Comments on: The role of land use planning in addressing our energy and climate crises http://www.goal1.org/archives/2007/11/15/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/ Discussions about energy, climate change, land use, and our communities Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rand dawson http://www.goal1.org/archives/2007/11/15/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/comment-page-1/#comment-47 rand dawson Fri, 16 Nov 2007 02:01:01 +0000 http://www.goal1.org/onetownsquare/2007/11/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/#comment-47 I suggest it will be simply impossible for small communities/local govts. to adopt regulatory or code structures that materially assist as you describe. Dunes City on the Coast is an example. While the community adopted the first non-key-facility moratorium, the first septic inspection ord., and the first low-phosphorus ord., it has experienced massive resistance in adopting simple concepts like updated erosion-control ords, or new storm-water ords. These are relatively simple matters. So imagine the large "push-back" concerning more extensive regulatory measures. (Need I reference Measure 37 and the decision (failure?) of the Legislature to attempt an actual repeal? I imagine this was, in part, based on the "anti-regulatory" rural vote/mentality.) And "local" media will be sorely tested to clearly explain issues presented at a local level. So, my personal impression is that state-wide regulatory measures are more viable, with local groups working hard to provide "cover" for innovate state legislative forces willing to lead. rand dawson Siltcoos Lake I suggest it will be simply impossible for small communities/local govts. to adopt regulatory or code structures that materially assist as you describe.

Dunes City on the Coast is an example. While the community adopted the first non-key-facility moratorium, the first septic inspection ord., and the first low-phosphorus ord., it has experienced massive resistance in adopting simple concepts like updated erosion-control ords, or new storm-water ords.

These are relatively simple matters. So imagine the large “push-back” concerning more extensive regulatory measures. (Need I reference Measure 37 and the decision (failure?) of the Legislature to attempt an actual repeal? I imagine this was, in part, based on the “anti-regulatory” rural vote/mentality.)

And “local” media will be sorely tested to clearly explain issues presented at a local level.

So, my personal impression is that state-wide regulatory measures are more viable, with local groups working hard to provide “cover” for innovate state legislative forces willing to lead.

rand dawson
Siltcoos Lake

]]> By: malcolm drake http://www.goal1.org/archives/2007/11/15/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/comment-page-1/#comment-46 malcolm drake Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:22:05 +0000 http://www.goal1.org/onetownsquare/2007/11/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/#comment-46 One thing you did NOT address is PRT: Personal Rapid Transportation. This is being treated as "pie in the sky" by most media, and most transportation "experts". Darn shame, because it holds a lot of promise, as it could help ameliorate the major fight we're going to have trying to stop sprawl. One thing you did NOT address is PRT: Personal Rapid Transportation.

This is being treated as “pie in the sky” by most media, and most transportation “experts”.

Darn shame, because it holds a lot of promise, as it could help ameliorate the major fight we’re going to have trying to stop sprawl.

]]> By: malcolm drake http://www.goal1.org/archives/2007/11/15/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/comment-page-1/#comment-45 malcolm drake Thu, 15 Nov 2007 23:19:14 +0000 http://www.goal1.org/onetownsquare/2007/11/the-role-of-land-use-planning-in-addressing-our-energy-and-climate-crises/#comment-45 You've covered the issues well, here. As a planning commissioner, though, I will tell you that we need some leadership AT THE STATE LEVEL, or we will continue with same ol' same ol'. The state's energy planning, as shown in this document, is a joke, but it's not very funny. You’ve covered the issues well, here. As a planning commissioner, though, I will tell you that we need some leadership AT THE STATE LEVEL, or we will continue with same ol’ same ol’.

The state’s energy planning, as shown in this document, is a joke, but it’s not very funny.

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