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Serving as the eastern gateway to Eugene, the Walnut Station area is a pedestrian- friendly neigh- borhood rooted in a strong sense of place and offering a tangible sense of community. Its vibrant character reflects the diversity of residents who live and work in the area and makes it a model for neighborhoods across Eugene seeking new models for how to grow responsibly while promoting the values residents have come to cherish:' Developing the Vision Developing the plan and imple- mentation tools to bring the vision described above to fruition came about through a creative, collabora- tive approach with its foundation based on community involve- ment. In additional to meeting the City's acknowledged provisions for citizen involvement, there were additional processes that sought to maintain community involve- ment and participation throughout the several years it took to create this plan. There were a variety of community involvement activities and processes throughout various stages in the project, roughly out- lined below; Community Involvement ■ Issue Group meetings with neighborhood groups, property and business owners, and transit customers, August & September and October 2005. • Three Public Open Houses (June, September, November) in 2005 • Steering committee created August 2005, with Eugene Planning Commission, the University of Oregon, Lane Transit District, Oregon Department of Transportation, and the Governor's Of- fice to provide advisory input on the project through 2008. • Technical Advisory Committee I (TAQ formed in July 2005, to guide the project and insure interagency coordination through 2008. • Stakeholders Group. In 2008, the City brought together a stakeholders group with representa- tives from the Fairmount Neighborhood Association, the Chamber of commerce, the Universi- ty of Oregon and the city of Eugene. This group was convened by the Chamber and provided a forum to discuss issues and to mediate concerns between stakeholders as the plan developed. This Stakeholders Group was recognized for its collaborative efforts and given an award by Mayor Kitty Piercy in January 2009. • Technical Advisory committee 11. A second TAC was created in 2008 with representatives from each Stakeholder Group, interdepartmental city staff, Land Transit District, and the State of Oregon. This committee reviewed and edited the form based code. • Three open Houses events were held between January and April 2009. • Three -day design charrette in April 2009. This was an interactive and iterative process over the course of three days where the objective was for stakeholders and citizens to come to consen- sus regarding the desired urban form for different areas within the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan. • Fairmount Neighborhood Association. The Fairmount Neighborhood Association created a Walnut Station subcommittee which met regularly throughout the process. Members of the subcommittee were included in the stakeholders group. Staff met with the subcommittee and the neighborhood association on several occasions. Earlier in the process, the meetings were 13