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MEASURE NO. 20-88 MEASURE NQ 20-88 ARGUMENT IN OPPOSiTiON TO ARGUMENT IN OPPOSITION TO BALLOT MEASURE 20-88 BALLOT MEASURE 20-88 The M~II Street Bridge Committee-- the only advocacy group for the practice of urban design in our metropohtan area and the only soume of THE STATUE OF TYRANNY MUST BE STOPPED expertise ~n this subject-- recommends voting No on ballot measure 20~ By voting No on 20-88, voters may thwart the City's and their 88. backdoor architects' latest attempt to develop the Avenue of Hate. But it will not be enough to completely stop it. fn order to stop the Avenue STOP THE AVENUE OF HATE of Hate, which is being envisioned as the main entrance to the Statue The Qty wants to transform 8th Avenue into a Hate Street by making of Tyranny federal building, we must stop the construction of the federal it a major cross-ax~s through the downtown as well as the primary buildlng. connection to their proposed Riverfront Density Node. In order to realize their vis,on, they want to build a new police station But shcing a cross- PRAYER WiLL GET THE JOB DONE ax~s through the Park Blocks completely disregards the responsibility of It is still possible to stop the Statue of Tyranny from being built city officials, which is to contnbute harmoniously to the organization of the No building materials have been fashioned on the s~te, and whatever public realm. Their wsion ~s an act of defiance and hate toward the site preparation that has been completed wlll not be in waste. Something organizing theme of Eugene, "the City Between the Buttes," the theme appropriate can be budt there. Prayer can bring it about. that has given Eugene a sense of harmony and coherence for the past By praying for the souls of those in positions of power, 150 years. citizens can turn back the effort to build the Statue of Tyranny. St Mary THE 51 PERCENT RULE ONLY LEADS TO UGLINESS Cathohc Church, the most influential church ~n downtown Eugene, can The Qty's political strategy of marg,nal~zing the opposition until they play an important role ~n this effort. reach a 51 percent majority has been successful We've seen it before, most notoriously w~th the recent construcbon of the House of Vulgarity A CALL TO PRAYER hbrary, which was supported by political activists Ray Wolfe andArt Shapiro. If Eugene wants to avoid a headlong plunge Into the caverns of bke the Avenue of Hate, the House of Vulganty was conceived w~thout tomorrow, we must pray: we must pray for our local decision-makers, any consideration for contributing harmoniously to the organization of the that they may recognize the harmful consequences of their political public realm In making decisions to guide development, ignonng harmony game-playing on our urban enwronment, we must pray for our planners, is godless, that they may acknowledge the I~m~tations of their profession; we must With measure 20-88, the City hopes to woo enough voters to support pray for our City Hall's backdoor architects, that they may recogmze a new pohce station by including support services for victims of abuse inthe destructiveness of their visions; we must pray for the faculty of our the same building project and by bnbing supporters of the Farmers Market UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts, that they may see the w~th a brick sidewalk. But th~s carrot-offering is disingenuous, particularly degenerative effects of allowing the planning paradigm of the 20th when c~t~zens understand the overwhelming ugliness that would result, century to supplant the subject of urban design; we must pray for our Ultimately, the Qty's 51 percent strategy fails because it leaves 49 Ruling Gonllas, that they may perceive their duty to further the values percent of c~t~zens d~ssatisfied, thereby diwd~ng the commumty This of civilization: and we must pray for the Friends of Eugene and their strategy, however, lies at the heart of the planning paradigm of the 20th century, which ~s how pubhc officials have made development decisions poht~cal affdiate, Citizens for Public Accountability, that they may see for the past several decades, beyond their ideology. RESIST THE PLANNING PARADIGM VOTE NO ON BALLOT IVIEASURE 20-88 Another way of making decisions is possible: the practice of urban As we stop the Statue of Tyranny in Eugene, we must not ovedook design. Th~s practice is based on the values of civilization rather than the the needs of our fellow c~t~zens in Spnngfield, who are being faced values shared by the Friends of Eugene and their ideological colleagues, now with whether or not urban renewal areas wdl be imposed on them. the Ruhng Gorillas With the pracbce of urban design, it becomes possible We must pray for the citizens of Springfield, that they may prevent for decision-makers to make decisions supported by all citizens instead of urban renewal and be spared the advances of arrogant, incompetent byjustthe51 percent who can be conned into go~ng along with the ws~ons planners, the total destruction of their urban environment, and the of the City's backdoor architects endless raids on their City treasury. Paid For By: Paid For By: The Mdl Street Bridge Committee The Mill Street Bridge Committee Thomas Lester, Treasurer Thomas Lester, Treasurer (This Information furnished by Catherine Larson. The Mill Street Bndge Committee) (This Information furnished by Thomas Lester, The Mill Street Bridge Commitl:ee) (This space purchased for $300 in accordance with EC 2 996(2) ) (This space purchased for $300 in accordance with EC 2 996(2) ) The printing of th~s argument does not consbtute an endorsement by the The printing of this argument does not constitute an endorsement by the City of Eugene, nor does the City of Eugene warrant the accuracy or truth of City of Eugene, nor does the City of Eugene warrant the accuracy or truth of any statements made any statements made 14