The Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities program aims to reduce climate pollution, provide more transportation and housing choices, and promote more equitable land use planning outcomes.
The program strengthens Oregon's transportation and housing planning in regions with populations over 50,000 people (Albany, Bend, Corvallis, Eugene/Springfield, Grants Pass, Medford/Ashland, Portland Metro, and Salem/Keizer).
Background and Program Basics
Oregon strives to meet statutory goals and policies to reduce climate pollution, including the roughly 36% of climate pollution that comes from transportation. Unfortunately, Oregon is off-track in our efforts to reduce how often and how far Oregonians have to drive to meet their daily needs.
To correct our course, the Land Conservation and Development Commission updated Oregon's Transportation Planning Rules and related administrative rules. After two years of extensive community engagement, the commission adopted the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities program on July 21, 2022, and subsequently adopted corrections, clarifications, and adjustments.
The Climate-Friendly and Equitable communiites program is part of the Every Mile Counts four-agency initiative.
Local Support and Grants
DLCD and ODOT are supporting communities to implement the CFEC program, ODOT's website has additional assistance resources.
The Housing Connection
The CFEC program works to increase housing choice.
Rules
To help communities implement this program, staff will post resources on this page as they are developed. ODOT's website has additional assistance resources.
Central Lane Scenario Plan
The cities of Eugene, Springfield, Coburg, and Lane County, working through a regional process, have updated the Central Lane Scenario Plan (www.oregon.gov/lcd/CL/Documents/Central_Lane_Scn_Pln_Amd_062025.pdf) to meet updated planning requirements in Oregon Administrative Rules chapter 660, division 044. The department will be reviewing the plan for compliance with applicable rules. The department received the following objection to the scenario plan - Central Lane scenario plan objection
A climate-friendly area (CFA) is a mixed-use area with housing, jobs, businesses, and services located near one another. Climate-friendly areas allow residents, employees, and visitors to meet more of their daily needs with shorter and fewer driving trips.
A climate-friendly area is a mixed-use area with housing, jobs, businesses, and services located near one another. Climate-friendly areas allow residents, employees, and visitors to meet more of their daily needs with shorter and fewer driving trips.
CFA Guidance
CFA Studies
Public Engagement
The CFEC program works to improve equitable outcomes for Oregonians. Visit the department's Equitable Engagement Toolkit landing page to see all of our resources.
Parking Reform Guidance and Assistance
Many Oregon cities face parking challenges, often related to availability in and around their downtown. Parking reform and management can address these challenges and provide more housing, help businesses thrive, reduce climate pollution, and improve transportation safety. We have published guidance and assitance documents.
Walkable Design Standards
The Walkable Design Standards Guidebook aims to help cities and counties update their development and zoning codes to ensure development supports people walking. It includes model code language communities may use to implement Oregon Administrative Rule 660-012-0330, which requires updates of land use regulations to improve urban design. The guidebook provides visual examples of various aspects of walkability and then provides corresponding development standards to achieve desired outcomes.
Reporting
Local governments are required to submit annual reports on their progress, due May 31 each year. Most years minor reports are due; some years major reports are due.
Major reports received for the 2023 reporting year:
Minor reports received for the 2024 reporting year:
Minor reports received for the 2023 reporting year:
E-mail Updates
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