ANNOUNCEMENT OF WINTER TERM, 2008,

FORUMS ON THE ROLE FOR PLANNING

IN THE FUTURE OF OREGON

Presented by Arnold Cogan, FAICP, Planner-in-Residence in the Nohad A. Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning
Two forums will be held in room 303 of the Urban Center from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on the last Friday of January and February. Specific dates, topics and speakers are as follows:

• January 25--This session will be devoted to the issue of global warming. Guest speakers are Michael Armstrong, Deputy Director of the Portland Office of Sustainable Development, and Mike Burnett, Director of the Oregon Climate Trust. They will 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.

• February 29—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.

Three additional forums planned for spring term will consider sustainability, infrastructure and land use choices facing Oregon. All forums will be webcast live and archived for future viewing. Our expectation is that each event will stimulate spirited conversation, focus our expectations on the role of planning in the future and provide students, faculty and others attending with new insights.

For more information, please contact Arnold Cogan at: 503-225-0192

• Strengthening the ties between the MURP program and the planning profession

• Providing students with both mentoring and career advice;

• Creating a conduit for practicing planners to connect with the MURP program and the Toulan School.

The Planner in Residence is appointed for a two-year term, and is able to develop their own program of activities, research, and service consistent with the aims for the position. This has included but is not limited to participation in the planning practice elements of the MURP curriculum, serving as a guest speaker in classes, providing “short” courses on aspects of practice (project management, writing, career planning) essential to success in the field but best treated in a workshop rather than course format, and the creation in 2007 of the Forum on the Role for Planning in the Future of Oregon. In all cases, we seek an innovative focus on practice, and the presence for practice within the MURP program

During Academic years 2005-06 and 2006-07, Sumner Sharpe, Ph.D., FAICP, served as inaugural Planner in Residence. Sumner is a senior consultant associated with Parametrix’s Portland office.Prior to joining Parametrix, he was Office Director for the Portland office of Pacific Rim Resources, a partner with Cogan Sharpe Cogan, a Professor of Urban Studies and Planning/Portland State University, executive director of a non-profit agency, a planning staff member for city and regional planning agencies in the Portland region, and served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand. (Group 1) He has been active in the American Planning Association (APA) – serving twice as Oregon Chapter President, a Commissioner and President of the American Institute of Certified Planners, and a board member of the American Planning Association. He is the recipient of both state and national distinguished service awards from the APA. He served as Vice Chair of the Vancouver WA Planning Commission and a member of the Portland Metropolitan Human relations Commission. Sumner educational background includes: AB in Geography (honors) from Dartmouth College, Master’s in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University, post-graduate study at the London School of Economics, and a PhD. in Urban Planning from the University of Washington.

In the fall of 2007, Arnold Cogan, FAICP, Principal in the firm of Cogan Owens Cogan, and the first director of the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development began serving in that position

Arnold Cogan, a principal in Cogan Owens Cogan, LLC, is well respected nationally for his more than 40 years professional experience in the fields of policy planning, public involvement, intergovernmental relations, and public policy dispute resolution. He was Oregon's first planning coordinator under Governor Tom McCall, first director of the state Department of Land Conservation and Development and first planning director for the Port of Portland. He is on the Public Policy Dispute Resolution roster of the Oregon Department of Justice and also on rosters to mediate environmental, transportation and public policy disputes for the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution. He is a member of the first class of the College of Fellows of the American Institute of Certified Planners. The Oregon Chapter of the American Planning Association honored him with an award of Distinguished Leadership in the Planning Profession. Cogan chaired the Board of Directors of Pioneer Courthouse Square and the Professional Design Review Group to the Oregon Capitol Planning Commission. He is former vice-chair, Oregon Environmental Quality Commission and past board member of the Portland City Club.
He is a popular commentator and writer on planning and related issues.

For more information on this position, the role for the Planner in Residence in the MURP program, and/or to express interest in serving as the Planner in Residence in the future, please contact Ethan Seltzer, Director of the Toulan School of Urban Studies and Planning, seltzere@pdx.edu.

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.