Updates on the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities Program
- Communities Submit Progress Reports
- Major Reports for Portland Metro, Millersburg
- Grants Pass, Milwaukie, Tualatin Repeal Parking Mandates
- Statewide Transportation System Plan Guideline Updates Nearing Completion
- Sign Up for ODOT GovDelivery
Communities Submit Progress Reports
The Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (department) has received the first set of annual progress reports required by the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program. Cities and counties in metropolitan areas submitted reports describing their work in 2023 to coordinate land use and transportation planning, to reduce climate pollution, and to improve equity. The reports are on the CFEC web page.
In most years, cities and counties are required to submit a short summary or “minor report” of local activities during the year. Every four or five years, they will produce a major report tracking performance across a range of measures.
Major Reports for Portland Metro, Millersburg
The department has received major reports from Metro and Millersburg, as those areas recently updated their Regional Transportation Plans. The reports are available on the CFEC web page.
The department is accepting comments on the major reports through 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Send comments to: dlcd.cfec@dlcd.oregon.gov
The department will review the reports and make findings, as provided in Oregon Administrative Rule 660-012-0915(5). Depending on the finding, the department will issue an approval order, or refer the report to the Land Conservation and Development Commission for a compliance hearing. Persons submitting comments on the report have standing to appeal an approval order.
For more information, see Implementation Guidance on OAR 660-012-0900 Reporting, or contact Bill Holmstrom at bill.holmstrom@dlcd.oregon.gov.
Grants Pass, Milwaukie, Tualatin Repeal Parking Mandates
The city councils of Grants Pass, Milwaukie, and Tualatin have all voted to repeal parking mandates citywide as their approach to the parking reforms required under the CFEC program.
There are now 18 cities in Oregon without parking mandates: Albany, Ashland, Beaverton, Bend, Central Point, Corvallis, Eagle Point, Eugene, Gold Hill, Grants Pass, Millersburg, Milwaukie, Portland, Salem, Springfield, Talent, Tigard, and Tualatin.
Twenty-six additional Oregon cities and counties are scheduled to adopt parking reform, most of them by the end of 2024.
The trend toward repealing parking mandates is gaining national momentum. Colorado’s legislature repealed many mandates near transit in metro areas, and over 70 cities across America have repealed mandates citywide.
Statewide Transportation System Plan Guideline Updates Nearing Completion
The Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has nearly completed updating its Transportation System Plan (TSP) Guidelines. Those guidelines help cities and counties understand what should be included in a transportation system plan.
Planners can preview the guidance on the ODOT TSP web page. Revisions are focused on updated requirements within metropolitan areas. This includes what’s required and what’s recommended for enhanced review of expensive roadway projects, community engagement, multimodal inventory and gap analysis, performance measures, performance standards, and prioritization criteria.
Sign Up for ODOT’s GovDelivery
ODOT has an e-mail list for transportation planning under the updated Transportation Planning Rules. Sign up at ODOT’s GovDelivery page.
This announcement is part of a larger effort to help cities and counties in metropolitan areas implement the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities (CFEC) program. The program aims to reduce climate pollution, provide more transportation and housing choices, and promote equitable land use planning outcomes.
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