LEGAL WIN | LUBA rejects Tile Flat Road expansion onto farmland
A legal win years in the making prevents an illegal roadway expansion across a Washington County development area, protecting vulnerable riparian environments and valuable farmland.
Federal funding for Oregon cities to convert unused spaces for affordable, climate-friendly housing
The Biden administration recently announced funding and programs to support converting underutilized commercial buildings to residential use, including through “new financing, technical assistance, and sale of federal properties.” Thanks to key legislation and agency programs, Oregon is well-positioned to use this funding to create thousands of new homes, well-located in our existing towns and cities.
2023 Legislative Roundup
An unprecedented session with the longest walkout in Oregon history, the 2023 legislative session started out big, stalled out for six weeks, and then ended with a flurry of bills passing, often in thematic packages, as work whittled down to the last hours before Sine Die. 1000 Friends still helped pass many good bills, especially in the housing realm, plus we stopped a big last-minute attempt to undermine our UGB system.
1000 Friends of Oregon joins national call to lower greenhouse gas emissions
1000 Friends calls on USDOT to measure and track greenhouse gas emissions from transportation investments.
Mid-Session legislative recap
Now that we’re midway through the 2023 legislative session, we have dozens of bills to review that relate to housing, natural and working lands, transportation, climate, wildfires, threats to urban growth boundaries, semiconductors, budgets, and rulemaking. This is an update to our original 2023 legislative overview.
Bad bill to repeal Climate Friendly & Equitable Communities languishes in House committee
Since the introduction of House Bill 2659 earlier this session, 1000 Friends has been working in coalition with other groups to stop this bad bill – an attempt to effectively repeal the Climate Friendly & Equitable Communities program. Now we're seeing signs of lack of enthusiasm for it. Read more about its status.
Our 2023 Legislative Overview
The 2023 Oregon Legislative session got off to a fast start on January 17, with approximately 2000 bills filed. 1000 Friends is following about 150 that relate to land use, working to pass bills that will lead the land use planning program into the next 50 years, including on housing for all, using land use tools to address climate change, supporting local farmers, and reforming transportation spending to provide more ways for more people to get around.
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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...
Oregon has new land use rules that create better communities and help combat climate change
At its July 21, 2022, meeting, the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC ) adopted rules designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation while creating more equitable communities by planning for diverse and affordable housing and transportation choices.