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Glossary' <br />The words and phrases below are defined as used in the context of the Envision Eugene Comprehensive <br />Plan. <br />Business incubator. An organization that provides services such as operating space, mentoring, <br />networking, management training and shared administrative needs with the goal of fostering <br />companies through a startup phase to the point where they can thrive independently. <br />City. Where the word City is capitalized, it refers to the City of Eugene as a governing body and <br />organization. Where the word city is not capitalized, it refers to the physical or social community <br />of Eugene. <br />Core commercial areas. Long established commercial areas that accommodate a majority of the <br />large-scale retail businesses in Eugene. These areas are typically located along or at intersections <br />of major arterial streets and are identified on the Key Corridors and Core Commercial Areas map <br />in the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan. <br />Development ready or Ready for development. A term used to categorize land supply within the <br />urban growth boundary that has urban services and is free of regulatory barriers to <br />development. <br />Industry cluster. A group of businesses that are concentrated in a geographic area, and benefit from <br />a corresponding concentration of suppliers, talent and associated institutions, as well as <br />intangible benefits like culture (e.g. brewery cluster that benefits from strengths in local <br />agriculture, water, market, culture and regional reputation). <br />Key corridors. The six corridors — Highway 99, River Road, Coburg Road, South Willamette, Franklin <br />Boulevard, and West 11th Avenue —that are intended to have frequent transit service <br />connecting downtown to numerous core commercial areas. See Key Corridors and Core <br />Commercial Areas Map in the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan. <br />Underutilized sites. Properties that are vacant, or partially vacant with low value or low intensity <br />development, where the land use regulations allow for significantly greater entitlements. <br />° For additional terms related to other adopted policies and regulations, see Glossaries in the City of Eugene <br />Municipal Code and the Eugene Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan. <br />Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan I July 2017 a-1 <br />