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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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"><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=https://nacla.org/blog/2014/12/26/bolivia-revolutionizes-urban-mass-transit-streets-sky&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTQzMTIzODIwNDQxNDIwNTMzMjEyGjk2ZDNiMmQ0YzYwYWQ2MGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGnV20RX_KQVMUlLaCM0POSRTkwKA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Bolivia
Revolutionizes Urban Mass Transit: From the Streets to the Sky</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">NACLA (blog)
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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">How a spectacular urban cable car system and a new municipal bus program are revolutionizing mass transit in La Paz and El Alto, with
the help of ...<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://phys.org/news/2014-12-tweet-party-urban.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNDUyNDI2NTYzMTA4NDUzNjI5MjIaOTBmOTM2MDA5MjBlNTRhMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHEOOJChekC485uhDYjjIIF-pELRA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">What
you tweet when you go party can be useful for improving urban planning</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">Phys.Org
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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">With this information, two Spanish computer science experts suggest using geolocalized tweets for urban planning and land use. They
have already ...<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.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/dec/24/gorge-panel-gets-bad-budget-news/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYBioUMTIyMzg3MjQwMzg0MzczNTg2MDUyGjdkMTE2ZDljMWE2MjEwMjE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE-7OXj5raegLfScaygxFunTAnwlQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Gorge
panel gets bad budget news</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">Dalles Chronicle
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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">Oil-by-rail transport has in particular caught the attention of the gorge ... Nichols also mentioned that Oregon Department of Transportation
Rail ...<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/245094-112893-dock-project-back-for-consideration&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNTcwOTM5OTkyNzk4OTkwMTI4MDIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGxGFtDwx34jdo9UOXGuIK68lnBdQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Dock
project back for consideration</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">Public testimony is scheduled on Jan. 15, when the Oregon Transportation Commission will consider the committee's recommendations as
part of its ...<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.pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/245095-112895-dock-project-renews-its-pitch-for-state-aid"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Dock
project renews its pitch for state aid</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%">Portland Tribune<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Reconstruction seeks share of $4 million available for non-highway transportation work. The Port of St. Helens will renew its pitch for $2 million in state aid for a much-debated
dock reconstruction on the Columbia River near Clatskanie.<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://theworldlink.com/news/local/oregon-deq-plans-meetings-on-jordan-cove-water-quality-certification/article_c02f6454-4740-5ee6-9e35-10a11e981596.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNjk0NDY2MDY0NTA4NDE5ODAxNzIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFaviSYstyELugd2b4CnQZvsZ7BYQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
DEQ plans meetings on Jordan Cove water quality certification</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">Coos Bay World
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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">An Army Corps representative will attend all four meetings, and an Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development rep will
attend two of ...<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/opinion/index.ssf/2014/12/how_oregon_can_stop_the_jordan.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon
must stop the Jordan Cove LNG project -- guest opinion</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%">Portland Oregonian
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The butterfly effect is a metaphor; loosely translated, it means the existence of seemingly insignificant moments can alter history and shape destinies.<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.waheagle.com/story/2015/01/01/news/oregon-court-denies-clatsop-lng-permit/9275.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTAwMDE0MDk2MDcyMTMzMjMyNTcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHg4oQCcnOrJ0oS0hiWANos9_HzmQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">
court denies Clatsop LNG permit</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 Wahkiakum County Eagle
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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 Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) sided with the LNG company on a preliminary issue, finding that one of the County Commissioners ...<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/opinion/32588716-78/our-love-of-the-coast-will-lead-to-disaster.html.csp"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Our
love of the coast will lead to disaster -- guest opinion</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"">On the morning of Dec. 26, 2004, one of the worst natural disasters in modern history devastated Sumatra. A magnitude 9.1 earthquake off the coast of Indonesia triggered the
Indian Ocean tsunami, sending water more than a mile inland with waves peaking at nearly 50 feet. More than 225,000 people in 14 countries were killed.<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/opinion/index.ssf/2015/01/oregon_state_takes_tsunami_pos.html#incart_river"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon
State takes tsunami possibility seriously in science center expansion: Guest opinion</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%">Portland Oregonian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">We read with interest recent coverage in The Oregonian and on OregonLive.com regarding Oregon State University's expansion plans at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
This is part of OSU's university-wide initiative to greatly increase marine studies teaching, research, community outreach and engagement.<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.bluemountaineagle.com/bme/capital-bureau/20141226/state-geologists-seek-money-for-landslide-mapping&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODgxMTEyMTI5MjM4OTE3NDAwODIaMTMzOGQ4ZjJmNjViMWY0YTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGCBL075w0z-WR9iZUBgjE9hkcOBw"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">State
geologists seek money for landslide mapping</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">Blue Mountain Eagle
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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">Oregon</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525"> state geologists want the Legislature to
OK $280,000 in funding over the next two years to pay for more mapping of landslide areas in the state ...<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/opinion/index.ssf/2014/12/hillsboro_street-funding_propo.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNzYwODk5NjU5ODMyMDYyMjU0NTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHj8-mclkJYccYxsp5KubAF3Iv15w"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Hillsboro
street-funding proposal triggers caution lights: Editorial</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 Oregonian<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">One of the complications in deciding how to set Hillsboro's Transportation Utility Fee is considering the use of different types of
streets, ranging from ...<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.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/dec/26/top-wasco-county-planner-leaves/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYCSoUMTM3NTc4MTYwNTU5OTkzMjAwNjQyGjkwZjkzNjAwOTIwZTU0YTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFzBwFEtzBEmxzmDMlndPS2X7rSrA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Top
Wasco County planner leaves</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 Dalles Chronicle
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">Wasco County Planning Director John Roberts has taken the top position at Hood River County’s planning office, where he is director of community development.
Roberts, who worked in Wasco County for three and a half years, is overseeing a larger staff with a broader range of responsibilities.<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.heraldnet.com/article/20141227/NEWS03/141229255&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTMzMTI4MTAyNzExNjcwODg4MjMyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNF93kIpHUSOrDgUVJhgDCMpgpLfyA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Public
can weigh in on proposed Idaho-Oregon transmission line</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">Everett Daily
</span><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%">Herald</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#737373">
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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">It’s time for the public to again weigh in on a long-discussed transmission line that would carry electricity from the Columbia River
region across eastern Oregon to western Idaho. . . Overshadowing the process is the possible listing of the greater sage grouse as an endangered species, the Ontario Argus Observer reported.<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.natlawreview.com/article/sage-grouse-rider-frustrates-conservation-efforts&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTgwMjk1OTAwNjg4NDk2ODY4MTgyGjNmNmNhYzI4YjA0ZjBlYzY6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEllP1CHxcthugr3zZt9HqpUNmC1w"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Sage</span><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">-Grouse
Rider Frustrates Conservation Efforts</span></a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">
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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 debate over federal protections for the Sage-Grouse species we ... plans in Oregon would discourage development throughout approximately
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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/10-opinion/245207-112274-two-views-do-research-before-investing-in-roads-&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoTNzE0MjEzMTgxMzkzNTEyNDg4OTIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHuE27OFQM5HCF5-_oIi89UrJbXww"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Two
Views: Do research before investing in roads</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">Are there less costly solutions, like those designed by the Oregon Department of Transportation on Highway 217, that we should try
first? Will widening ...<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://earthfix.opb.org/land/article/despite-legalization-illegal-marijuana-grows-conti/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjk0NDY2MDY0NTA4NDE5ODAxNzIaMWU1NWFiMzNlZTdiMzZkNDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNEAAmSUbd95y8ThvtanWbn3cg8D8Q"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Despite
Legalization, Illegal Marijuana Grows Continue On Public Lands</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">Oregon Public Broadcasting
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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">Voters have legalized recreational marijuana in Washington and Oregon, but police continue to find illegal marijuana grows on public
lands. In fact ...<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/washington-state-pot-sale-top-60m/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Washington State Pot Sales Top
$60M</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The latest forecast shows Washington’s retail marijuana industry is projected to bring in nearly $700 million in revenue for the state by 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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puts down $1.2 million on land for park development in Aloha</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 Oregonian<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">... if private funding can be secured, Oregon's first "Champions Too" sports field ... The district also purchased three parcels of
land totaling 2.56 acres ...<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.oregonmetro.gov/news/waterfalls-growth-parks-and-hotel-metros-2014-stories-year&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTcwNzc2MjExMTQ2MjgwMjE2ODkyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE_2fEPIs4ZJI9q9Lnw3ZWN97JiYA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Waterfalls,
growth, parks and the hotel: Metro's 2014 stories of the year By Nick Christensen</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">What's next: The Oregon Land Conservation and Development Commission is scheduled to review Metro's approved strategies in January
to see if it ...<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/2015/01/the_central_question_can_portl_1.html#incart_most-comments"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">The
Central Question: Can Portland build a different type of neighborhood?</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">City leaders, though, see Portland's next signature place neighborhood in the gritty Central Eastside Industrial District, a neighborhood now known for warehouses and delivery
trucks, and designated by the city in the 1980s as an industrial sanctuary.<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://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/245514-111710-two-meetings-will-address-intel-air-emissions"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Two
meetings will address Intel air emissions</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">In April 2014, DEQ fined Intel $143,000 in civil penalties for the semiconductor manufacturing company’s failure to report fluoride emissions; failure to obtain a permit to
emit fluorides; and for beginning construction of the D1X manufacturing facility at its Ronler Acres site without proper approval.<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/portland/index.ssf/2014/12/where_in_the_portland_area_hav.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoTMTU5NzUyMTMwNjIyMzE1MjY0MzIaN2QxMTZkOWMxYTYyMTAyMTpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHrmTtQW6Re2yq0XoE2K8zfMjjDcg"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Where
in the Portland area have pedestrians and cyclists been killed? (Interactive Map)</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">Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Oregon Department of Transportation and Washington Department of Transportation
data.<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.bendbulletin.com/home/2734983-151/thornburgh-resort-plan-under-review-again&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTAwMDE0MDk2MDcyMTMzMjMyNTcyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGI5x9Npe5c7_MZNVGaw4PHmks0pQ"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Thornburgh
resort plan under review again</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">Bend Bulletin
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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">In the coming weeks, the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals is set to review the appeal and whether Deschutes County commissioners correctly ...<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.bendbulletin.com/home/2738935-151/deschutes-county-looks-at-land-use-exception&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTNjA2ODA1MzM1NTg3OTUzODg2NTIaNDE4NGJlMTY3ZTA2Y2NjMjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGeunugN9KVpG1bAS2RxeN-tLOfaA"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Deschutes
County looks at land use exception</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#252525">The Department of Environmental Quality and the Department of Land Conservation and Development helped prepare the draft findings, which will be ...</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="http://registerguard.com/rg/news/local/32595358-75/oregon-caves-expansion-expected-to-boost-tourism.html.csp"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon
Caves expansion expected to boost tourism</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">You won’t see a different cave or a new chateau at the Oregon Caves National Monument. But some are calling the expansion of the landmark, with legislation attached to a defense
spending bill signed recently by President Obama, a monumental 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";color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-sarasohn-californian-migration-northwest-20141225-story.html"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Op-Ed:
What do you get if you map coming climate disasters? Hello, Pacific Northwest</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Naturally, here in Oregon, we're terrified. Especially when we read things like what James Howard Kunstler wrote in his book “The Long Emergency”: “The Pacific Northwest's
benefits of mild climate, abundant water and good farmland may be overwhelmed by populations fleeing the problems of Southern California.”<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/oregon-hits-all-time-high-waste-recovery-rate/"><span style="color:#0070C0;text-decoration:none">Oregon Hits All-Time
High Waste Recovery Rate</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">A highlight from a year ago is Oregon hit an all-time high recovery rate of nearly 54 percent. That’s the most material recycled, composted, or used for energy production in
22 years of official tracking.<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 Buhl, AICP, CNU-A</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 | Transportation & Growth Management<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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