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ÜÑÉÒÌÑÉÒÍßÚÛÌÇÌßÍÕÌÛßÓ <br />Ê·­·±²­º±®Ü±©²¬±©²Û«¹»²» <br />At the first meeting task team members were asked to define what they wanted <br />downtown to be. These were their responses: <br />My future vision of Eugene Downtown is a place where people can walk, bike, take <br />public transportation or drive their cars to cultural or public events, restaurants, grocery <br />stores, and public places, feeling safe and not being harassed. Create social interaction <br />by creating interesting places for people to live, work, learn and interact with each other <br />every day and have a sense of neighborhood/community security. A vital piece of <br />sustainability is social equity. Downtown will be a welcoming place for all, with a <br />presence of community safety. The community would work together to build a safe <br />environment. <br />Eugene’s downtown area should be a vibrant, clean, friendly place to go. It should have <br />a wide range of businesses and housing as well as a broad range of publicly or privately <br />supported community events. It should be a place that feels safe and is safe for people <br />to park, walk, bike, or ride the bus. All properties should be occupied and well <br />maintained. <br />Downtown should have an active community of residents, employees, and civil servants <br />who communicate regularly to quickly address any issues and to stay on top of chronic <br />concerns. <br />Criminals should know downtown as a place to avoid for committing crimes because the <br />entire community is watching out for each other. <br />When other cities talk about improving their downtown areas, they should think of <br />Eugene as the role model for what a downtown should be. <br />My vision for downtown includes a lot of people!!! A good mix of retailers, hopefully one <br />or two anchor stores and a lot of specialty shops, art galleries and entertainment, wide <br />sidewalks for cafes and foot traffic, a healthy mix of low income and market rate <br />residential. Existing businesses, art galleries, Lord Leebrick, LCC and the library are all <br />a good foundation. More occupied space would allow the guide program to flourish an <br />expand lease incentives on empty spaces. <br />Flowers, trees and public art would be present on streets and buildings. <br />Street performers – musicians, jugglers, magicians, etc. scattered throughout the <br />downtown. <br />One act plays, poetry, storytelling and events in Kesey Square; more movies, daytime <br />entertainment as well as nights and evenings. <br />п¹»¤ì <br />