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<br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />May 20, 2010 <br /> <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />OPPORTUNITY SITING HEATS UP <br /> <br />NEXT ENVISION EUGENE WORKSHOP COMING SOON <br />JUNE 1 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION – ANNUAL LISTENING OPPORTUNITY <br />DIVERSITY AND EQUITY STRATEGIC PLAN ANNUAL REPORT <br />THE INSIDE SCOOP: GET THE MOST FROM YOUR LIBRARY CARD <br />COMMUNITY SENIORS LOVE PROGRAM’S HIKE <br />“GET PLUGGED IN” EVENT HIGHLIGHTS ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT FUTURE <br />CITY OF EUGENE AWARDED FUNDING TO DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS TO TWO SHARED-USE PATHS <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Opportunity Siting Heats Up <br />As Envision Eugene begins to engage the community in <br />how it grows for the next 20 years, the role of <br />Opportunity Siting (OS) as a tool to sensitively locate <br />new and denser housing types is increasingly important. <br />Created by the City Council as a parallel project with <br />Infill Compatibility Standards (ICS), OS promotes dense <br />housing designed and located in ways that enhance the <br />community. Lessons learned by the Opportunity Siting <br />Task Team led to focusing on areas in and around “Hot <br />Spots” locations that are already magnets for activity. <br /> <br />Based on these hot spots, the OS program now has a <br />pilot study underway. The pilot “Hot Spot” is the area <br />thth <br />around South Willamette, roughly between 24 and 29 <br />avenues. Last year, the Friendly Area Neighborhood <br />and the Southtowne Business Association began <br />working together to find ways to make the South <br />Willamette area a more vibrant business center and <br />enhance its attractiveness as a place to walk, bike, shop <br />and live. In recent months, they have engaged City <br />planning and transportation staff in helping to envision <br />the future and find tools to promote goals about mixed- <br />use living and commercial success. <br /> <br />Though Opportunity Siting continues to be a tool to <br />promote the right kind of dense housing, this wider visioning approach, as developed by the OS Task Team, also <br />considers the surrounding neighborhood and amenities that make it a good place to live, before narrowing in on a <br />specific site. Involved Friendly Area neighbors and Southtowne businesses are enthusiastic about gradual but important <br />changes to their area. Their work can serve as a model for future efforts in other hot spots and for possible ways to <br />increase density as a part of Envision Eugene. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />May 20, 2010 <br />