Item B: Neighborhood Livability Working Group Report

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Neighborhood Livability Working Group SECTION III: CURRENT CONDITIONS The campus area neighborhoods vary in terms of population demographics, housing tenure and type and levels of criminal activity (see Appendix B, Neighborhood Characteristics: Population, Housing Land Use and Crime and C, Noise, Disorderly Conduct and Alcohol-related Violations). West University is far more densely populated, contains significantly more students young residents and rental housing (99 percent of all housing units), and experiences far more crime than the other neighborhoods (In 2010, the West University area accounted for over 15 percent of all crimes in Eugene and 3.5 times the number of crimes in the other three neighborhoods combined). Owner-occupied homes account for less than half the housing stock in the Amazon neighborhood and 8 out of 10 homes are now rentals in South University. Fairmount is the only neighborhood with a majority of its housing stock still in owner occupancy. Not surprisingly, multi-family is by far the dominate land use type in the campus area, although the type and distribution varies among neighborhoods. The following series of maps provide a graphic representation of distribution of students, housing density and crime hot spots in the campus area neighborhoods. Note: Westside. Harlow Neighbors has large concentrations of student residents but the neighborhood does not experience livability impacts as acutely as other areas and the group declined to participate. The data analysis in appendices B and C focuses on the four neighborhoods nearest the university: West University, South University, Amazon and Fairmount. Map 1. Distribution of Student Addresses 4 Page