Item B: South Willamette Concept Plan Update

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South Willamette Concept Plan Analysis and Integration A series of four primary public workshops and online presentations, with questionnaire feedback, between October 2011 and October 2012, with the following objectives and outcomes Greater development of the products of these workshops is provided in Part IV, The Vision: October 2011- Hands on design charrette, or workshop, manipulating colored paper representing street, bike and pedestrian networks as well as a range of building types. Eight table groups of community members, design professionals, planning and engineering staff worked together to identify "big ideas" for the long term vision of the district. December 2011- Synthesized results of the October design charrette workshop were provided to show shared vision and areas for further work. Also presented was the first draft concept plan in a series of seven maps, identifying locations for uses in the district. Table groups provided organized feedback and direction for going forward. June 2012 - Presentation and discussion of a revised draft concept plan and the emerging vision for building forms. The focus was on illustrations of district -wide cross sections showing the size and shape of allowed existing development and a proposal for future development, generally of a more compact and integrated scale. Introduction of new zones, Single Family Options and Row House, which support gradual transitions between building types. October 2012 - Presentation and discussion of finer grain design details and streetside character along the following street types: Willamette Street, Side - Street Mixed Use, Apartments & Condos, and Single Family Options. The workshop offered opportunities to discuss design of building facades and the features that are most important for contributing to success of the district. Detailed study of tools to provide transitions between building types was also discussed. Workshop presentations are available at: http: / /www.eugene- or.gov /swillamette Integration with the South Willamette Transportation Improvement Project: Ongoing collaboration on design concepts for the street and the long term vision for the streetside character of Willamette Street was integral to the process. 20- Minute Neighborhoods are walkable environments that provide convenient, safe, pedestrian focused access to every -day needs. Services such as transit, work, school, food, shopping, parks, and public spaces for social activities are all located within a 20- minute journey. City of Eugene ■ 19