Sustainable Cities Initiative

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 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
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) 1370 1210 1670 2930 Total 460 370 540 830 Minor Arterials 520 470 660 960 Major Arterials 390 370 470 1140 Freeway LUTRAQ +TDM 200 430 370 1000 LUTRAQ Hwy + TDM Hwy only No Build Hours of Delay

Figure 2-1: Percentage of Work Trips by Mode No build Highway only Highway + TDM LUTRAQ LUTRAQ TODs LUTRAQ + TDM LUTRAQ + TDMS TODs

The LUTRAQ Project Results LUTRAQ 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

Sustainable Cities Initiative

by Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium (OTREC)

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