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intermittentsections),applyingtrafficcalmingretrofitstosuchselectareas,and/orbuildinggrade- <br />separatedpedestriancrossingstructures. <br />Viablecommunitiesaregreatlyenhancedbyneighborhoodcentersthatfostera <br />Advantages: <br />senseofplaceandcommonneighborhoodactivityandinteraction;centersare <br />vitalinpreservingthecommunityÕsplacenameandthusitsheritage <br />Thebuiltconfigurationofpresentcommercialcentersandabuttingstreetsdonot <br />Challenges: <br />lendthemselvestosupportingviableneighborhoodcenters;capitalinfrastructure <br />coststoremoveÒbarriersÓtoviableneighborhoodcenterscouldbehigh <br />TheCityiscurrentlydevelopingÒinfillÓstrategies <br />OptionNo.4:NeighborhoodInfillStrategiesÐ <br />plansandpoliciesfortheEugeneasawhole.InEugeneandinothercommunitiesaround <br />OregonandelsewherethepracticalapplicationofÒbuildingup,insteadofoutÓisoftenresistedin <br />reactiontoperceivedhigherdensities,ÒincompatibleÓhousingstyles,trafficimpacts,andother <br />issues.Carefulplanningandsitedesigncanhelpinmitigatingsuchconcerns,whileattracting <br />newresidents,businessesandinvestmentthatmayhelprevitalizethetwocommunities. <br />Communitiescanbegreatlyenhancedbynewresidents,businesses,and <br />Advantages: <br />building;gradualinfillcanhavelessoverallimpacttoexistingcommunity <br />characterthanmajornewdevelopmentsormarketdrivenincreasesinhousing <br />densityandpopulationpermittedbygeneralzoningupgrades;infilldevelopment <br />canbeÒdirectedÓtoÒclustersÓwhereabuttingstreets,designguidelinesandprior <br />developmentfacilitatebetterintegrationintotheneighborhood <br />TheÒsumÓofneighborhoodbyneighborhoodinfillstrategiesmaybecounterto <br />Challenges: <br />overallCitydensitygoalsandrequirements;evenrelativelymodestinfill <br />developmentmaygenerateconcernsaboutcommunityruralorsuburbanvalues <br />beinglost;inthenewworldofMeasure37ÒtakingsÓissuesitmaybemore <br />difficulttolimitinfill. <br />WhatAnotherCommunityHasDone <br />Withrespecttoneighborhoodnodesisnotablefortheseemingly <br />,theCityofPortland,Oregon <br />rd <br />ÒspontaneousÓemergenceofmanyvibrantneighborhoodcenters(NW23,Clinton,Alberta,Hawthorne, <br />Belmont,andNorthMississippi).Theserevitalizedneighborhoodnodeshavecommoncharacteristics <br />suchasrelativelynarrowprimarycommercialstreets,andaviablestockofarchitecturallyinteresting <br />commercialstructuresbuiltclosetothestreet(andmoreorlesscontiguouswitheachother--oftenfor <br />severalblocks).NeithertheRiverRoadarterialnorBeltlineRoadfitthisprofile.Anotherinteresting <br />characteristicofPortlandÕssuccessisthat,whiletheCityofPortlandandthePortlandDevelopment <br />Commissionhavehadimportantroles,manyoftheserevitalizationshavetakenholdwithoutsignificant <br />(oratleastprimary)governmentinterventionorinvolvement. <br />RiverRoad/SantaClaraCommunityTransitionProject27 <br />TransitionandHeritageWhitePaperMay2006 <br /> <br />