How we travel, where we live
Will Oregon take action for more climate-friendly and equitable communities?
Did you know? In Deschutes County, over 50% of daily car trips are less than 3 miles in length. How many of these trips could be made without a car, if good and safe networks for pedestrians and bicyclists were more readily available?
Many people in this community are ready to walk, bike, or roll around town. Oregon has the chance to make big moves to foster more bike and pedestrian-friendly cities here in Central Oregon.
We have one week left
Traffic congestion can be minimized with efforts to bolster other transportation options and planning for cities with shorter commutes.
For over 2 years, we’ve been working with local partners, cities, and community members to ensure the state adopts rules that create more climate-friendly and equitable communities in Oregon - and in doing so tackle climate change in real and urgently needed ways.
Oregon launched this rulemaking process “to transform Oregon’s communities to be safe, equitable, sociable, and pleasant places where driving is not required, and the amount of driving is reduced.” These rules place tackling climate change, providing more affordable housing options, and creating more equitable transportation choices at the center of how our cities are planned, built, and funded.
Now, the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) is set to adopt the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities Rules at their July hearing.
Will we get the strong, clear, and timely rules Oregonians need and are ready for? We have until the record closes on July 1 to say “Yes!”
You can help!
Oregonians are ready for climate-friendly and equitable communities, but we need all the support we can get to carry this transformative work across the finish line. A great way to support is to send a comment directly to LCDC asking them to adopt these crucial rules permanently.
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