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Downtown Related Outcome: The CPR report provides details of the review and offers a vision, goals and strategies, and an approach to implementation designed to enhance and strengthen the cultural sector. Of the report’s five key findings in issue areas, Downtown and the Built Environment related to art and culture was identified as having the ability to enhance revitalization efforts and highlight the value Eugene places on arts and culture. The summary vision for 2017 includes two sentences on downtown: “…Eugene’s downtown is alive with an appealing mix of creative experiences for people of all ages. The Hult Center, its Resident Companies, and a thriving gallery district provide a downtown anchor for cultural programming…” Of the five goals and sixteen strategies that were identified to strengthen and enhance Eugene’s cultural sector so it can contribute even more to the future vitality of the City, Goal V most relates to downtown: To integrate arts and culture into the fabric of downtown Eugene and other neighborhoods as part of a comprehensive strategy of revitalization. The basic strategies of which are summarized below. ? Enhance public art and culture as a critical catalyst for downtown livability and economic vitality ? Support downtown housing ? Support high quality design, including buildings, streetscapes and signage as downtown draw ? Integrate arts and culture into the fabric of downtown as part of a comprehensive revitalization strategy ? Integrate arts and culture into planning and development activities in Eugene’s downtown ? Establish approaches to cultural development in the downtown that dovetail with community priorities ? Enhance Eugene’s physical environment through public art in downtown and throughout the City ? Enhance Eugene’s urban environment through the use of architecture and streetscape design, signage, public spaces, and other amenities 15.Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plans Date: 2006 Context: The Parks, Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Comprehensive Plan was adopted as an aspirational and guiding document for the City as it conducts long-range planning for parks, recreation and open space. The PROS Comprehensive Plan contains, among other things, goals, strategies and performance measures. The projects identified in the Project and Priority Plan are one way in which the strategies identified in the PROS Comprehensive Plan can be implemented. Public Involvement: Council Involvement: The PROS Project and Priority Plan was adopted by resolution of the Eugene City Council on May 22, 2006. [The City’s adoption of the PROS Comprehensive Plan was appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA) and LUBA remanded the City’s adoption. The PROS Comprehensive Plan has no legal effect as a land use plan; however, it continues to serve as the City’s aspirational and guiding parks, recreation and open space document.] Downtown Related Outcome: The Parks, Recreation & Open Space (PROS) Project and Priority Plan is an action plan that contains specific project information, including a timeframe for project implementation and cost estimates. To aid in reviewing the plan, the project information is structured in several different formats including tables organized by planning area and tables organized by project type. The Project and Priority Plan also includes maps showing existing and proposed resources for each planning area and for the entire city. ? Provide significant riverfront and urban open space in Courthouse District