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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!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;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,
agency announcements and commentary on land use in Oregon and other states. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.uticaod.com/news/20170906/heartbreak-in-oregon-as-wildfire-scars-land&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDQzOTMyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFVcuyprWsFGnOTI7B0Mv6Aehse7Q"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Heartbreak
in Oregon as wildfire scars land </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Utica Observer Dispatch
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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">A fast-moving wildfire chewing through Oregon's forestland is threatening more than homes and people. It's also devouring the heart of
the state's nature loving identity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ktvl.com/news/local/flash-flood-watch-issued-for-areas-of-so-oregon-and-n-california&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAyoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDM4NTcyGjBiMGY5ZGU5MzZmZjBiZDU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHwXM--TIiJNviQFcU3MEKfFRcDvQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Flash
flood watch issued for areas of So. Oregon and N. California </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">KTVL
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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">MEDFORD, Ore. — The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for areas of southern Oregon and Northern California for Thursday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://ijpr.org/post/wildfire-smoke-taking-toll-oregon-s-tourist-economy&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDUxMDYyGjIxYWM4ODFhODA1ZjlkMTI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNHkvF2Q8oT5L3BlbMLBZuV526z-Ug"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Wildfire
Smoke Is Taking A Toll On Oregon's Tourist Economy </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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">The wildfires burning in much of Oregon this summer have blanketed the state with unhealthy levels of smoke. This has led a growing number
of outdoor events to cancel during the height of the summer tourist season.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.eastoregonian.com/northwest-sees-increases-in-estimated-farmland-values-eo-ap-webfeeds-news-northwest16749867cc1143e3bce370025142c6d7&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzcwNTMyGjQzYTdmZjdhYTE2YjJlMzE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFag_EZSseeUzvJIrqMvmYOVxk8aQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Northwest
sees estimated increase in farmland values </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">East Oregonian (subscription)
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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">Estimations from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates the average value of cropland
increased in the Northwest increased in 2017 from the previous year. Idaho, Oregon and Washington increased this year while the national average remained unchanged.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://registerguard.com/rg/opinion/35913669-78/stable-ag-dynamic-ag.html.csp&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODI1Nzk3NDk1NTc4MzQ0MzE4NjIaYjNlMzFhMDQzODlhZjhlNjpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNHb5tfBnCCFxfxQ3ut3D8uatyvo1w"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Stable
ag, dynamic ag </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Register-Guard
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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">A list of Oregon's top agricultural commodities from three decades ago makes the case for the agricultural economy — particularly for
rural Oregon, which depends heavily on jobs and taxes from farms, ranches, greenhouses and orchards.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#324FE1"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/city-hosting-workshops-on-land-use/article_3acea000-86b7-5eba-9979-7b1089e196f5.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzcyMjIyGjFlNTVhYjMzZWU3YjM2ZDQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFcZUCLXKI7qzbdeWbaH_5WDM0CAg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">City
hosting workshops on land use </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Corvallis Gazette Times
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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">Billotta's department is working on an update of the city's buildable lands inventory. Community workshops on the project start Monday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://cgsentinel.com/article/rfp-seeks-firm-to-study-housing-shortage-in-cottage-grove&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDcyNDAyGjAzYTAwZWQ0MzQ3ZjU2NzQ6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGmj-D8ZgkcGubDjOosT6wtsxdttg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">RFP
seeks firm to study housing shortage in Cottage Grove </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Cottage Grove Sentinel
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">“If, after they're done, we develop an Urban Growth Boundary that could up to two years” Moreover, a construction boom in the state of
Oregon has driven up costs of housing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20170904/jacksonville-could-nearly-double-is-there-enough-buildable-land&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTMjgzMTY4ODM3MzQ5NDQwMjg1OTIaMDNhMDBlZDQzNDdmNTY3NDpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNGqU8iHk-BguEovNMhdXxCEjMJYyQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Jacksonville
could nearly double; is there enough buildable land? </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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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">Jacksonville has only 10 acres in its urban growth boundary, an area adjacent to town designated for future annexation. Jacksonville pulled
out of the Regional Problem Solving process in 2009, which was intended to identify areas for growth in the valley.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/feature/2017/09/06/19295909/oregons-450-million-plan-to-widen-i-5-has-portlanders-preparing-for-war&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDQyMTYyGjI1Y2E4MDYyZTUwZTJmZTE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFJo5l1XmyfavWKog1VOplIVr8iGw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon's</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
$450 Million Plan to Widen I-5 Has Portlanders Preparing for War </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Portland Mercury
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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">“Traffic congestion in the Portland region can now occur at any hour of the day, including holidays and weekends,” reads a new report
from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT). It’s the perfect environment for an old-fashioned Portland highway brawl.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.bendsource.com/bend/calling-in-the-cavalry/Content%3Foid%3D3938517&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDUyODMyGjEzMzhkOGYyZjY1YjFmNGE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGsAJEBOF5_juwiv6nHTICzICjyKA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Calling
in the Cavalry </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Source Weekly (press release) (registration) (blog)
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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">1000 Friends of Oregon, a statewide non-profit organization that serves as a citizen advocate group for land use planning, and the international
engineering firm of Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas, Inc. (PB) met with city staff on February 25 to review the draft transportation system plan and to gather information to ascertain whether the city is in compliance with statewide land use goals.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.mailtribune.com/news/20170906/ross-dress-for-less-founder-dies-at-86&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzYyMDAyGjRjNWNiNTQ5NTU1MDg1ZTc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGLxbzUq7_UgLZbIJWKJu6B6pqWqA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Ross
Dress for Less founder dies at 86 </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Mail Tribune
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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">Rowlett was also known for his stand on private property rights in Oregon. Dave Smith, a Medford property owner, met Rowlett when they
both filed (and won) lawsuits fighting Ballot Measure 49, the “fix” for controversial Measure 37, in 2008.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.bluemountaineagle.com/Local_News/20170905/transportation-package-provides-extra-funding-locally&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDYzNjAyGjY4NTk1MTEzZWM0OTEwMGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGYebxA2MOBzToyCzIDnqSNpK3ISg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Transportation</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
package provides extra funding locally </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;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:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#252525">“I think, overall for Oregon for public transit, it's an amazing opportunity,” she said. “It's the first time Oregon has ever had a designated
funding source for transit. It’s a big deal, and we’re very excited.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.heartland.org/news-opinion/news/oregon-house-committee-shutters-zoning-reform-bill&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzU5OTQyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEkLElzyphVXN0Zne6AuuPNv40r0A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Oregon</span><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">
House Committee Shutters Zoning Reform Bill </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Heartland Institute
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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">Time ran out for a proposed bill to require Oregon local governments to complete neighborhood zoning reviews in a timely manner. Roderick
Hills Jr., a professor of law at New York University who specializes in public law and land use regulation, says zoning laws are increasing housing costs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://theconversation.com/retrofitted-cities-are-forcing-residents-to-live-with-planning-failures-were-due-for-a-rethink-83216&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoTODI1Nzk3NDk1NTc4MzQ0MjQ0ODIaYjY0OTNmMDBlOGFlZWE2Nzpjb206ZW46VVM&usg=AFQjCNFycJFR5N8DbrmUlHoIg7_sHUbnLQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Retrofitted
cities are forcing residents to live with planning failures – we're due for a rethink
</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">The Conversation AU
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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">Modern young cities typically have two broad planning failings: the distribution of single-use land zones, and the promotion of car dependency.
The medium-density home units lacking private outdoor living space, trees or landscape are crowded onto sites in suburban Perth.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.lombardiletter.com/are-we-embroiled-in-u-s-housing-bubble-part-ii/16176/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDcyNDUyGjJmNzcwMGUyMDliYjk2MGI6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNE-QfnM7qDs2YE17yk0TTJrxr5aIA"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Are
We Embroiled in US Housing Bubble Part II? </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Lombardi Letter
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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">The United States housing bubble is still a dirty term in today's lexicon. In fact, some of the bubbly places such as Portland, Oregon,
and Silicon Valley have some of the toughest “Not In My Back Yard” (NIMBY) laws in the nation, making new housing development challenging.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.planetizen.com/node/94640/more-cities-following-honolulus-victim-blaming-model-pedestrian-safety&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTU4NjM5Njg2OTQ3MjA1MDU0NzUyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEr5qT5IwWYd6zWtjU7JI-FRyEcxQ"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Cities
Following Honolulu's Victim Blaming Model for Pedestrian Safety </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Planetizen
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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">Pedestrian blaming won't make pedestrians any safer, but cities are trying it anyways. Angie Schmitt reports on a strange turn in traffic
policy in reaction to climbing pedestrian fatality statistics.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.planetizen.com/node/94570/vote-most-influential-urbanists&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzU2NTYyGmEyOGUyZGFlY2VkMDE3OGU6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNFF1vDWWIfpHwr9pHHegWIGH9Hvzw"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Vote
for the Most Influential Urbanists </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Planetizen
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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">A few weeks ago, Planetizen put out a call for nominees for the title of "Most Influential Urbanist," and via Facebook, Twitter, and email,
our audience produced almost 200 nominees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=https://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2017/09/08/meet-the-home-grown-urban-planning-firm-behind-the.html&ct=ga&cd=CAEYACoUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzY3MTUyGmI2NDkzZjAwZThhZWVhNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGyvqqQJbgCwU0OvyWO8R9e7_om2A"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Meet
the home-grown urban planning firm behind the public art project in the Short North
</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Columbus Business First
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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">An arts-focused urban planning firm that has completed public art master plans from suburban Atlanta to Silicon Valley is drawing up a
vision for its hometown of Columbus.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://wesa.fm/post/matthew-newton-nostalgia-decline-and-future-shopping-mall&ct=ga&cd=CAEYASoUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzY3MTUyGmI2NDkzZjAwZThhZWVhNjc6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNEfDbQ0XT6icd9SjANDwB6hhhO6Fg"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Matthew
Newton On The Nostalgia, Decline And Future Of The Shopping Mall </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">90.5 WESA
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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">ALVINO YOUNG: In the book, you also talk about the mall as a component of city and suburban space and a centerpiece for suburban planning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.google.com/url?rct=j&sa=t&url=http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/lahontan-valley/hazen-solar-plant-opens/&ct=ga&cd=CAEYAioUMTc3Nzk5MjgwMTAwODE1MzUwMDkyGmNlMGY0OWE4NTAzNTZkYWE6Y29tOmVuOlVT&usg=AFQjCNGImtPD5FzGzBS-aErkHIun-pRKog"><span style="color:#427FED;text-decoration:none">Hazen
solar plant opens </span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#737373">Nevada Appeal
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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">The new solar plant, on 84 acres of land, has more than 45,000 solar panels (made in Oregon) — with sun tracking for greater efficiency
and glare mitigation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Development</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">635 Capitol Street NE, Suite 150 | Salem, OR 97301-2540</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/LCD/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue">www.oregon.gov/LCD/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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