logistics of dropping 50,000 visitors into town for a few days. On two key measures
– public transit and walkability – Cleveland ranked first among the six finalists for the 2016 Republican National Convention.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2014/7/22/the-cost-of-auto-orientation-update.html"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">The cost of
auto orientation, update</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#7F7F7F;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">www.strongtowns.org<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">While we are predisposed to favor the new over the old, and we discount the value of those “blighted” properties, looking at the numbers sets us straight. In this case, that
run down block that the city and others would like to see replaced is actually 41% more valuable than the brand new Taco John’s. In a property tax system like we have here in Brainerd, that means the city gets 41% more taxes from the old and blighted block
than it is getting from the exact same sized block with the brand new drive through restaurant.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/energy_water_and_land_use_how_do_they_affect_each_other_in_a_changing_clima&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTNzczNDMwNTYzMzk2NjM0MTY5NTIaYzJiNTIwOGZkYjQ3ZGVkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGg2TPTd2gNOSv4qC73dGePQenUbw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Energy,
water and land use: How do they affect each other in a changing climate?</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Michigan State University Extension
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Water supply, land use and energy production are all impacted by climate change. How these three sectors interact complicate climate
change ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Laura Buhl, AICP, CNU-A</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> | Land Use & Transportation Planner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Planning Services Division | Transportation & Growth Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","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:"Arial","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:"Arial","sans-serif"">Direct: (503) 934-0073 | Main: (503) 373-0050<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM">www.oregon.gov/LCD/TGM</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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