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dress those impacts. The Walnut Station mixed use center has some unique characteristics that are conducive to a reduction of required parking. The EmX now established in the area means that fewer people will arrive to the area in a vehicle. The University of Oregon is directly adjacent to the area, so students and faculty have easy walking access to the area, also reducing the frequency of single- occupancy vehicles. The new code proposed for the area has focused on facilitating mixed use development, and this also reduces parking demand since motorists need to park only once to visit of a number of destinations. Some unique characteristics in the area impact parking needs. For example, the presence of a large university and employment center creates a higher than average need for on- street park- ing. New development in the surrounding area is also anticipated to increase the need for parking spaces. while it would seem on the surface that increasing the supply of parking spaces would ad- dress the demand for parking spaces, increasing off street parking requirements tends to increase reliance of automobiles and therefore encourages additional vehicle trips. In order to address both the need to reduce parking requirements to achieve the desired urban form and the potential for negative impacts of spillover parking in the Fairmount neighborhood, a number of potential solutions were evaluated. The Arena Parking District established as part of agreement for the Matthew Knight Arena provides a Residential Parking Program for the Fair- mount neighborhood which regulates parking in that neighborhood to two hours in any given on- street spot. The city's intent that this Residential Parking Program remains in place, but there was concern that this program could be discontinued. As such, the following policy is adopted: Prior to April 30, 2011, city staff shall provide a report to the Planning Commission which evaluates the Fairmount Neighbors Event Parking District created pursuant to the Octo- ber, 2008, Arena Mitigation Agreement ( "Parking District "). The staff report shall evaluate whether that Parking District is an adequate and appropriate mechanism to protect the Fairmount neighborhood from potential impacts from reduced parking allowances in the S -WS Walnut Station Special Area Zone and shall recommend alternative measures if the evaluation determines the Parking District is inadequate or inappropriate. In preparing the report, city staff shall consult with representatives of the Fairmount Neighbors Association and the University of Oregon. 25