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Full-Text Articles in Public Policy
A Practical Guide To Intergovernmental Entities In Oregon: Creating And Managing An Intergovernmental Entity Under Ors 190.010(5), Jim Johnson
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
The National Policy Consensus Center houses programs that work with government entities and their stakeholders to resolve public policy disputes or implement collaborative solutions to community problems. At times, government collaboration projects evolve into a more permanent arrangement that leads to formation of an intergovernmental entity. This guide addresses the most common questions the National Policy Consensus Center receives about forming intergovernmental entities. The guide provides general answers based on the center’s years of experience with collaborative groups, but it does not provide legal advice. It is meant as a tool for considering the use of an intergovernmental entity. You …
Building A Collaborative Governance Framework: A Five Step Process, Jim Johnson, Wendy Willis, Cat Mcginnis
Building A Collaborative Governance Framework: A Five Step Process, Jim Johnson, Wendy Willis, Cat Mcginnis
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
As collaborative governance groups form and evolve, they increasingly need a clearly articulated organizational structure to advance their strategy and achieve their goals. This guide provides groups with a process for developing a collaborative governance framework.
Federal Forest Working Group: Retrospective Of Accomplishments And Ongoing Considerations 2009–2018, Pete Dalke
Federal Forest Working Group: Retrospective Of Accomplishments And Ongoing Considerations 2009–2018, Pete Dalke
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
The collaborative efforts of the Federal Forest Working Group to address issues, challenges, and opportunities facing the health of Oregon's federal public forests and that of neighboring human communities has spanned three Oregon governors over more than a decade. The engagement and related direct efforts of each of these gubernatorial administrations and the state’s executive branch agencies, federal management agencies, including the US Forest Service, and many diverse partners have been essential to the advancement of this work. This report attempts to capture the underpinnings of the Federal Forest Working Group, the accomplishments over time, and considerations for future focus. …
Underutilization Of Federal Benefits In Oregon: Programs And Strategies, Raúl Preciado Mendez
Underutilization Of Federal Benefits In Oregon: Programs And Strategies, Raúl Preciado Mendez
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
The report results demonstrate the dependence low-income Oregon families have on the six federal programs and the challenges families face when attempting to access federal resources. The barriers to access are often structural in that they are embedded in the procedures and structure of the program. Based on its analysis, the report presents a series of reforms and support activities that Oregon state agencies and nonprofits could adopt to improve family access for each program.
Communities Of Concentrated Poverty: A Proposal For Oregon, Sara A. Chopp, Beverly Stein
Communities Of Concentrated Poverty: A Proposal For Oregon, Sara A. Chopp, Beverly Stein
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
The following is a proposal for identifying, measuring, defining and addressing communities of concentrated poverty in Oregon. Based on information gathered from local, state, federal and international organizations and experts, we can best address communities of concentrated poverty in Oregon by:
- Addressing Communities of Concentrated Poverty as Well as Individuals in Poverty—The negative effects of poverty are exacerbated for individuals who live in communities of concentrated poverty. Individuals who are not low-income but who live in communities of concentrated poverty also experience the adverse effects of poverty.
- Designing Efforts That Focus on Race, Equity and Social Mobility—It is important to …
Regional Transportation And Land Use Decision Making In Metropolitan Regions, National Policy Consensus Center
Regional Transportation And Land Use Decision Making In Metropolitan Regions, National Policy Consensus Center
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
In 2010, an interdisciplinary team from the National Policy Consensus Center at Portland State University and the Department of Planning, Public Policy and Management at the University of Oregon conducted a study examining the arrangements and mechanisms for integrating land use and transportation in metropolitan regions and assessing these arrangements based on current practice and future potential. The four case study regions were: Portland, Oregon; Puget Sound, WA; San Diego, CA, and Denver, CO.
The methods used in this study included a research forum held in September, 2010 in Portland, Oregon to share findings, discuss implications, identify lessons learned and …
Oregon's Acts, Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration And Improved Transportation Planning, Susan Brody, Richard D. Margerum
Oregon's Acts, Cross-Jurisdictional Collaboration And Improved Transportation Planning, Susan Brody, Richard D. Margerum
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
The Oregon Transportation Commission (OTC) created Area Commissions on Transportation (ACTs) to improve coordination, help prioritize infrastructure investment, and provide input on statewide transportation issues. The structure of the ACTs is designed to provide a cross-section of input from the state, regional, local, private, and community sectors. A research project was initiated to: assess the role and experiences of ACTs, research comparative approaches in the state and nationally, and develop and assess options for improving coordination and increasing effectiveness. This study used interviews, an on-line survey, case studies from Oregon and comparative studies from three other states to assess ACTs …
Enviromental Enforcement Solutions: How Collaborative Seps Enhance Community Benefits, National Policy Consensus Center
Enviromental Enforcement Solutions: How Collaborative Seps Enhance Community Benefits, National Policy Consensus Center
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
In March 2006, the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) and the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) co-hosted a multi-stakeholder Colloquium to consider whether collaborative approaches would allow Supplemental Environmental Projects (SEPs) to leverage environmental, public health, economic, and social benefits for communities affected by environmental law violations. A SEP is an environmentally beneficial project that a violator voluntarily agrees to perform, in addition to actions required to correct the violation(s), as part of an enforcement settlement.
Colloquium participants explored the benefits of expanding the SEP process to incorporate multisector, community-based collaborations in the selection, design, and/or implementation of …
Transportation Collaboration In The States, National Policy Consensus Center
Transportation Collaboration In The States, National Policy Consensus Center
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
Initiated in the summer of 2005 under contract to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), this project focused on the use of collaborative practices to address a range of transportation planning and development issues.
The project had four primary objectives:
- develop increased awareness among state officials of opportunities for the use of collaborative processes and collaborative governance systems in the transportation arena;
- identify one or more transportation collaboration opportunity in at least two states;
- identify collaborative training opportunities;
- develop and test a detailed assessment tool for use in identifying and designing transportation collaborations.
This project was conducted by the National Policy …
Transportation Solutions: Collaborative Problem Solving For States And Communities, National Policy Consensus Center
Transportation Solutions: Collaborative Problem Solving For States And Communities, National Policy Consensus Center
National Policy Consensus Center Publications and Reports
In April 2003, the National Policy Consensus Center (NPCC) hosted a colloquium for people involved in transportation collaborations—federal and state agency representatives, consultants, dispute resolution professionals and representatives from professional associations and local planning organizations. The colloquium was co-sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials and the Florida, Oregon, and California Departments of Transportation.
This report summarizes lessons learned about transportation collaborations and offers recommendations for governors and state transportation officials on ways to enhance the use and effectiveness of collaborative problem solving around transportation …