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"1000 Friends of Oregon works with citizens across Oregon to enhance our quality of life by building livable urban and rural communities, protecting family farms and forests, and conserving natural and scenic areas."
Source: 1000 Friends of Oregon
"Imagine being able to do all of the necessary and enjoyable things that make life great within 20 minutes of your home. The magic of cities is that they have the potential to provide most things people need for inspired living—open spaces (planned...
"The City of Hillsboro initiated concept planning to achieve higher levels of density close to major employers, provide high-quality amenities, support regional transportation infrastructure, and to transform the combined Tanasbourne/AmberGlen areas...
"APA is a nonprofit education and membership organization. Members include practicing planners, planning students, elected and appointed officials, planning commissioners, and interested citizens. The American Planning Association and its...
"American Rivers is the leading conservation organization standing up for healthy rivers so communities can thrive. American Rivers protects and restores the nation's rivers and the clean water that sustains people, wildlife, and nature....
"Imagine 3.8 billion years of design brilliance available for free, at the moment of creation, to any sustainability innovator in the world. Imagine nature's most elegant ideas organized by design and engineering function, so you can enter '...
"Audubon Society of Portland promotes the understanding, enjoyment, and protection of native birds, other wildlife and their habitats. We focus on our local community and the Pacific Northwest."
Source: Audubon Society Portland
"The Backyard Habitat Certification Program provides assistance and incentives to residents of small lots (an acre or smaller) within the cities of Portland and Lake Oswego to restore native wildlife habitat in their...
Bakery City's Vision 2030 Plan integrates sustainability into its long-term goals, as can be seen in sections such as Growth Management (page 10), UGB Expansion and Reconfiguration (page 11), Pedestrian and Bike Greenway Networks (page 16), The I-84...
"Sustainability is being integrated into Beaverton's long term plans. Beaverton's Visioning Action Plan sent a clear message from the Beaverton community that sustainability actions should be part of the Beaverton's future. The Visioning process...
"The Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) is a non-profit membership organization working to promote bicycling and improve bicycling conditions in Oregon and SW Washington. Since 1990, the BTA has worked in partnership...
Solving some of our most pressing environmental issues can simply begin by asking: "How would nature do it?" Brightworks, a Portland-based sustainability consulting firm, found insight and inspiration employing the tool to the concept plan for a...
"Dissatisfied with passive consumption, many residents of Portland, OR, take matters into their own hands. Associate Professor of Urban Studies Charles Heying noticed these local artisans prospering all over the city and set out to study their...
"In September, 2008, the City of Brighton & Hove began requiring that all residential build and conversion applications must complete the Sustainability Checklist. The Checklist is a webbased tool and was adapted from the SEEDA Sustainability...
Defined as "real property, the expansion, redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant."
Why address brownfields?Studies estimate >400,000...
At its core, the Cascadia Ecosystem Services Partnership serves two vital functions for the growing network of organizations working on ecosystem service valuation, assessment and planning: 1. Developing and maintaining robust and transparent...
"The Center for Integrated Multi-Scale Modeling (CIMM), lies within the Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS). CIMM goal is to facilitates the development of the next generation of data manipulation, visualization, and participatory, integrated...
"CNT is a creative think-and-do tank that combines rigorous research with effective solutions. CNT works across disciplines and issues, including transportation and community development, energy, water, and climate change.
Part of CNT’s ongoing...
The COIC's mission is "To provide education, retraining and economic development services to positively affect regional employment, individual lives, the business community and local government."
COIC serves Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson...
"CEOs for Cities is a civic lab of today's urban leaders catalyzing a movement to advance the next generation of great American cities. We support the development of next generation cities by:
Identifying first-look trends and opportunities that...
"Many communities and institutions have begun to realize that attaining sustainability requires careful attention to planning, constructing, and managing a comprehensive framework of community systems. Energy flows, local food production...
"Clean Water Services is a water resources management utility committed to protecting water resources in the Tualatin River Watershed. Nearly 520,000 customers enjoy clean water and healthy rivers and streams through innovative wastewater and...
"Climate change is the defining challenge of the 21st century. The world's leading scientists report that carbon emissions from human activities have begun to destabilize the Earth's climate. Billions of people will experience these changesthrough...
"The purpose of the Coalition for a Livable Future is to protect, restore, and maintain healthy, equitable, and sustainable communities, both human and natural, for the benefit of present and future residents of the greater metropolitan region.
The...
"Since 1990, Columbia Land Trust has worked with ranchers, farmers, orchardists, conservationists, foresters, public agencies and individuals who share a commitment to our region’s precious resources and landscapes.
Around the same time, the private...
"The Columbia River National Scenic Area Act (Act) called for the creation of the Columbia River Gorge Commission (Gorge Commission). The Gorge Commission has 13 members: three appointed by each of the governors of Oregon and Washington, one...
"This free toolkit presents local policy makers with 11 proven and complementary policy options that local governments can implement today as part of a of multi-policy approach. It also highlights successful local programs and best practices that...
"Carlson Communications was asked to collect and summarize information relating to best practices in communicating about climate change. As part of this project, we reviewed literature relating to perceptions of and knowledge about climate change,...
The Community Investment Toolkit was created by Metro, Oregon's regional governing body, to provide "information to local governments, nonprofit organizations, developers and community leaders about best practices for creating and enhancing vibrant...
"The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is the leading organization promoting walkable, mixed-use neighborhood development, sustainable communities and healthier living conditions. For nearly twenty years, CNU members have used the principles...
This handbook was written "to help local governments and communities throughout Oregon understand how specific community development, land-use, and transportation planning techniques can enable us to reduce our carbon footprints. The desired...
"Design for Health (DFH) is a collaborative project that serves to bridge the gap between the emerging research base on community design and healthy living and the everyday realities of local government planning.
The first phase of DFH (2006-08)...
"Earth Advantage, Inc., formerly an energy conservation program of Portland General Electric, is a nonprofit corporation that focuses on green building. In late 2008, Earth Advantage announced the launch of the Sustainable Community Standard, which...
"Brightworks is working closely with the Portland Sustainability Institute the Portland Development Commission (PDC) to employ the EcoDistrict Initiative on two outer East Portland neighborhoods: Gateway and Lents. Metrics and timeline...
The Ecosystem Commons is a portal to the ecosystem services world, hosting discussions, showcasing projects, and tracking trends. By participating in this virtual community you can:
Improve collaboration across sectors and ecosystems ...
"Experts currently recognize five categories of ecosystem services:
Provisioning services: Foods (including seafood and game) and spices; water in all its forms and fuctions; pharmaceutical and industrial products; energy including wind, wave,...
"The Ecosystem Workforce Program is built on the fundamental belief that ecology, economy, and governance are intimately interconnected. We believe that by understanding the relationships between ecological health, economic well-being, and a...
"Ecotrust's mission is to inspire fresh thinking that creates economic opportunity, social equity and environmental well-being. Ecotrust is headquartered in Portland and is a unique organization; it integrates public and private purpose and for-...
"The envision™ Sustainability Rating System uses a set of objective-based goals that will guide the engineer, owner, constructor, regulator and policymaker to provide more effective levels of reliability, resilience, efficiency, organizational...
"Green Communities is a web-based toolkit and planning guide designed to help communities access the tools and information to help them become more sustainable, Green Communities."
The Goals of the Green Communities Program are...
"The Equality Trust is an independent, evidence based campaign working to reduce income inequality in order to improve the quality of life in the UK.
UK income inequality is among the highest in the developed world and evidence shows that this is...
"Research conducted by the University of Oregon Labor Education and Research Center in support of the City of Eugene's Sustainable Business Initiative Task Force City of Eugene Social Equity Indicators identified six workplace indicators and five...
A New York Times project with a site where users can browse local data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, based on samples from 2005 to 2009
Source: Mapping America: Every City, Every Block
A US Green Building Council Resource Page on Green Health and Physical Activity
"Greenroads is a sustainability rating system for roadway design and construction. It is applicable to all roadway projects including new, reconstruction and rehabilitation (even overlays), bridges, you name it. If it is a project where a road is...
"Health Impact Assessment, or HIA, has been defined as "a combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those...
A policy guide for public health practictioners and their partners for creating healthy communities, published by the Michigan Healthy Communities Program
"The Healthy Development Measurement Tool includes a 'checklist' for reviewing how a development may impact community health. The six elements considered are environmental stewardship, sustainable and safe transportation, social cohesion, public...
"Healthy Eating, Active Living (HEAL) promotes equitable access and opportunities to healthy, affordable food and to active living. It examines how health may be affected by the built environment by promoting access to food options and physical...
"Healthy Kids, Healthy Communities is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) whose primary goal is to implement healthy eating and active living policy- and environmental-change initiatives that can support healthier...
"Established in 2006 as the Center for Sustainable Processes and Practices, Portland State University's (PSU) Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) provides leadership, guidance and catalytic investment for students, faculty, and partnerships...
A Planning Advisory Service (PAS) report from the APA entitled Integrating Planning and Public Health: Tools and Strategies To Create Healthy Places is available to APA subscribers. The publication "examines collaborations between planners and...
"The League of Oregon Cities is formed by an intergovernmental agreement among all of Oregon's 242 incorporated cities. The League was founded in 1925 and is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors consisting of four officer positions and 11...
"The LEED for Neighborhood Development Rating System integrates the principles of smart growth, urbanism and green building into the first national system for neighborhood design. LEED for Neighborhood Development is a collaboration...
Published by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), this document is an overview of various LEED initiatives including legislation, executive orders, resolutions, ordinances, policies, and ...
"Livable Place Index, a system for measuring the performance of the company's buildings under three categories Planet, People, and Profit. The Planet category measures environmental impacts of energy use, air and water quality and assesses buildings...
"We are a non-profit, all-volunteer conservation group of more than 45 civic and conservation organizations; local, state and federal agencies; numerous user groups; and local property owners. We are dedicated to preserving the water quality of the...
"The National Rural Assembly is a movement of people and organizations devoted to building a stronger, more vibrant rural America for children, families, and communities. Participants include more than 500 local, regional, and national...
"The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit...
"NRDC is the nation's most effective environmental action group, combining the grassroots power of 1.3 million members and online activists with the courtroom clout and expertise of more than 350 lawyers, scientists and other professionals."...
New Urban Network is dedicated to providing the best news, analysis, and intelligence on compact, mixed-use growth and development available in any medium. We offer free blogs, articles, and links to useful content from around the web, updated daily...
"One Planet Living is a vision of a sustainable world, in which people everywhere can enjoy a high quality of life within the productive capacity of the planet, with space left for wildlife and wilderness. Organisations around the world are using...
"Since 1973, Oregon has maintained a strong statewide program for land use planning. The foundation of that program is a set of 19 Statewide Planning Goals. The goals express the state's policies on land use and related topics, such as citizen...
Oregon Public Health Institute's mission is to improve the health of Oregonians through advocacy and support of effective public health policy and activities.
We:
Advocate for effective public policy to prevent and resolve health problems and...
"The Oregon Sustainability Board (Board) encourages activities that best sustain, protect and enhance the environment, economy and community for the present and future benefit of Oregonians. The Governor appoints Board members who represent a...
"Planetizen is a public-interest information exchange provided by Urban Insight for the urban planning, design, and development community. It is a one-stop source for urban planning news, commentary, interviews, event coverage, book reviews,...
The webpage of the Planning Commissioners Journal, a publication based out of Burlington, Vermont, PlannersWeb includes a tool to search the PCJ's archives (but you have to pay for articles if you don't have a subscription), a blog addressing common...
"We work to create big and game-changing ideas. Our multi-sector structure systematically brings together business, higher education, nonprofit and municipal leaders to drive a set of next generation urban sustainability initiatives for the...
"Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is a nonprofit planning, design and educational organization dedicated to helping people create and sustain public spaces that build stronger communities."
Source: Project for Public Spaces
"REAs look across an ecoregion to more fully understand ecological conditions and trends; natural and human influences; and opportunities for resource conservation, restoration, and development. They seek to identify important resource values...
A blog with the heading: "Cities, urbanism, and our relationship to the built environment and architecture. remake, redo, reinvestigate, reform, reborn, reinstate, reclaim, regenerate, refurbish, recover, restore, reCities."
"Regenerative Development starts from a radically different perspective -- human environments and activities can and should be engines of positive evolutionary change for all living systems. The path begins with Place."
Source: Regenesis Group...
Regional Equity Atlas is a project to advance equity—the right of every person to have access to opportunities necessary for satisfying essential needs and advancing their well-being—as a key component of the Portland-Vancouver metropolitan...
http://www.nps.gov/ncrc/programs/rtca/
Rogue Advocates (recently merged with the group Friends of Jackson County) is an organization whose mission is to create more livable and sustainable communities in southern Oregon's Rogue Valley region. Through advocacy, education and...
"RVCC is comprised of western rural and local, regional, and national organizations that have joined together to promote balanced conservation-based approaches to the ecological and economic problems facing the West.
RVCC focuses on policy...
Smart growth is development that serves the economy, the community, and the environment. It changes the terms of the development debate away from the traditional growth/no-growth question to “how and where should new development be accommodated?”...
“The ICLEI STAR Community Index is a national, consensus-based framework for gauging the sustainability and livability of U.S. communities…What LEED certification has become for buildings, STAR will become for entire communities.”
Source: ICLEI...
STARS (Sustainable Transportation Analysis and Rating System) is a performance-based planning and rating system helping transportation projects to:
Improve access to jobs/school, housing and goods;
Cut imported petroleum use...
"The Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) is a cross-disciplinary organization at the University of Oregon that seeks to promote education, service, public outreach and research on the design and development of sustainable cities."
source: http://sci...
http://codesproject.asu.edu/
The Dirt is a website administered by the group Spreading Roots, Spring Forth (SRSF) with a mission to "strengthen connections between people and the environment," with a focus on the Greater Portland Area. "SRSF educates the general public and...
"The Intertwine has united a broad coalition of public agencies, private businesses and nonprofits to celebrate, protect and improve this network of outdoor places and trails. As partners in what is called The Intertwine Alliance, we check our...
"The Natural Step sustainability framework enables project teams to plan to a precisely described vision of true sustainability, using a systematic methodology that has been tested and proven on dozens of projects. Cities, town and communities...
"The Value of Green Infrastructure" provides a framework to help communities measure and value the air quality, energy use, and many other benefits that green infrastructure provides. It allows communities to more accurately compare different...
The Tualatin Valley Water District (TVWD) provides water to over 200,000 people in Washington County and parts of Beaverton, Hillsboro and Tigard. TVWD is also a partner of the Partners for a Sustainable Washington County Community (PSWCC).
Source:...
"The Urban Greenspaces Institute works to create great cities-cities where the built and natural environments are interwoven, not set apart. We promote the integration of urban green infrastructure-parks, trails, streams and wetlands, fish and...
"Members of ULI are community builders -- the people who develop and re-develop neighborhoods, business districts and communities.
ULI members are bankers, elected officials, public servants, academics, builders, developers, nonprofits, architects,...
USGBC Research Publications:Selected resources for research on green building attributes and issues.
Source: USGBC
http://www.wallowacountychamber.com/
"The WCI is a collaboration of independent jurisdictions who commit to work together to identify, evaluate, and implement policies to tackle climate change at a regional level. Other US states, Canadian provinces, Mexican states and tribes that...
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