http://movingforwardtogether.net Expanding Housing, Economic and Transportation Choices Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:50:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en About the same time as the Lane County Moving Forward Together conference, the somewhat analogous 2008 Regional Livability Summit was held in Portland. Read what the co-directors had to say about that event and possible next steps. “If people thrive, in the way we should thrive, we should be able to ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/08/10/2008-regional-livability-summit-2/ In a recent commentary in The Register-Guard, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and Lane Metro Partnership executive director Jack Roberts describe the work of the West Eugene Collaborative and invite the public to a series of public forums: What can people accomplish when they put differences behind them and look for solutions ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/07/08/west-eugene-collaborative/ On Your Mark, Get Set, Plan! The cities of Eugene and Springfield, Lane County, and Lane Council of Governments (LCOG)—all co-sponsors of Lane County Moving Forward Together—are partnering on a number of different regional planning processes. Each will answer critical questions about this region’s future growth. These plans include: Population Projections: How ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/27/coordinated-regional-planning/ Twila Jacobsen, host of “Focus on Community,” recently interviewed John Hoops and Rob Zako about the Lane County Moving Forward Together conference. John Hoops is the past president of the Eugene Association of REALTORS®;Rob Zako is an adviser to the Oregon Transportation & Growth Management Program. The interview aired on ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/23/krvm-interview/ We want your feedback on the Lane County Moving Forward Together “smart growth” conference: What did you think about the conference? What worked well? What could we do better next time? What did you learn at the conference? What themes struck you as most important? What additional information would you like to have? What ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/20/feedback/ The Slant column in the latest Eugene Weekly opines: The Moving Forward Together conference on “smart growth” took place June 11, and urban planning consultant John Fregonese’s talk was of particular interest to us. Since his days as Ashland’s city planner, Fregonese has been a strong, clear voice for sanity in ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/19/eugene-weekly-2/ A recent story in The Register-Guard describes efforts to visualize Springfield’s future: SPRINGFIELD—City officials agree that their city is going to grow—the question is how and where. With sights set on expanding the urban growth boundary, members of the City Council and Planning Commission on Monday discussed their vision for the city’s ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/10/springfield-officials-visualize/ According to a recent story in The Register-Guard, Lane Transit District is considering cutting service: Lane Transit District will consider cutting the equivalent of four large routes next year as it deals with rising gas prices, a sputtering economy and other factors driving up costs, officials said Monday. The magnitude of the ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/10/ltd-weighs-cutting-bus-routes/ In a guest viewpoint in the Register-Guard, Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and Eugene Association of REALTORS® president Marie Due call for seeking common ground for moving forward together: Challenges offer opportunities for people to talk and work together, and to do things better and smarter. We in Lane County have the ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/06/new-challenges/ The Slant column in the latest Eugene Weekly opines: Isn’t “smart growth” an oxymoron, a contradiction in terms? After all, even at 1 percent growth, population will double in one lifetime (72 years) and quadruple in two lifetimes, and how can that be sustainable? So when we heard about the “Moving ... http://movingforwardtogether.net/2008/06/05/eugene-weekly/