A lawsuit and legislation to backtrack on Great Communities? Not on our watch.
For the past several years, 1000 Friends worked with partners across the state to urge the Land Conservation and Development Commission to adopt a set of streamlined land use policies to encourage more housing, especially more affordable housing, and more transportation options to create more equitable communities and address climate pollution. They’re under attack. Here’s the latest...
Launching our Land Use Lawyering Ladder and two new Friends!
While we view litigation as a tool of last resort, it’s an activity that is core and critical to protecting our people and planet. To make sure we do this effectively, we recruit and support our talented and committed attorneys. It’s not often we write about the administrative improvements we make for our team, so we’re shining a light on one of these improvements now: our Land Use Lawyering Ladder.
The Land Use Lawyering Ladder achieves multiple goals to make sure we’re taking care of our attorneys and encouraging the land use attorneys of tomorrow to take up the cause...
Defend farm and forestland in Washington County
Tell Washington County Commissioners to vote no on the Ordinance 882 proposal to extend Tile Flat Road which is part of a larger and more concerning plan to create a two-lane road in Washington County — a “de facto Westside Bypass” — that would enable commuters to speed through productive farmland and important habitat.
Inclusionary housing and why it matters to all Oregonians
By 2035, city planners estimate that Portland’s population will add more than 100,000 new households. Without strong housing policies in place, that growth will lead to an even larger homelessness crisis and threaten our farmland and natural areas through subdivision expansions. Here's what we're doing about it.
LULI comes to Central Oregon
Since 2012, our innovative Land Use Leadership Initiative has graduated more than 200 Oregonians with the knowledge and skills to shape their local communities through effective land use planning. Now we've launched a LULI in Central Oregon, guiding 27 advocates to mastery on key issues like wildfire, drought, and housing through the lens of land use policy.