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Downtown Redesign Principles -Retail Task Force !n August of 189, the Eugene Downtown Commission appointed a special Retail Task Force to work with city staff and .Downtown Eugene Incorporated to examine the factors necessary for a successful, dawntawn retail sector. The ~fi~member Retail Task Farce was intended to represent a broad spectrum of downtown interests and o inions, and included . P four property owner interests, four retailers, a member of the Friends of Downtown, a neighborhood leader, a downtown attorney, a representative of Lane Transit District, a Eugene Planning Commissioner, two Downtown Commissioners, and two City Councilors. The Retail Task Force found successful dawntawn revitalization was dependent u on several interrela f p ted actors. Accordingly, the task farce issued a f nal report ~n dune ~ 990 that contained detailed proposals concerning downtown tenant mix objectives, a ro e . p P ~' owners program for ach~evrng and promoting the tenant mix plan, .recommendations concerning public policies for effectively supporting downtown development, and an item~zat~on of specific pr~nc~ples concerning the redesign of the downtown physical environment. The task force believed it will .be necessary to improve dawntawn access in order to successfully recruit and retain businesses in accordance with the desired tenant mix lan. Accordin l th k p . g y, etas force drafted the Downtown Redesign Principles to provide direction for a redesign effort. In summary, the principles recommend the ex ansion and . p improvement of the public plaza space and the introduction o~ northJsouth vehicular access in a design that retains a strong downtown edestrian orientation. {The cam fete . .p P text of the Downtown Redesign Principles ~s prav~ded ~n Appendix A to this re ort.~ p The City Council approved the Retail Task Force report in duly 190 and directed ci staff . ~' to implement a public design process based on the Downtown Redesign Princi les. p