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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />April 5, 2012 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />NEW, IMPROVED 2011 NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS: AN EXCELLENT DATA RESOURCE <br />SHOP FOR A CAUSE: ANNUAL BOOK SALE TO BENEFIT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />RECREATION BEGINS THIRD YEAR OF ARCHERY ACTIVITIES <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />New, Improved 2011 Neighborhood Analysis: An Excellent Data Resource <br />Neighborhood Services is pleased to release the City of Eugene’s 2011 Neighborhood Analysis as a shared resource <br />for City staff and neighborhood and community organizations. The 2011 Neighborhood Analysis is organized so that <br />users can find information, at the individual neighborhood level or for <br />the entire city, on the following themes: people, homes, economic <br />vitality, transportation, land use and zoning, and safety. Examples of <br />the information available include age and gender, school enrollment, <br />type of housing, income, housing costs, poverty levels, work <br />commute times, land use, property crime and more. Several maps <br />that illustrate data are also included. A variety of data sources were <br />used including the U.S. Census Bureau Census 2010 and American <br />Community Survey 2005-09 5-Year and 2010 1-Year Estimates, <br />existing City of Eugene and regional Geographic Information System <br />data, and Eugene Police Department crime statistics. <br /> <br />The information in the 2011 Neighborhood Analysis can be used as a <br />tool to help support work in the community and neighborhoods in <br />many ways, such as identifying needs and priorities for planning and <br />future action; informing outreach efforts so broad neighborhood demographics are included; comparing a <br />neighborhood with other neighborhoods or the city as a whole; clarifying neighborhood issues; gathering data for <br />grants or other applications; and generating important questions or considerations that might lay the foundation for <br />surveys or further data analysis. <br /> <br />A folder containing the 2011 Neighborhood Analysis chapters is at http://www.eugene-or.gov/neighborhoodresources. <br />For more information about the Neighborhood Analysis, please contact Lorna Flormoe of Neighborhood Services in <br />the City Manager’s Office at 541-682-5670 or lorna.r.flormoe@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Shop for a Cause: Annual Book Sale to Benefit Eugene Public Library <br />The Annual Friends of Eugene Public Library Book Sale will be held Saturday, <br />April 14, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 15, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Lane Events <br />Center (Lane County Fairgrounds) Performance Hall. Proceeds from this all- <br />volunteer project go to support Eugene Public Library programs and services, <br />including the Summer Reading Program for children and teens. Admission and <br />parking are free. <br /> <br />Browse and choose from thousands of gently used and like-new books on all <br />topics, at bargain prices of only $1.00 to $2.00. Also for sale will be DVDs, audio <br />books, sheet music, and a huge selection of music CDs. Recent bestsellers will <br />be available in the Good as New Section, and collectors can check for rare and <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />April 5, 2012 <br />