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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:green">Happy Labor Day weekend from the Land Use News!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/08/southern-oregon-university-cuts-carbon-deal-worth.html%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bindustry_23%2B(Industry%2BLogistics%2B%2526%2BTransportation)&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTA2OTk5ODE1MzE5MDMzMzY2NjIyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHmIBFD9QHMIHinMeZMmoA7dE1VMg" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Southern
<span style="">Oregon</span> University cuts carbon deal worth about two Chevy Volts</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Portland Business Journal (blog)
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">Chevrolet will purchase carbon credits from Southern
<span style="">Oregon</span> University for its 700-bed Raider Village student residence in a deal that could yield ...</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Oregon-commission-allocates-404-million-for-36-multimodal-projects--41649&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBSoUMTA2OTk5ODE1MzE5MDMzMzY2NjIyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE40PSHXcuzhbq6sqwHF8mryimANg" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Oregon
commission allocates $40.4 million for 36 multi-modal projects</span></a> </span>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Progressive Rail
<span class="SpellE">Roading</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">The <span style="">
Oregon Transportation</span> Commission recently approved $40.4 million in <span class="SpellE">
ConnectOregon</span> V program funding for 36 multi-modal projects in the state.</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/08/oregon_land_use_board_rejects.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAxMzI5ODE3MzA4OTA2NDM1MzkyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNH-IN914kD_hLgVtNwqZUQhi-pg4Q" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Oregon
land use board rejects Port of St. Helens industrial expansion plans</span></a> </span>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com</span><span style="color:#737373">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">Oregon's Land</span><span style=""> Use Board of Appeals sent industrial expansion plans at Port Westward, near Clatskanie, back to the drawing board.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/aug/27/buses-future-of-urban-transport-brt-bus-rapid-transit&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBCoUMTI3Mzg5NDY0ODUzNzA5MDc1MzQyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEuDrz6_t0GgdXzak12ND_fqIm50g" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Buses
are the future of urban transport. No, really</span></a> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Guardian </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">For the man fond of defining an advanced city not as “one where the poor move about in cars [but] where even the rich use
<span style="">public transportation</span>”, the ...</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/sbo/2014/08/port-of-st-helens-director-calls-foul-on-ambre.html%3Futm_source%3Dfeedburner%26utm_medium%3Dfeed%26utm_campaign%3DFeed%253A%2Bindustry_17%2B(Industry%2BHuman%2BResources)&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTAyNDk4MzcxMzgxMDc3MDM0NzMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNG5S5i_Wb-6hHkIIa5se_Vgg-9_ig" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Port
of St. Helens director calls foul on '<span class="SpellE">Ambre</span>' grant decision</span></a>
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Portland Business Journal (blog)
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">The executive director of the Port of St. Helens is frustrated that the
<span style="">Oregon</span> <span style="">Transportation</span> Commission rejected one of two Connect Oregon grants ...</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.argusobserver.com/news/commission-oks-bus-facility-grant/article_49db93c2-2b3c-11e4-858e-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTY3ODg5NTU0ODI3OTgzOTM5ODcyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFU0WJi8byBbA6CxGz6zwkACgqVnA" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Commission
OKs bus facility grant</span></a> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Ontario Argus Observer
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">The Malheur Council on Aging now has 180 days to enter into a grant agreement with the Oregon Department of Transportation to begin the process ...</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/08/hoyt_street_properties_fails_t.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Hoyt
Street Properties fails to deliver enough affordable housing under Portland’s Pearl District development deal</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Oregonian</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">Optimism ran high in 1997 as the Portland City Council approved a landmark deal to transform 34 acres of the forlorn Pearl District area into an urban oasis that would be home to Portlanders of all incomes.</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/08/public_hearing_on_fossil-fuel.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCCoUMTUwNjQxMjY0MzQwNzk3MzAwNzAyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFDH2ltcXxgaWMahzX-KbNvbS4xJw" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Public
hearing on fossil-fuel project was stage-managed: Guest opinion</span></a> </span>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">At a public hearing July 17 in Salem, the Oregon Transportation Commission managed instead to favor insiders and side-step controversy. At issue ...</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ijpr.org/post/oregon-approves-subsidies-oil-transport-not-coal&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioTNjI0NTg3NDc3NTE4MTg0MTM5MDIaODQzMGMxMmUwN2I2OGMwNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNE309xM5uyINR94u7Nxb4Gosd0njg" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Oregon
Approves Subsidies For Oil Transport, Not For Coal</span></a> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Jefferson Public Radio
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#252525">T</span>he program leverages state lottery dollars to pay for transportation projects such as airport runway upgrades, railroad improvements
and dock ...<span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#252525"></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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.ktvz.com/news/bendarea-transportation-plan-input-sought/27720076&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTAyNDk4MzcxMzgxMDc3MDM0NzMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGeD16E-BEAchxprwLY5wt9zyNMIQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Bend-area
transportation plan input sought</span></a> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">KTVZ </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">... of funding for programs such as Cascade East
<span style="">Transit</span> services and city of Bend and <span style="">Oregon</span> Department of
<span style="">Transportation</span> roadway improvements.</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/traffic-remains-big-issue-for-neighbors-near-planned-west-hills/article_0020cbc8-2cd4-11e4-a917-001a4bcf887a.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTAyNDk4MzcxMzgxMDc3MDM0NzMyGjg0MzBjMTJlMDdiNjhjMDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFFb6FUBtyUZ0PFlkzz5X-7C5CeQw" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Traffic
remains big issue for neighbors near planned West Hills development</span></a> </span>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Corvallis Gazette Times
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">Neighbors also added a new issue to the mix, noting that rising
<span style="">Oregon</span> State University enrollment could mean owners in the subdivision might rent to ...</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/08/napa.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTQyMDQxODUzMjI1NTU2MDA2MDUyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHTuoDIoRYRl-iTZZB1vztFF4TxEA" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Napa
quake spurs advice for earthquake preparedness in Oregon (quiz)</span></a> </span>
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">"The threat is serious in
<span style="">Oregon</span> where offshore earthquakes can be similar to ... Large chunks of coastal
<span style="">land</span> typically sink into the ocean during a big ...</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2014/08/well_known_portland_fault_line.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTQyMDQxODUzMjI1NTU2MDA2MDUyGjBhZTNiMWYwOTc4MGNjMTA6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFYS1c9QPwH4XbwzfSY4LrDmIwSrQ" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">South
Napa earthquake: 6.0 temblors relatively rare in Oregon, but 'risk is everywhere'</span></a>
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="">Similar earthquakes are relatively rare in
<span style="">Oregon</span>, <span class="SpellE">Madin</span> said, "but a ... attention, most of
<span style="">Oregon's</span> quakes occur on <span style="">land</span>, and many in eastern
<span style="">Oregon</span>.<span style="color:#252525"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2014/08/psu_study_shows_portlands_urba.html#incart_river" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">PSU
study shows Portland’s urban forest reduces air pollution, but also finds hazards</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Oregonian – OregonLive.com
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A new Portland State University study that maps Portland’s air pollution patterns highlights the air-cleansing benefit of urban trees.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.smartgrowthamerica.org/2014/08/12/smarter-parking-codes-to-promote-smart-growth/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Smarter
parking codes to promote smart growth</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Smart Growth America</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Unless you’re walking to your destination in a busy downtown neighborhood, chances are good that you need parking at the end of the trip. Nowadays, several cities are changing their thinking on parking regulations in response to the growing
demand for car-light living.</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?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/08/7-charts-that-show-how-good-mass-transit-can-make-a-city-more-affordable/379084/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTUxMTc3OTE2NTE1NTI5NDAzNDUyGmUzYmVjMzFhMDliMjRjOTY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGGOql204f1qjrFojBO0IHjPURosw" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">7
Charts That Show How Good Mass Transit Can Make a City More Affordable</span></a>
</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="SpellE"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">CityLab</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt">Housing costs are often the first to come to mind when we think about whether or not a city is affordable.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/aug/16/state-may-build-new-overpasses-for-wildlife/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">State
may build new overpasses for wildlife</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">The Washington Times</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt">A pair of underpasses to move wildlife under U.S. Highway 97 near
<span class="SpellE">Sunriver</span> has proved successful in lowering the number of wrecks involving animals. Now state highway officials are considering an overpass south of Crescent with the same goal.<br style="">
<br style="">
</p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/money/business/2014/08/21/oregon-wheat-yeilds-down-dry-spring/14388571/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Hot,
dry spring cuts northeast Oregon wheat yields</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Salem Statesman Journal<span style="">
</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373"></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">Bill <span class="SpellE">Jepsen</span> keeps careful record of precipitation on his 4,500-acre farm about 14 miles south of Ione in rural Morrow County.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><a href="http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/231062-95152-state-grant-helps-trimet-upgrade-bike-connections" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">State grant helps
<span class="SpellE">TriMet</span> upgrade bike connections</span></a></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Portland Tribune
</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="SpellE"><span style="">TriMet</span></span><span style=""> has been awarded a $1.5 million state grant to enhance bicycle parking and make other improvements at two stations heavily used by bikers.
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/northwest-researchers-work-to-boost-geothermal-pow/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Northwest
researchers work to boost geothermal power</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Oregon Public Broadcasting
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373"></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">There’s been a lot of hype around geothermal power, which uses heat from the below the earth’s surface to provide a steady, renewable source of energy. But the sector has been slow to take off, even though the U.S. is
the world’s top producer of geothermal energy.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://earthfix.opb.org/energy/article/small-wind-power-loses-steam-in-2013/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Small wind
power loses steam in 2013</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Oregon Public Broadcasting
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373"></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">You may have seen small wind turbines spinning in your neighbors backyard or powering a local farm. These mostly single turbines provide much less power than the sprawling wind farms you may see on ridgelines around the
Northwest. But more and more have popped up in recent years.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://northcoastcitizen.com/ncc_news/article_f5faeaa9-930a-5626-831e-e0c625130c6f.html" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Comic
book to provide earthquake education</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">North Coast Citizen
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">The Oregon Office of Emergency Management OEM and Dark Horse Comics have released a new comic book titled, "Without Warning," aimed at teaching earthquake preparedness to teenagers. The comic book is the result of collaboration
between the Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup CREW, OEM, and Dark Horse Comics.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2014/08/24/old-dormitories-fairview-site-may-razed/14522047/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Old
dormitories at Fairview site may be razed</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Salem Statesman Journal
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">Four long-vacant buildings on the former Fairview Training Center site may be moving a step closer to demolition.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/what-zoning-drones-could-be" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">The future of urban
planning: zoning for drones</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Popular Science</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">A century ago, as cars first emerged into the world, cities and laws that were designed for horses suddenly had to adapt to a whole new presence in their space…</span></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none"><a href="http://fortune.com/2014/08/15/america-driving-cars/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue; text-decoration:none">Have Americans really fallen out of
love with driving?</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; color:#737373">Fortune</span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><span style="">The number of miles Americans are driving has remained stagnant over the past several years. Is this the end of American car culture?</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailAutoSig"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Laura Lehman, AICP</span></b></a><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> | Land Use & Transportation Planner</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Office: (503) 934-0059 | Fax: (503) 378-5518</span></span></p>
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| </span></span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD" target="_blank"><span style=""><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"; color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD</span></span><span style=""></span></a><span style=""><span style=""></span></span></p>
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