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Will all mixed-us c nters look the · Include a variety of small public parks or plazas <br />within their boundaries, and whenever possible, <br />same? connect with larger public open spaces at their <br /> edges. <br />No two streets, neighborhoods, or centers will be <br />identical. There is no one-s~ze-fits-all solution or <br />pattern for mixed-use development. Although mixed- <br />use areas will differ in their look, feel, and function, all '~:;~ <br />mixed-use centers will: <br /> · Contain a variety of compatible uses and services ~' <br /> that reduce the need for travel outside of the area <br /> to satisfy basic needs. <br /> · Be developed at higher-than-average densities <br /> to support more frequent transit service and <br /> adequate commercial and service facilities. <br /> · Receive a higher level of public transit service to <br /> effectively connect these areas with each other <br /> and with other parts of the region. <br /> <br /> Is there a market demand for mixed- <br /> use development in Eugene? <br /> <br /> According to a local market demand study that analyzed <br /> a variety of local demographic and economic factors, <br /> there is a market for mixed-use development in Eugene. <br /> According to the study: <br /> · Population growth and shifting demographic <br /> trends will generate demand for new housing. <br /> Rising housing prices coupled with growing <br /> numbers of non-traditional households indicates <br /> · Be designed to make it easy, safe, and pleasant a demand for developments of higher densities <br /> for people to walk or bike from any part of the than traditional single-family development of <br /> mixed use area to its centrally located transit stop the recent past. <br /> · Commercial development will create new <br /> and commercial center, shopping and employment centers. Though <br /> these centers will continue to accommodate the <br /> automobile, there will be opportunities to change <br /> design and increase mixes of usesto reduce the <br /> number and length of automobile trips. <br /> · Commercial development will provide an <br /> opportunity to create new mixed-use centers. The <br /> challenge will be to build in a way that creates <br /> the necessary density, mix of uses, and pedestrian <br /> orientation while preserving the needed level of <br /> automobile access. <br /> <br /> Mixed-Use Development in Eugene: Frequently Asked Questions Page 6 <br /> <br /> <br />