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ATTACHMENT A <br />Downtown Work Plan <br />The following is a complete list of 116 implementation strategies and example projects from the Eugene <br />Downtown Plan, adopted April 12, 2004. Actions currently underway are at the top of the list, and are <br />shown in bold. Actions from this list which have already been completed are noted in bold italics. The <br />actions are not listed in order of priority. <br /> <br />1. Work with major medical providers to locate their facilities in and near downtown. <br /> <br />2. Provide incentives for the redevelopment of the Sears site for a multi-story office building. <br /> <br />3. Amend the Riverfront Research Park Urban Renewal Plan to expand the boundaries and extend <br /> the district's life. Completed. Use it to facilitate desired development, particularly in the <br /> Courthouse and riverfront areas. <br /> <br />4. Create a single zone to unify the downtown core, including the new Federal Courthouse and <br /> riverfront areas. Consider amendments to an existing commercial zone, such as C-2 or C-3, <br /> and overlay zones such as/TD,/ND, and the Broadway Overlay Zone. <br /> <br />5. Issue request for proposals for purchase and development of the City-owned property adjacent <br /> to the new Federal Courthouse site. <br /> <br />6. Begin site analysis of possible locations along East 8th Avenue for a new City Hall and police <br /> station. <br /> <br />7. Build an affordable or mixed income housing development on the 8th Avenue "land bank" site <br /> east of the WOW Hall. <br /> <br />8. Conduct a downtown area housing policy analysis to assess the impact of policies affecting <br /> neighborhoods on the periphery of downtown and recommend policy amendments to promote <br /> housing preservation. <br /> <br />9. Rezone the Courthouse area from Light-Medium Industrial I-2 to a commercial zone <br /> compatible with downtown. <br /> <br />10. Create a grade-level pedestrian crossing at the intersection of 8th Avenue and Mill Street. <br /> <br />11. Construct a bicycle path along the new 6th Avenue extension between Franklin Boulevard and <br /> Hilyard Street and 6th Avenue and High Street. <br /> <br />12. Facilitate desired development by providing financial incentives and resources. <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040510\S040510D.doc <br /> <br /> <br />