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The early pilot projects were really the City of Eugene 's first opportunity to work on shifting the planning paradigm for our City and introduce the concepts of nodal development. Royal Node The Royal Node Specific Area Plan involved the development of a master plan, application of the/ND Nodal Development Metro Plan Designation, and approval of a special development code for the 191 acre site. The plan was adopted in January, 2003 and took four years to complete. 11th and Chambers The 120 acre "Chambers Node" was an established neighborhood, with adjoining strip commercial area, that was studied with TGM grant funding to identify improvements that would help make the area more pedestrian friendly, have better neighborhood services in the commercial areas, and encourage transition of an industrial area into a mixed-use area that would be more compatible with nearby residences. For a variety of reasons, the recommendations from the pilot study were never adopted by the City, but discussions continue to this day with area residents about methods to implement the concepts raised in the study. Chase Node In 1999, the City applied for and received TGM grant funding for nodal development planning in the Chase Gardens area in east-central Eugene. The Chase Gardens Nodal Development Plan involved the development of a master plan and nodal development designation for a 170 acre area and approval of special development codes for the approximately 52 acres within this area. The draft plan was completed in June 2001. The Nodal designation and zoning were adopted in November 2002. The process to apply the/ND Metro Plan Designation and/ND Overlay zone to the eight high-priority nodes has been extremely challenging. Three of the priority nodes have been designated/ND Nodal development in the Metro Plan and have had the/ND Overlay zone applied to them. The process is complete for those nodes. The City was awarded a grant from the Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) program for the 2001-2003 biennium to cover a portion of the staff costs for the Metro Plan amendment / rezoning project. The subject nodes and the dates of adoption of the node designation and zoning overlay is as follows: · Royal at Danebo DesignatiOn and overlay zone approved by the City of Eugene on January 13, 2003 and by Lane County on January 15, 2003. · Lower River Road Designation and overlay zone approved by the City of Eugene on May 12, 2003 and by Lane County on May 14, 2003. · Crescent / Coburg Designation and overlay zone approved by the City of Eugene on February 24, 2003 and by Lane County on February 26, 2003. Final action on the 5 remaining high-priority nodes has been suspended pending a review of the approach used to implement the node designation and zoning overlay in the selected areas. Those areas include: · Gilbert · 29th and Willamette · West 11th at Chambers · West 18t~/Churchill · Walnut Street Station 11