{"id":5135,"date":"2014-03-24T14:17:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-24T21:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/sustainability\/blog\/?p=5135"},"modified":"2014-03-24T14:17:24","modified_gmt":"2014-03-24T21:17:24","slug":"top-indicators-help-with-tracking-oregons-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/ecologue\/2014\/03\/24\/top-indicators-help-with-tracking-oregons-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"TOP Indicators help with Tracking Oregon\u2019s Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Newly released by the Oregon Community Foundation and the OSU Rural Studies Program, Tracking Oregon\u2019s Progress, or TOP Indicators are a new addition to the <a href=\"http:\/\/oregonstate.us6.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=e7802740dd9247a7304ecf867&amp;id=a52e2b87ff&amp;e=da16fc4227\" target=\"_blank\">Oregon Explorer and Rural Communities Explorer\u2019s Communities Reporter Tool<\/a>.\u00a0 They are aimed at helping understand trends in Oregon\u2019s economy, people and communities and environment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left;margin-left: 10px;margin-right: 10px\" title=\"Institute for Natural  Resources logo\" src=\"http:\/\/oregonstate.edu\/inr\/sites\/default\/files\/icons_general_inr_ous\/inr-black-green-logo-120.jpg\" alt=\"Institute for Natural Resources logo\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The TOP indicators include 89 metrics from 1990 to 2011 across all  counties in the state.\u00a0 They were selected to reflect state priorities  as expressed in the Oregon Benchmarks (now discontinued) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/COO\/TEN\/Pages\/index.aspx\">Governor&#8217;s 10-year Plan for Oregon<\/a>. A 2014 State TOP  report (Weber et al.) that is accessible from the site reveals the following 20-year trends:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oregon&#8217;s economy has grown based on increases in population and number of jobs, but inequality persists<\/li>\n<li>Poverty rates have increased, especially for children<\/li>\n<li>Oregonians have become better educated and are healthier, but some groups lag behind<\/li>\n<li>Oregonians have reduced solid waste<\/li>\n<li>Timber harvests have declined by nearly 50%<\/li>\n<li>Air pollution continues to expose sensitive groups to unhealthy air<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These trends and others can be generated and compared for each of  Oregon&#8217;s counties using the Communities Reporter Tool. The TOP  indicators project was sponsored by The Oregon Community<br \/>\nFoundation, OSU (Rural Studies Program, Extension  Service,and Libraries &amp; Press), and the Ford Family Foundation.  Institute for Natural Resources is in on-going conversations with the  Oregon State University Rural Studies Program, Oregon Community  Foundation, Oregon Department of Administrative Services, Portland State  University, and Metro to see if the reporting of TOP indicators can be  an on-going collaborative program that continues the legacy of the  Oregon Benchmarks.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the Rural Communities Explorer, check out this video!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newly released by the Oregon Community Foundation and the OSU Rural Studies Program, Tracking Oregon\u2019s Progress, or TOP Indicators are a new addition to the Oregon Explorer and Rural Communities Explorer\u2019s Communities Reporter Tool.\u00a0 They are aimed at helping understand trends in Oregon\u2019s economy, people and communities and environment. 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