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Video links to live streams of Arnold's Cogan "Role of Planning in the Future of Oregon" Forum series. These will be updated monthly:

Land Use Planning in Oregon 9/28/07
Arnold Cogan introduced the forum series with a discussion of the challenges likely to be facing planners as they embark on their professional careers.

State Land Use Goal 1, Citizen Invovlement 10/26/07
Elaine Cogan, Arnold's wife and a principal in the firm of Cogan Owens Cogan. Elaine a specialist on the subject of public involvement, discuss es new techniques available now that were not envisioned 30 years ago when the Oregon land use program began. Are these techniques adequate for the challenges ahead and, if not, what changes should be considered?

Where Does Land Use Planning Go From Here? 11/30/07
With the November election deciding the fate of Ballot Measure 49 behind us, what now is the direction Land Use Planning will take in Oregon? Bob Stacey, AICP, Director of 1000 Friends of Oregon and Lane Shetterly who recently left his position as Director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development discuss the Big Look effort authorized by the 2005 Legislature and cut back by the 2007 session, as well as the continued efforts by the property rights movement to curtail the role of the state land use program.

Global Warming: What Can Planners Do About It? 1/25/08
Guest speakers are Michael Armstrong, Deputy Director of the Portland Office of Sustainable Development, and Mike Burnett, Director of the Oregon Climate Trust. They discuss what Oregon in general and planners, in particular, should do to prepare our communities and regions for the dramatic changes we can expect from the impacts of climate change. We will hear about the changes that must take place in the way we plan our cities and other urban places and what can we learn from other states and countries.

Needed: Creative and Bold Leadership! How does this affect planners? 2/29/2008
This forum will focus on the need for creative and bold leadership, particularly in the public sector. Joining us are Steve Clark, President of the Portland Tribune and member of the Oregon Land Use Big Look Task Force, and Tom Hughes, Mayor of the City of Hillsboro. Many believe there is a desperate need for leadership at all levels of government. Our speakers will discuss how this is affecting our quality of life here and how we can recruit, find or train the leaders we need. They will speak about the important role leaders play in planning for livable places, building/rebuilding infrastructure, preserving open spaces and making it possible for future generations to thrive and grow.

How does sustainability complement the practice of planning?4/4/2008

Guest speakers: Tim Smith, Director of Urban Design and Planning for SERA Architects, and Bob Wise, Senior Manager at Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC, and Director of sustainability programs for Team Oregon, a multi-disciplinary consulting firm specializing in sustainability services overseas. They will explore how the principles of sustainability can be applied to the field of planning. To be discussed: the triple bottom line of sustainable development of economic opportunity, environmental quality and social equity and its potential for transforming traditional planning into a more effective discipline for the 21st Century.

Why infrastructure is an important element of regional planning 4/25/2008.
Guest speakers: Robin McArthur, AICP, Metro Regional Planning Director, and Ted Kyle, Capacity Program Manager of Water Environment Services for Clackamas County. To be discussed: Advancing the state of the art of infrastructure planning from its current piecemeal approach to one that is more regionally based. While this applies to large, expensive facilities such as highways, water systems and sewer projects, it is also important for smaller facilities such as parks, schools, libraries and other public buildings. A possible model to consider is the current study underway at Metro.

Status Report on the Big Look
Guest Speaker: John Fregonese, President of Fregonese Associates. Mr. Fregonese is the manager of the consulting team working with the Big Look Task Force charged with identifying the most appropriate approach for land use planning in Oregon over the next several decades. He will describe the reasons for the study and its findings to date. The work will be completed by the end of 2008.

How will the poor economy affect state and local government in Oregon? 10/31/08
Guest speaker is Joseph Cortright, an economist with Impressa, a Portland consulting firm. Joe is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution and the chief economic analyst for the Oregon Business Plan. He is an advisor to state and local governments, private businesses, foundations and advocacy groups in more than a dozen states, Canada and Europe. With the economy in dire financial straits, he will discuss the significant challenges facing planners and others in federal, state and local agencies who are feeling the pinch. In addition, he will provide his insights on the changes needed if governments in the Portland region are to continue providing needed services and facilities.

A month after the election--what does it all mean?
Guest speaker will be Russ Dondero, who has been an adjunct professor of political science at PSU since 2005. Russ received his B.A. in political science from Whitman, an M.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota and a PhD. from the U of M. He is Professor Emerit us in the Department of Politics and Government at Pacific University where he taught for 31 years. He will discuss the impact on Oregon and local policies of the presidential and congressional elections, legislative and local government races, as well as key ballot measures. The emphasis will be on how all this affects planners and public officials, why voters made the choices they did and likely results.


What's happening with the Big Look?
Guest speaker: John Evans, Oregon Big Look Managerwith the state Department of Land Conservation and Development. He willdiscuss the current status of the Big Look program and action that can be expectedfrom the current session of the Oregon Legislature.  Presented by Arnold Cogan, FAICP, Planner-in-Residence in the Nohad A. ToulanSchool of Urban Studies and Planning


How What People Think Effects Planners


How what peoplethink affects Planners? Adam Davis, a pollster with the firm ofDavis, Hibbits and Midgdall will discuss attitudes of Oregonians on issues thataffect planners and public policy. Presented by Arnold Cogan, FAICP, Planner-in-Residence in the Nohad A. ToulanSchool of Urban Studies and Planning

 

 

May 1, 2009
Guest Speakers:  David Siegel, FAICP, is a seniorplanner and project manager for Otak with over 30 years of experience in  public and private sector planning.  Dave recently completed his term as Presidentof the American Planning Association.   JoeDills, AICP, has more than 29 years of professional experience and isOtak's principal for public services planning. He specializes in land use planning, public involvement, transportationand growth management.

They will speak with us about their current work on aneight-month planning process for the Abu Dhabi Metro Area of the United Arab Emirates.  The Otak team is designing a spatialdevelopment management program to ensure that current and future growth complieswith its sustainable vision for 2030. 


Designating Urban& Rural Reserves in the Portland Metropolitan Region                                                 

 May 22, 2009
Guest Speaker:  John Williams, Land Use PlanningManager for Metro.  John will discussthis complex project and the challenges and opportunities involved inlong-range regional planning. Today the Metro region is at a defining moment in whichimportant long term decisions will determine the shape and size of cities,towns and rural landscapes for years to come. Clackamas, Multnomah andWashington counties and Metro are leading an innovative regional process toidentify land for future urban development and protect farms, forests andnatural areas for the next half century. Urban reserves will be designated byMetro on lands currently outside the urban growth boundary that are suitablefor accommodating urban development over the next 40 to 50 years. Ruralreserves will be designated by each county on lands outside the current urbangrowth boundary that are high value working farms and forests or have importantnatural features like rivers, wetlands, buttes and floodplains. These areaswill be protected from urbanization for the next 40 to 50 years.