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What a great Eugene Weekly this week!! Really in-depth article on one of the scourges of Lane County rural land use...

“Dead Documents Open Doors to Developers“

Other great articles! And some pretty nice quotes, too, in that cover story...

‘Kevin Matthews, who is also running for East Lane County Commissioner, says that it “is sad to see the county board let special interests cheat the rules to make short-term profits.”

‘“It’s notable that two of the commissioners facing an election just got big contributions from the McDougals,” Matthews says. “It is a shame to see elected officials support their piratical land development behavior.”

‘“The fundamental question is administering land use fairly,” Matthews says. “If they want to change the rules that’s one thing, but to break down the rules through shady interpretations is a bad way to operate local governments.”’

https://www.eugeneweekly.com/2018/04/12/deeds-from-the-dead/
by Carl Segerstrom

In a Summer of Wildfires and Hurricanes, My Son Asks “Why Is Everything Going Wrong?” For millions of people across North America, Africa, and Europe, the summer of 2017 has been a season of wildfires.

"A UK study found that typical drivers spend 106 days of their lives looking for parking."

http://www.ecobuildingpulse.com/transportation-projects/7-cities-slowly-ditching-cars_c.aspx …

Climate needs low energy intensity urban areas

"A study of 274 cities has helped shed light on energy consumption in urban areas and what can be done to make future urbanisation more efficient."

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-30788005

Photo: Luuk Kramer
Bicycle parking structure in Amsterdam

http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/0409/design_1-1.html

Urgent: "Save the Amazon Headwaters Keystone" petition to the City Council in

http://petitions.moveon.org/s/ii2Bz_

Sign the petition: Save the Amazon Headwaters Keystone I just signed a petition to Kitty Piercy, Mayor of Eugene, George Brown, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, George Poling, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, and Chris Pryor: We the undersigned concerned citizens, do hereby request that Eugene City Council purchase the 26 Acre Beverly property at the e...

"Living in an urban area with green spaces has a long-lasting positive impact on people's mental well-being, a study suggests."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25682368