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LookingForward <br />AftertwoyearsofworkingintheRiverRoadandSantaClaracommunities,the <br />Conclusions <br />TransitionTeamhasdrawnanumberofconclusions. <br />Futureplanning,negotiations,anddiscussionsinRiverRoadandSantaClarawill <br />likelycontinueinadistrustfulclimate.Asothershavefound,therearefewexamplesin <br />Eugeneofhighlysuccessful,collaborativeprocesses,particularlyoncomplexissues. <br />Tomoveforward,thelevelofdistrustmustbelessenedtogivecreativeideasan <br />opportunitytogerminate.Someresidentsseemweddedmoretothechallengesfacing <br />theRR/SCarea,ratherthanengagedinconsensusbuildingandproblemsolving. <br />AstheOspreyGroupnoted,itisimportanttoengagetheÒradicalmiddleÓÐcitizens <br />whoarewellrespected,civicminded,whobringobviouscredibilityandstrong <br />commitmenttothecommunity. <br />Inthisregard,astatisticallyvalid,broadpublicopinionsurveyshouldbeconductedto <br />ensurethatviewsofalargesectorofresidentsarecapturedwithrespecttoissuesof <br />concerntotheRiverRoad/SantaClaracommunities.Withoutabroadoutreachand <br />opinionsurvey,thefutureofthetransitionprocessisvulnerabletobeingunduly <br />influencedbyasmall,vocal,andwell-organizedgroupofactivistsintheRR/SCareas. <br />RIVERROAD/SANTACLARA <br />TRANSITIONPROJECT <br />31 <br />