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Eugene helped form the regional Area Commission on Transportation to ensure our region can be <br />more competitive for federal dollars. This ACT is a collaborative organization that includes Lane County <br />government and cities. <br />Eugene moved along our public transit system vision for the future. We know that EmX enables us to <br />achieve a number of council and community goals in terms of accessible transportation, transit - oriented <br />development, green house gas reduction, and reduced reliance on fossil fuels. We're part of the process to <br />determine the preferred way to extend EmX out into west Eugene, and we're working our way through <br />community concerns to find the right solutions. <br />Eugene continued to be a national leader in bike system improvements with one of the highest <br />percentages of bike usage in the country. With our continued focus on transportation planning that <br />considers bicycle infrastructure improvements; it's only going to get better. <br />We moved forward our sustainability goals through the completion of our Climate and Energy Action <br />Plan, and used the triple bottom line lens to make city decisions. This year more than ever, sustainability <br />was imbedded in the work of the city using our talent and resources to protect our natural resources, <br />strengthen our economy and ensure social equity for our people. <br />Sustainability is imbedded in economic development initiatives aimed at reducing the costs of <br />business and positioning us for a carbon - constrained economy. We are managing not only the present, <br />but looking forward to the future in an unchartered world. LCC has taken the lead on a one -stop business <br />assistance center. The Chamber of Commerce has worked to support new investment strategies and to <br />foster entrepreneurs. Eugene has supported local business development through our Business Develop- <br />ment Loan Program. <br />Sustainability is imbedded in our protection of natural resources and provision of cultural services. <br />More people than ever use our parks and trails, visit our libraries and attend our cultural activities. These <br />resources have been hugely important in tough times and we have even been able to add to them with <br />some amazing public contributions. <br />We helped provide for our most vulnerable population through the Human Services Commission, <br />Courthouse Gardens, Project Homeless Connect, the Egan Warming Shelters, and partnering to build our <br />stock of affordable housing options. <br />We worked to be a Human Rights City through conferences, celebrations and summits and through actions <br />of commitment to equality and justice – through speaking out. <br />We built strong partnerships with our schools, universities and community college, EWEB and LTD, <br />and our government partners throughout the area and state - and we have done it successfully while <br />holding true to our values. <br />We had healthy and substantive community discussions about important city issues such as growth <br />and development. People of all perspectives gave time and talent to more productive community <br />deliberations. We've led an enormous community planning effort encompassing land use, transportation, <br />social equity, economic development and environmental stewardship. This is Envision Eugene and you're <br />all invited to be part of it. <br />MINUTES —City Council January 4, 20110 Page 5 <br />