The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is a big deal for Oregon’s transportation future
While it feels like far longer than just a few months ago when President Biden signed the Federal Infrastructure Bill — also called the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) of 2021 — it was the largest single investment in infrastructure in over 40 years, including the largest ever allocations for transit funding, and for bridge maintenance and repair.
Douglas County legal decision protects big game habitat, prime forestland and farmland
In a win by 1000 Friends — representing Friends of Douglas County — for residents of Douglas County, the Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) remanded a decision by the Douglas County Commission to essentially create a new type of zone through an ordinance that would allow for more development in areas of fire risk, big game habitat, and farm and forestland.