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Lincoln Street on the proposed Broadway Place project included <br /> the following: <br /> 1. The 1968 Urban Renewal Plan designated the site as a <br /> location for a parking facility. <br /> 2. The development site is zone C -3. <br /> 3. Conceptual design of proposed mixed -use project was <br /> approved by the City Council. <br /> 4. The project addresses goals and policies for dense <br /> development in the core area to promote compact urban <br /> growth and support for alternative transportation modes <br /> on a designated transit route. <br /> 5. The proposed project addresses goals and policies for <br /> housing in the downtown core area. <br /> 6. The proposed project addresses goals and policies <br /> through the Central Area Transportation Study to <br /> provide for adequate parking in the west end of the <br /> downtown area. <br /> Yes, the rationale for the proposed action fit various policies, <br /> goals and plans, but the environmental (and societal) impacts of <br /> the Heritage Tree removals were disastrous. I contend that a <br /> much more comprehensive project review process would have <br /> resulted in a better Broadway Place project, more citizen <br /> participation, and certainly more environmental protection. <br /> Lastly, I think the Planning Commission and Planning and <br /> Development Department have to take a long hard look at <br /> themselves and ask if they have the ability to develop the <br /> policies to manage Eugene's future growth. I don't mean to be <br /> unkind, but recent events underscore that city officials and <br /> planners can become "project driven" rather than looking out for <br /> the interests of the citizens /environment. I think a <br /> comprehensive environmental review process would be a step in the <br /> right direction. <br /> • <br /> AUG- l <br /> - 3 - <br />