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<br />? <br /> Eugene Public Library <br />? <br /> Opening of Broadway <br />? <br /> Aurora Building <br />th <br />? <br /> 10 and Mill office building <br />? <br /> Fire Station No. 1 <br />? <br /> Wayne Morse Federal Courthouse <br />? <br /> EmX Stations and Infrastructure Improvements <br />? <br /> One-way to Two-way Street Conversions <br />? <br /> Park Blocks Improvements <br />? <br /> New Construction at Fifth Street Market <br /> <br />Projects that are underway include: <br /> <br />? <br /> West Broadway Redevelopment <br />? <br /> Courthouse District Transportation Improvements <br />th <br />? <br /> WestTown on 8 Mixed-Income Development <br />? <br /> Amendments to the Downtown Urban Renewal District Plan <br />? <br /> Memorandum of Understanding between the City and EWEB regarding <br />Riverfront Property <br /> <br />All of these projects are dramatically changing the downtown landscape and <br />paved the way for future development of downtown. Progress since the selection <br />of revitalizing downtown as a Mayor and City Council Strategic Goal, has built <br />upon these recent projects and planning efforts. <br /> <br />G. Links with other Council Goals and Plans: <br /> <br />The Downtown Initiative has common links with the other nine City Council <br />strategic goals. The 2004 Downtown Plan notes that, “Downtown Eugene is the <br /> <br />heartbeat of activity in Lane County. Downtown is our civic center and the <br />economic, cultural and governmental focus of the region. Downtown is the place <br />where a wide range of people come for work, celebration, commerce, <br />entertainment, and living. This combination of economic and social activity <br />creates the vitality of downtown, the identity of our city, and the strength of our <br />regional economy.” Therefore, communication and collaboration with staff <br />associated with each of these nine other initiatives is seen as an important <br />element in moving forward with the Downtown Initiative. <br /> <br />Arts and Outdoors <br />: Downtown represents the convergence of Eugene’s Arts <br />and Outdoors offerings. Downtown is the center of our arts community <br />connecting public street art, local galleries, the Hult Center for the performing <br />arts, and the Eugene Public Library. This follows the charge of the proposed <br />Cultural Policy Review (CPR) Board in recognizing the vital link to Eugene’s <br />downtown center. Connections from downtown to nearby nature areas are <br />enhanced, including place-specific designs for sidewalks, paths and plazas. <br /> <br />Page 5 of 15 <br />