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Downtown Riverfront Specific Area Plan
<br />F. POLICIES
<br />The following policies articulate the vision for the redevelopment
<br />of the Downtown Riverfront.
<br />General
<br />• New development shall promote the vision of the
<br />Downtown Riverfront as a unique, sustainable
<br />neighborhood through the implementation of a network
<br />of public and private open space areas that include parks,
<br />green infrastructure, urban agriculture, enhanced habitat,
<br />gathering spaces, and interpretive sites.
<br />• New development shall utilize design strategies and
<br />construction techniques that integrate built and natural
<br />environments and contribute to the establishment of a
<br />high - quality riverfront district that includes urban uses,
<br />green infrastructure, cultural landscapes, and open space.
<br />• New development shall contribute to a diverse public realm
<br />through an interconnected network of paths, streets, and
<br />open space areas.
<br />• New development shall contribute to a mixed -use riverfront
<br />district that includes commercial /retail and residential
<br />activities and highly accessible public open space.
<br />• New development shall contribute to the establishment
<br />of a vibrant, accessible, multi -use Downtown Riverfront by
<br />incorporating uses and amenities that invite the community
<br />to eat, gather, live, work, and play.
<br />Urban Design
<br />• New development shall promote an active, diverse, green,
<br />mixed -use neighborhood and strive for excellence in site
<br />and building design.
<br />• New development shall enliven streets and public spaces by
<br />incorporating amenities and active ground -level uses with
<br />either a high degree of transparency with commercial uses
<br />or a frequency of entries with residential uses.
<br />• New development shall maintain and enhance views to
<br />riverfront open space and the Willamette River.
<br />• Building form shall reinforce the active and public nature of
<br />streets, open space areas, and riverfront amenities.
<br />• Site, building, and infrastructure design shall contribute to
<br />a healthy and livable community by following sustainable
<br />development practices to the greatest degree practicable.
<br />Infrastructure
<br />Extend the Downtown transportation network to serve the
<br />riverfront and safely accommodate pedestrian, bicycle and
<br />vehicle traffic along public streets, paths, and accessways.
<br />• Implement the "Great Loop" concept in the EWEB Riverfront
<br />Master Plan, which builds on the "Great Streets" concept
<br />in the Eugene Downtown Plan, through the provision of
<br />a direct and efficient street connection between High
<br />Street and 8th Avenue that connects through the riverfront
<br />property and provides access to the riverfront open space.
<br />• Preserve and enhance visual connections to the Willamette
<br />River through the establishment of View Corridors as shown
<br />in the EWEB Riverfront Master Plan in conjunction with the
<br />construction of the transportation network (streets, paths,
<br />accessways and trails).
<br />• Encourage non - vehicular transportation by accommodating
<br />multi -modal pedestrian transportation amenities and
<br />through the design of a pedestrian - friendly street network.
<br />• Public streets shall be constructed with green stormwater
<br />treatment systems to the extent feasible including, but not
<br />limited to, infiltration planters, rain gardens, flow - through
<br />planters, and vegetated swales.
<br />• Public streets shall provide on- street parking that support
<br />commercial and retail uses and on- street bicycle parking to
<br />accommodate non - vehicular transportation.
<br />Open Space
<br />• Public and private open space areas shall be designed
<br />to emphasize connectivity, permeability, diversity, and
<br />sustainability.
<br />• Design of public open space areas shall ensure safety
<br />and compatibility among adjacent uses and facilities, and
<br />comply with City design and development standards and
<br />specifications.
<br />• Promote the development of a Cultural Landscape that
<br />consists of public green space, interpretive sites, public art,
<br />vistas, and historic structures that teach about the history of
<br />Eugene's Downtown Riverfront.
<br />• Use the riverfront landscape to teach about our community's
<br />history, in a variety of ways and at a variety of scales.
<br />• Envision and manage habitat areas as small samples of
<br />habitat whose primary purpose is to foster education and
<br />demonstrate the potential for ecological enhancement
<br />in urban environments, and recognize that, due to their
<br />relatively small size and human use impacts, these areas
<br />cannot achieve the level of ecological function that is possible
<br />in larger, undisturbed habitat areas in non -urban settings.
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