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program in the downtown area and collaborate <br />with property owners and developers to address <br />parking demand. <br />Transit (BRT) route is scheduled to begin operat- <br />ing in late 2006, and will provide a higher level of <br />transit service from downtown Eugene to the <br />University of Oregon and downtown Springfield. <br />Fixed-route service will be adjusted to accommo- <br />date the addition of the BRT to the system, and <br />coordinate with emergency vehicle access needs. <br />Both the BRT and fixed-route service will use down- <br />town as atransportation hub, connecting downtown <br />to other areas of the city. Affixed-rail circulating/ <br />loop streetcar could be a potential transit and <br />economic development strategy to link downtown, <br />the U of O and the Courthouse district. <br />Parking <br />Parking is a significant tool available to the City in <br />guiding and supporting development in the <br />downtown area. A key sti°ategy is to foresee, plan, <br />and direct developments where parking is available, <br />or provide parking where current demand and <br />planned developments are likely to occur. In <br />downtown, development around the new Federal <br />Courthouse, train depot and the 5th Street Public <br />Market area will likely create additional parking <br />demand at the north end of downtown, where <br />supply is barely meeting the present demand. <br />The number of surface parking lots downtown <br />continues to diminish as development occurs, add- <br />ing greater intensity of uses. In the past, the use of <br />financial tools to assist with providing downtown <br />parking has often been critical to the success of <br />redevelopment for projects such as Broadway <br />Place. The City will continue to refine the parking <br />The location and design of parking downtown is <br />critical. Parking areas need to be easily available near <br />downtown destinations. On-street parking should <br />be provided wherever practical. Entrances to park- <br />ing structures and lots should be located for <br />pedestrian safety and to maximize pedestrian <br />activity at street level. <br />Multi-Modal Connections <br />Easily accessible links among different modes of <br />transportation, as well as parking, make getting <br />around downtown smoother. This plan supports <br />enhanced and well marked connections between <br />bus and shuttle routes, the train depot, and the <br />eventual relocation of intercity and interstate bus <br />service proximate to the train depot area. <br /> <br /> <br />Parking structures <br />are a public <br />necessity downtown. <br />40 EUGENE DOWNTOWN PLAN APRIL 2004 <br />