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<br />Five Local Businesses Set to Jumpstart Sustainability <br />Active Business Development Fund loan program companies recently volunteered to participate in a <br />program to jumpstart sustainability for their business. On Wednesday, May 17, Green Gear (Bike <br />Friday), Plaza Latina, Peace Investments, Mazzi’s, and Harlequin Beads & Jewelry will meet with Josh <br />Proudfoot of Good Company for the introductory group session on sustainability issues and the business <br />assessment process. Under contract with the City of Eugene, Good Company will then meet individually <br />with each company to assess operations, product/service lifecycle, and marketing. The process will <br />conclude with Good Company’s concrete, feasible, and observable action steps to improve sustainability <br />for each company. <br /> <br />Good Company will present results of the program to other companies in a two-hour workshop co- <br />sponsored by the City and the Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce. The first half of the workshop will <br />consist of a brief introduction to sustainability issues, the assessment process, and the assessment tool. <br />The second half will be for review of the program results to bridge the gap from concept to application. <br />Look for this class to be offered by the Chamber of Commerce in September. <br /> <br />The demonstration program and subsequent class is supported with City funds provided for sustainable <br />economic development. (Good Company is a local research and consulting firm that helps clients <br />measure, manage, and market their social and environmental performance.) For more information, <br />contact Mike Sullivan at the Community Development Division, 682-5448, or e-mail <br />mike.c.sullivan@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />City Design Topic of Public Lecture Series <br />The City of Eugene, University of Oregon School of <br />Architecture and Allied Arts, Lane Transit District, and <br />Oregon Transportation and Growth Management <br />Program/TGM are partnering with the American Institute of <br />Architects Southwestern Oregon Chapter and the American <br />Society of Landscape Architects Willamette Valley Section to <br />present a public lecture series on city design. <br /> <br />At 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, at 182 Lillis Hall on the <br />? <br /> <br />UO campus, Dan Solomon will speak on “Rich Admire <br />Richard Meier: Whatever Happened to Modernity?” Dan Solomon is the principal of Solomon-ETC <br />and author of Global City Blues and Rebuilding. His firm has designed award-winning projects <br />across the country that incorporate environmental sustainability, socio-economic diversity, and <br />transportation efficiency. From discrete buildings to large-scale master plans, he shows how <br />architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design work together to create more livable cities. <br />th <br />This will be the 13 annual McKeown Memorial Lecture in Landscape Architecture. <br /> <br />On Thursday, May 25, at 7 p.m. at the UO Baker Center, 975 High Street, Paul Crawford will address <br />? <br /> <br />“Shaping the Public Realm: The Role of Form Based Codes.” Municipalities across the country are <br />recognizing that traditional zoning codes do not support the types of buildings and open spaces <br />appropriate in today’s transit-oriented developments. They have replaced these outdated rules with <br />form based codes in an effort to regulate the form of development necessary to support a safe and <br />vibrant public life. Crawford will discuss recent applications of this new zoning concept and its <br />applicability to projects that support livability and transportation choices. <br /> <br />On Wednesday, June 7, at 7 p.m. at the UO Baker Center, Elizabeth Macdonald will speak on <br />? <br /> <br />“Building Multi-Way Boulevards.” The City of Eugene is considering proposals for Franklin <br />Boulevard that can accommodate transit, increased vehicle capacities, and an improved pedestrian <br />environment. Multi-way boulevards are one tested approach that can meet these diverse demands. <br />Elizabeth Macdonald, a professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University <br />of California at Berkeley and the co-author of The Boulevard Book, will share her research and <br />practical experience in designing and building multi-way boulevards. <br /> <br />All lectures are free and open to the public. For more information, call Allen Lowe in Planning and <br />Development at 682-5113, Rob Inerfeld in Public Works at 682-5343, or the UO at 346-1999. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />May 11, 2006 <br />