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Supporting existing business, art to increase sense of pride in downtown.retaining existing jobs, & creating new jobs <br />Idea <br />Status <br />JOB CREATION: <br />TARGET AREA: <br />Downtown - Additional Job Creation <br />& Economic Growth Strategies <br />? <br />Project assistance for downtown construction projects (limited to downtown plan area) <br />? <br />Increase support for the Downtown Neighbors Association (DNA) to continue in a proactive role to <br />resolve issues related to economic development and safety, or other priority downtown issues. <br />? <br />Increase scheduled events downtown – Look for additional volunteer efforts to help. <br />? <br />Promote Downtown by developing and circulating self-guided walking tour information that <br />st <br />promotes downtown culture and history. Partner with 1 Friday Art Walk and Open Art Studios. <br />? <br />No charge for Limited Consultations and Land Use applications in downtown. <br />? <br />Allow use of Overpark Commercial space for Eugene Opera and for LEAD free of charge <br />$ <br />Improved signage on parking garages and emphasize free parking options. <br />$ <br />Continued sprucing up public spaces downtown – parking garages, Hult Plaza, add murals and other <br />$Continued sprucing up public spaces downtown – parking garages, Hult Plaza, add murals and other <br />art to increase sense of pride in downtown. <br />$ <br />Strategic, creative marketing of downtown including creation and installation of wayfinding signs <br />with an artistic content at entrances and key locations downtown <br />$ <br />Create, manage, market and program the Arts and Cultural district on the Great Streets Downtown <br />$ <br />Provide enhanced downtown business supportive services; Strengthen/partner with chamber/DEI, <br />such as a downtown ambassadors network, proactively contacting each business downtown to check <br />in, hear concerns first hand; bring all business owners together for info-sharing, collaboration, <br />reinforced downtown commitments. DNA could help lead this. <br />$ <br />Provide enhanced supportive services related to downtown public safety <br />Items for Council to consider/discuss: <br />Consider proactively vacating alleys in downtown, when they may be a part of a larger <br />? <br />redevelopment footprint. <br />