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The Citizens’ Role in Creating Sustainable Communities in Oregon
Robert Liberty, Sustainable Cities Initiative, University of Oregon June 2011
Public Involvement
The problem, as initially defined.
• Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement• Goal 2 - Land Use Planning• Goal 3 - Agriculture Lands• Goal 4 - Forest Lands• Goal 5 - Open Spaces, Scenic
and Historic Area, and Natural Resources
• Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality
• Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and
Hazards • Goal 8 - Recreation Needs
• Goal 9 - Economy of the State• Goal 10 - Housing• Goal 11 - Public Facilities and
Services• Goal 12 - Transportation • Goal 13 - Energy• Goal 14 - Urbanization• Goal 15 - Willamette Greenway• Goal 16 - Estuarine Resources• Goal 17 - Coastal Shorelands• Goal 18 - Beaches and Dunes• Goal 19 - Ocean Resources
• Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement• Goal 2 - Land Use Planning• Goal 3 - Agriculture Lands• Goal 4 - Forest Lands• Goal 5 - Open Spaces, Scenic
and Historic Area, and Natural Resources
• Goal 6 - Air, Water and Land Resources Quality
• Goal 7 - Areas Subject to Natural Disasters and
Hazards • Goal 8 - Recreation Needs
• Goal 15 - Willamette Greenway• Goal 16 - Estuarine Resources• Goal 17 - Coastal Shorelands• Goal 18 - Beaches and Dunes• Goal 19 - Ocean Resources
• Goal 9 - Economy of the State• Goal 10 - Housing• Goal 11 - Public Facilities and
Services• Goal 12 - Transportation • Goal 13 - Energy• Goal 14 - Urbanization
• Goal 1 - Citizen Involvement• Goal 2 - Land Use Planning
Oregon’s Development & Conservation Goals
Goal 14 Urbanization
Urban Growth Boundaries
Urban growth boundaries shall be established and maintained by cities, counties and regional governments to provide land for urban development needs and to identify and separate urban and urbanizable land from rural land.
Goal 12 Transportation
To provide and encourage a safe, convenient and economic transportation system.
A transportation plan shall (1) consider all modes of transportation including mass transit, air, water, pipeline, rail, highway, bicycle and pedestrian; (2) be based upon an inventory of local, regional and state transportation needs; (3) consider the differences in social consequences that would result from utilizing differing combinations of
transportation modes; (4) avoid principal reliance upon any one mode of transportation; (5) minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts and costs; (6) conserve energy; (7) meet the needs of the transportation disadvantaged by improving transportation services; (8) facilitate the flow of goods and services so as to strengthen the local and regional economy; and (9) conform with local and regional comprehensive land use plans.
Professor, Urban Planning and Policy Development Program Research Associate, Alan M. Voorhees Transportation Center
Urban travel behavior as the outcome of public policy: The example of modal-split in Western Europe and North America
JAPA 1988
Prof. John Pucher Rutgers University
Land Use Transportation Air Quality (LUTRAQ) Alternatives
• No build• New connector highway*• New connector highway with demand
management including road pricing• Changing land use patterns*• Changing land use patterns plus TDM and
road pricing** Included extending light rail line
Table 2-6: Vehicle Hours of Delay (P.M. Peak Hour)
Hours of Delay
No Build Hwy
only
Hwy + TDM
LUTRAQ LUTRAQ +TDM
200
430
370
1000
Freeway 1140 470 370 390
Major Arterials
960 660 470 520
Minor Arterials
830 540 370 460
Total 2930 1670 1210 1370
No build
Highway only
Highway + TDM
LUTRAQ
LUTRAQ TODs
LUTRAQ + TDM
LUTRAQ + TDMS TODs
Figure 2-1: Percentage of Work Trips by Mode
The LUTRAQ Project ResultsLUTRAQ vs. Highways Only Option
22.5% fewer works trips made by SOV
27% more trips made by walking and transit
21% greater access to jobs (30 minutes to 1/2 million jobs)
7.9% less emissions of greenhouse gases
6.0 - 8.7% less air pollutants (NOx, hydrocarbons, CO)
7.9% less energy consumed
Implementing LUTRAQ
The Round at Beaverton Central
Transit Oriented Development
Implementing LUTRAQ
Monitoring Enforcement
New Ideas
Clarifying the Meaning of the Goals
Sustainable City Year
The Sustainable Cities Initiative is perhaps the most comprehensive effort by a U.S. university to infuse sustainability into its curricula and community outreach.
• 27 Faculty
Sustainable City Year 2010-11
• 30 Courses
• 10 Disciplines / 2 Universities
• 500+ students
• 80,000 hours of student time
• 16 Projects
Elements of Success
• Political leadership in adoption• Clear, simple regulations• Long-term commitment to
implementation• Adjustments to improve• And one more critical element…
The Citizens’ Role in Creating Sustainable Communities in Oregon
Robert Liberty, Sustainable Cities Initiative, University of Oregon June 2011