In Oregon we have had in place land use
laws for almost a generation now, under the Urban Growth Boundary umbrella. You can research some of this at Metro,
the regional government site @ http://www.metro-region.org/pssp.cfm?ProgServID=3. Most recently, it
was decided to set aside 80,000 acres for future development over 15 years
instead of piecemeal 5,000 over 5 years as before, so that developers and
property owners could see a longer range picture. - KWC
Elsewhere in today’s
news Six groups join forces for
a war on sprawl
Alliance vows to press Romney to
guide growth By Anthony Flint, Globe Staff,
6/11/2003 The Massachusetts Smart Growth Alliance is made up of six separate advocacy
groups that have agreed to work together on the sprawl issue. Similar alliances have organized in
states that have overhauled development rules, including Oregon, Maryland, and
New Jersey. The ''smart growth''
movement has gathered momentum around the country over the past 10 years,
promoting the redevelopment of existing urban areas and transit-oriented
planning to avoid the urban sprawl that comes from building on undeveloped land
in suburban and rural areas accessible only by car. http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/162/metro/Six_groups_join_forces_for_a_war_on_sprawl+.shtml First rule on Romney list -- redevelop in built-up places By Anthony Flint,
Boston Globe, 6/11/2003. The principles also
provide a glimpse of how the administration favors transit, biking, and walking
over building roads, and how it intends to conserve open space, historic sites,
and water supplies. Conventional
development, such as office parks off major highways, is not endorsed. The first rule is to
''redevelop first'' -- that is, to direct growth to already built-up places.
The administration also intends to support concentrated development where
people can walk and that ''fosters a sense of place.'' The Office of
Commonwealth Development, which is circulating the guidelines, also wants to:
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