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<br />? <br /> Enhance functional design for streets, sidewalks and related public <br />improvements with carefully chosen design elements, including materials, <br />alignments, plantings and streetscape elements. <br /> <br />E. Objectives: <br /> <br />The focus of the Mayor and City Council Downtown Initiative is further realized <br />through the following key objectives: <br /> <br />? <br /> Public education, information and involvement <br />? <br /> Enhanced perception and experience of a safe, active and livable <br />downtown <br />? <br /> Coordination and links to other City Council Goals <br />? <br /> Support for development and redevelopment efforts <br /> <br />F. Progress to Date: <br /> <br />A great deal of planning work has already been done towards the revitalization of <br />downtown. In fact, there have been a number of plans and policies for downtown <br />adopted within the last several decades. In 2000, the Eugene City Council <br />appointed the Committee for Greater Downtown Visioning to develop a vision for <br />downtown since the last plan was adopted in 1984. The vision that emerged <br />promoted downtown as a thriving, active urban center with ties to our rich natural <br />heritage, a variety of intermingled activities, and safe, inviting streets. In 2001, <br />City Council accepted the Vision for Greater Downtown Eugene. Based on <br />council direction, the Vision became the basis of the updated Eugene Downtown <br />Plan, which was adopted by City Council in 2004. <br /> <br />In the six years since the Downtown Vision was completed in 2000, significant <br />public and private investment has supported the transformation of downtown. <br />The following is a list of planning work that is in addition to the specific studies for <br />the Park Blocks, the courthouse area and downtown housing, which have all <br />provided a solid framework for investment activity: <br /> <br />? <br /> Eugene Downtown Plan <br />? <br /> Downtown Eugene Public Safety Action Plan <br />? <br /> Central Area Transportation Study <br />? <br /> Riverfront Urban Renewal Plan Amendments <br /> <br />Specific development projects that have been completed since the Downtown <br />Vision include: <br /> <br />? <br /> Revitalized train depot station <br />? <br /> High Street Terrace <br />? <br /> Tate Condominiums <br />? <br /> Lane Transit District Station <br />Page 4 of 15 <br />