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Neighborhood Livability Working Group A report of a party at Agate and 24th: garage door open and sound carrying to outside and to neighborhood), in the main portion of residence, in the front yard, and on the back porch on north side of house-- all of this was going on at once. At the maximum size I observed, it looked like about 50-60 people. The issue was the noise the partiers generated with their voices: speaking loudly enough to hear clearly from inside my house, a lot of whooping, loud laughter, yelling to people as they arrived, yelling to people for whatever reason. The noise was sufficiently disturbing and annoying that there was no reason to try to go to sleep. I live on the opposite side of the street and three houses down. At about 1:45 a.m., there was a brief sound of a police car siren, then people came streaming out of the house running. I heard one man yelling at some other b. Roving bands of people coming to and from parties shout in the streets, drink in public, urinate and throw litter in the neighborhood: As a party culture gets established in a neighborhood, young people are attracted even though they may have no direct acquaintance in the neighborhood. They come for the scene. Moreover, as parties grow out of control, the host may try to bring the party to an end. The guests then wander out on to the streets carrying their noise into the R-1 parts of the neighborhood. Finally, in some areas, for example, at the corner of Alder and 19th and throughout the West University neighborhood, the density of young people and the building designs have conspired to make the street the principal area of congregating. first at about 10 PM addressed a mob (about 30) of large drunk loud-mouth guys passing my house going East on 19th. As they passed they totally destroyed the safety alert barricade my neighbor had placed on his sidewalk to keep people from crossing newly poured sections. My second call about 11PM was about tenants at the Indigo who were all out on their ground- I am noticing many more cars parking on our street and on Kincaid with groups of kids walking towards on the sidewalk and one student about ten feet onto my property, peeing on the bushes. I had been absurdity of the situation, because they came (open containers in hand) and led him away, in the direction "The neighborhood is increasingly a UO party scene. UO does not seem to have any code of conduct. The use of alcohol is staggering." 2. Related to personal safety (violent crimes, fighting, intimidation, sexual assault, robbery) There are a number of crimes and threats to personal safety. According to EPD, young people are more vulnerable to crimes against the person. In addition, many long-term or older residents are too intimidated to confront partying young people, especially drunk young men, even the day after the incidents have occurred. People are reporting that areas near campus don't feel safe. Other issues brought up by neighbors are more specifically threatening and disconcerting in addition to the real crime that is occurring (see pg. 1): 44 Page