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South Willamette Concept Plan <br />Overview <br />For decades, the South Willamette commercial <br />district has attracted residents from nearby and <br />surrounding neighborhoods to its mix of shops <br />and services arrayed along and near the busy <br />Willamette Street corridor. The district also has <br />evolved with a blend of the essential elements <br />that fulfill the daily needs of the residents, with <br />apartments and houses for small and large <br />households, apartments for seniors, parks, schools <br />and playgrounds. The district offers services and <br />shops - from doctors and dentists to groceries <br />and hardware. The extensive commercial area, <br />Amazon Park and two public schools serve a <br />larger portion of the city as well as the nearby <br />community. <br />The vision for the district as proposed within the <br />South Willamette Concept Plan builds on these <br />essential elements and lays out a plan and <br />implementation process for the area to become <br />an even more vibrant, beautiful, diverse and <br />prosperous version of itself as it evolves over the <br />coming decades. <br />The future envisioned in the concept plan is <br />designed to enhance the area as an attractive <br />setting for anticipated growth in housing and <br />employment, and intensification of the district as <br />a commercial, entertainment and recreational <br />destination for the Eugene community. <br />The Concept Plan is built on a foundation of <br />guiding principles that support the community's <br />twenty year growth plan, Envision Eugene. The <br />plan endeavors to implement Envision Eugene <br />with emphasis on active, compact, livable, <br />affordable and connected urban development <br />that enhances existing districts along primary <br />corridors. The plan embraces the existing <br />district character and recognizes the often slow <br />and gradual pace of change. Yet change is <br />anticipated. With robust and interactive public <br />involvement throughout the creation of the South <br />Willamette vision, the concept plan allows for <br />flexible and gradual redevelopment of the district <br />to one with inviting public spaces that support <br />walking along attractive streetscapes with shops <br />and houses of all types framing the community <br />activity. <br />City of Eugene ■ 7 <br />