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ATTACHMENT E <br /> <br /> Eugene Renewal District <br /> Projects that were impacted by Downtown Urban Renewal Funding <br /> <br /> (Note: Urban Renewal Funding in the 1960 's and 1970 's included substantial federal grants: $2. O0 in <br /> federal dollars for every $1. O0 local match.) <br /> <br />Land Consolidation <br /> · Purchased, cleared, and assembled land for resale and construction of approximately 35 new <br /> buildings in the downtown. <br /> <br />Public improvements · Awning Program (over the public space) <br /> · Lighting Improvements <br /> · Outside Art Program <br /> · Park Blocks rehabilitation <br /> · Paving alleys <br /> · Pedestrian mall and Plaza at Broadway and Willamette construction <br /> · Purchased Sears Building <br /> · Redesign of Broadway/Willamette plaza <br /> · Reopening Willamette and Olive streets <br /> · Repaved Oak, Pearl, Charnelton, 10th Ave., 8th Ave. and portions of other streets within the <br /> district. <br /> · Upgraded and undergrounded utilities and wiring, and separated the storm and sanitary sewers <br /> (relined the whole downtown sanitary sewer system grid). <br /> <br />New construction, · Aster Building (Three older buildings rehabilitated and incorporated into the new building.) <br /> · Atrium Building (replaced a parking lo0 <br /> · Broadway Place (replaced parking lots) <br /> · Citizens Building (replaced a largeparking lot and also a two story building that housed a <br /> beauty shop, a savings and loan, and a gallery) <br /> · Hilton Hotel and Eugene Conference Center (replaced a countyparking lot, the county motor <br /> pool and service station, and a former chicken packing plant) <br /> · Hult Center (provided the land for a $1) (replaced one and two story buildings that included the <br /> Hampton Building, Heilig Theater, Salvation Army, used car lot, auto body shop, machine shop <br /> and an outdoor store. -photo #1.) <br /> · Library (formerly housed the Sears Auto Store) <br /> · LTD Station (assembled property) (formerly included a Dodge dealer, Butch's shoes, the <br /> Walling Building, and a collection of small storefronts) <br /> · Overpark Garage (was not funded with urban renewal funds, but it's value was used as a match <br /> to obtain substantial federal dollars. -- photo #2) <br /> · Parcade Garage (former site of one and two story buildings that housed a donut shop, a <br /> bookstore, and Foo 's Restaurant -- photo #3 and <br /> · Pearl Street Garage (formerly was a parking lo0 <br /> <br /> <br />