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50 Years And Counting: Why Environmental Preservation Is Embedded In Oregon Culture, Carl Abbott
50 Years And Counting: Why Environmental Preservation Is Embedded In Oregon Culture, Carl Abbott
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
In the years following World War II, suburban growth began consuming Willamette Valley farmland. Increasingly affluent families were snapping up vacation properties with mountain and ocean views. Oregonians in the latter half of the 1960s responded with conferences, reports and finger-wagging at the bad example of California. In 1969, the legislature acted with Senate Bill 10. The legislation established land-use regulation as a state concern, requiring local governments to develop land-use plans in line with 10 statewide goals. The intention was good, but the measure lacked teeth for monitoring and enforcement. McCall promised to fix the problems when he ran …
Land Use Planning In Oregon: The Quilt And The Struggle For Scale, Ethan Seltzer
Land Use Planning In Oregon: The Quilt And The Struggle For Scale, Ethan Seltzer
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
The history of planning in Oregon in the latter part of the 20th century is in many respects a history of the state attempting to reassert its interests in local planning and zoning after having granted the power to plan and zone to local governments early in the 20th century. The Oregon land use planning program evolved as a means for ensuring that state interests in the use of resource land and the prevention of sprawl were carried out meaningfully through local planning and zoning. Rather than a single state plan, Oregon has instead relied on the "quilt" of local …
Planning The Oregon Way : A Twenty-Year Evaluation, Carl Abbott, Deborah A. Howe, Sy Adler
Planning The Oregon Way : A Twenty-Year Evaluation, Carl Abbott, Deborah A. Howe, Sy Adler
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
Oregon's pioneering land use system is nationally recognized and serves as a valuable model and benchmark for other states. This volume examines the Oregon system, describes its strengths and weaknesses, and gives recommendations for the future.
The Politics Of Land-Use Law In Oregon: Senate Bill 100, Twenty Years After, Carl Abbott
The Politics Of Land-Use Law In Oregon: Senate Bill 100, Twenty Years After, Carl Abbott
Urban Studies and Planning Faculty Publications and Presentations
Describes the genesis of Oregon Senate Bill 100, 1973, and includes excerpts from a roundtable discussion by four men who were instrumental in creating the bill. The four men are Hector Macpherson, Ted Hallock, Stafford Hansel, and Henry Richmond. The bill called for an institutional structure for statewide land-use planning.