PAGE 20 LAND USE CONTINUED FROM PAGE 17 AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PLANNERS, Chapter Newsletter c/o Mid Willamette Valley Council of Governments Room 305 Civic Center Salem, Or. 97 301 August-Sept. issue. Article by Tom McCall on Energy and Planning. see also Audio visual, GUIDES (page 15), Water (MEDIA ) CABLE TV. On Sept. 12, the Portland City Council voted 5 to 0 passing an ordinance which requests permission to seek proposals for a city cable communications sys ~ tem and to negotiate with Multnomah County for a Metropolitan Communications Authority to administer the system. Last spring the Citizens Cable Study Committee drew up their design of the system· which features home subscriber entertainment; cable providing public information and public access to television as well as a closed system cable to link such institutions as hospitals, schools and government agencies. Bid requests will go o~t in October and will be ana-· lyzed three months later. In six months the city council will vote on whether or not to accept a particular bid proposal. Interested parties should contact Kennon McKee at 248-4128. OREGON CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIVE MEDIA A newly formed group concerned with the public service performance of local television and radio broadcasters in such areas as public affairs, public service announcements, editorials and news reporting. This fall, in anticipation of Federal Communications Commis-- sion review of station renewal applications, the group is performing; a citizen evaluation of the public service performance of local television broadcasters, and will publicize the results. Interested persons should call in Portland, 2280666. Portland Youth Communications Inc. 4760 N Lombard. 283-2591 Portland, Or. To publish a tabloid size newspaper in late September.. Ann Shimmin, editor. Begitfning amatuer r~dio ~curse. Grade 7_,and up. :prt;pa,rn;tio.n for Novice License Exam. Call OMSI for details.· Z24-950Q COMMUNITY FOCUS, an experimental project in community video telecp~unic;:atipn, , funded by program IMPACT throug,h .Title I higher .education monies, has been producing. ha.~f inc.h v~deq tape programs on the Corbett-Terwilliger Lair Hill area, and b,roadcasting these p·rograms twice monthly over King Video cable. Upcoming is a s'eries of twelve KPTV shows in cooperation with .the Neighborhood Law Institute at Lewis' and Clark School of Law, assist~d in part by the :8nvironmental Educatio~ Center. The KPTV programs on neighborhoods will be aired once a month on Sundays at 9:30pm. Watch your program listings or contact 228-3532. see also Participation, Audio-visual ~ETWORKS_ ) The Av.ocado Excha:nge 203 HUB' University of Washington 543-4375 ' I The Avocado Exchange is an opportunity for peo})le to express their needs; .rerources, desir~s, interest.~ or, shells through an open telephone exchange. You ca.n register with the exchange b,y calling 543-43'75 24 hours a day~ The information regist~red in the exchange is ·printed once a quarter in the University of Washington Daily. Roster of Environmental Reso~rce Persons ·! ;\ . ' I II. pre pared by the Insti~~te for Environrnent;:tl Studies. .Unive rsity of Washington:,. ~eattle, WN 98195.· Oct. 1973,_70 ..pp. The roster was .c.ompiled to provide. the regional comz:nunity with information regarding ·sources of kno.w:ledge in a broad spe-ctrum of environmen.tal fields and.make the.acq:demic expertise ·of the University .(of Washington) more accessible to the general public. 'i \ ' SE:A-KING ..; Clearing house for environmental ·.' information funded.by King County , Neighborhood You~h Corps. \ 206-344-7690 30l Smith Tower Bldg. Seattle, W N~ 9.8~04 OCTOBER, 1974 The Couzens Machine, a Computerized Learning Exchange Center for Research on Learning and Teaching University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Report compiled by Ken Davis & Richard Libengood. D~veloped for the residents of Couzens Hall, a dormitory of the University of Michigan. Organized as a collective within the framework of a course and supported by an instructional development grant, the Couzens Machine provided over 400 residents with information on (1) other residents who shared the recipients 1 interests, (2) upcoming events in the Ann Arbor area and (3) misc. i,tems such as cafeteria hours, typing, haircutting, laundry service. N~tworks for Research and Educa~ tion. Ed~ by Greenberg et al. ~T Press, May 1974. $12.50 Co'ver1s computers and other intef-university information ex~ ~hange techniques. (Synergy Access) New'World Communications PO Box E Mr'T Branch PO ·Cambridge, MA. 02139 A centralized broadsheet distribution. You pay $1. 00 plus 4f per word or special price for flyer enclosure. $$ to be on subscription list. OPEN, NW Information Network 1615 NE 63rd Seattle, Wn. 98ll5 524-9312 A listing of 3500 groups and individuals interested in sources and uses of energy, alternative futures. media, agriculture and technology. Information packets available that include lists of individuals and groups working in ,areas of shelter, farming, video, alternative sources of enez:gy, ~ru~dia. For requests send at least $1. 00 donation and self-stamped envelope. Learning Exchanges, Ken Davis so¢ from.Futures Conditional Box 1531 Wickenberg, AZ 85358 -~ directory to 42 learning exchanges in the United States. see also Agriculture-Food, Media, Social Services
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