The Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities program aims to reduce climate pollution, provide more transportation and housing choices, and promote 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).
Grants AvailableDLCD is offering grants to help implement the Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communites (CFEC) program. Cities and counties can apply for assistance with:
- Zoning and development code audits and amendments for walkability to meet the standards in Oregon Administrative Rule 660-012-0330
- Parking reform and management
- Market studies to refine locations and sizes for climate-friendly areas
- Amending zoning maps and development regulations for climate-friendly areas
- Equitable engagement, including work with disability consultants
- Transportation system planning
- Other CFEC-related work
No local match is required beyond staff time to participate in the project. Grants can be used to reimburse local planning staff, to contract with consultants through a local procurement process, or to receive assistance from consultants through contracts managed by DLCD staff.
Full proposals are due January 23, 2024.
DLCD strongly encourages cities and counties to submit a pre-application concept before applying. To pre-apply, send a paragraph describing initial thoughts on the proposed work to
DLCD.CFEC@dlcd.oregon.gov. While not mandatory, this will give DLCD staff an opportunity to help applicants with preparing a full proposal.
Overview and Program Basics
Oregon is striving to meet statutory goals and policy 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 course correct, 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 current rules are available on the Secretary of State's web page (Division 8, Division 12, and Division 44.)
A printable version of the Transportation Planning Rules (TPR) can be found here for convenience only
TPR
For official rules rely on the Secretary of State's web page.
More background on the rulemaking process.
To help communities implement this program, staff will post resources on this page as they are developed. ODOT's web site has additional assistance resources.
CFEC and Housing
The CFEC program works closely with our housing programs.
Office Hours
Office hours, drop-in sessions for local governments and other parties to ask questions about the CFEC program to DLCD and ODOT staff, are scheduled:
Climate-Friendly Area Studies
Once received, Climate-Friendly Area Studies will be posted here for public comment. Comments should be sent to dlcd.cfec@dlcd.oregon.gov by the date posted.
Climate-Friendly Areas Guidance and Assistance
Parking Reform Guidance and Assistance
Alternative Dates and Exemptions
Rules Language
A printable version of the Transportation Planning Rules (TPR) can be found here for convenience only
TPR Plain Language Topic Summaries
Background Materials
E-mail Updates and General Information
Subscribe to email updates about this implementation work, including when resources are published, question and answer sessions, and more.
The department filed the permanent Climate-Friendly and Equitable Communities rules adopted by the commission with the Secretary of State in July, 2022, and they are now in effect. Though petitions for judicial review have been filed, the rules remain in effect unless and until the Court of Appeals declares a rule invalid.
The department believes all rules were adopted in accordance with applicable rulemaking procedures. Communities should be implementing the rules according to the timing established in the rules.
The department is eager to assist communities in implementing the rules and has grant money and assistance that must be used this biennium. Given rules timelines, Oregon's housing crisis, and the increasing cost and urgency of climate disruption, communities should begin this work.
Local Government Program Pages
As communities work on the climate-friendly and equitable communities program, many have set up program-specific web pages. Links: