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Neighborhood Livability Working Group Appendix A: Catalogue of Negative Behaviors and Impacts Introduction: :HWDNHDVIXQGDPHQWDOULJKWV QHLJKERUKRRGVVKDOOEHHQWLWOHGWRWKHVDIHDQGSHDFHIXOHQMR\PHQWRIWKHLUUHVLGHQFHVDQGWKDWWKHLUSURSHUW\ VKDOOEHUHVSHFWHGWKDWSXEOLFEHKDYLRUVKDOOEHFRQVLVWHQWZLWKWKHVHULJKWV This paper is written to categorize and explain some of the negative behaviors and impacts of living in proximity to the University of Oregon and LCC where a concentration of young people are living for the first time on their own. Near off-campus neighborhoods such as West University, South University, Fairmount, and Amazon feel most acutely the effects of student residents. The neighborhoods vary greatly in the intensity of negative incidents. Negative incidents of all kinds are more common and intense in the West University. South University has a mixed demographic and complaints by homeowners about student renters focus on parties, vandalism, and parking. In Fairmount the student population is growing and with it the attendant problems. Amazon has a large and growing population of students. In all neighborhoods there is a mix of underclassmen & graduate students. Each year there is a large housing transition that reconstitutes the neighborhood with new student neighbors. One of the benefits that students receive by living in an area with long-term residents is a safer and quieter environment. This year the West University Neighborhood (WU) saw a crime wave over the winter break when the majority of residents were not home. 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 Per Total Capita Density Median Person Property Behavior crime Crime Population Sq mi Sq Mi. Age WU 118 1023 1123 2264 0.50 4559 9836 0.46 22 Fairmont 22 287 87 396 0.12 3188 1725 1.85 37 SUNA 17 212 106 335 0.11 3131 7136 0.44 26 Harlow 80 518 217 815 0.07 11759 2580 4.56 35 Bethel* 144 614 426 1184 0.05 22622 1951 11.60 37 Amazon 6 29 19 54 0.03 1923 3243 0.59 34 Laurel Hill 1 9 16 26 0.02 1104 743 1.49 32 SE* 22 107 88 217 0.02 13368 1930 6.93 40 * Two outlying neighborhoods chosen at random 2009 Data from: http://www.eugene- or.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_358118_0_0_18/icapar2an.pdf 2008 Data from: http://www.city-data.com A study of statistical information for 2010 shows that out of the 1,886 calls for service reported as noise violations in the entire Eugene jurisdiction 37% were in West University (WUN) or South University (SUNA) neighborhoods. This data is a conservative estimate as it does not include no level of a violation. There were 48 additional of those (33) were in WUN etc., and in general, the noise impacts a large number of neighbors. 42 Page