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i <br /> _t_.. . <br /> Workshop One was held on August 4 from 9 am to 12 noon. This tr , . w, , <br /> workshop was ahands-on public event in the Atrium building. The ~ ' ~ ' ~ <br /> .more than 130 participants were presented with a sequence of paired ' _ ~ ' ~ ~ <br /> images of downtowns, various mixes of uses, parking options, open ~ ~ ~ a <br /> space types and design elements slidesfor a preference evaluation. ~ ' r` <br /> The. workshop participants yielded strongest support for urban - ~ y ( <br /> densities and intensity of development, interpreted as buildings ~ " ~ ~ a ~ <br /> of four stories or more with retail storefronts (particully with in- ~ ' _ . <br /> line stores,. or storefronts 20 - 30' in width). The workshop yielded- ' ~ 'LL~ <br /> J <br /> moderate support for grocery stores, restaurants, office uses and live/ ~ , _ , _ _ _ _ ~ <br /> work spaces.. There was some support for office uses, hotels,. galleries ~ f ~ ~~i ~ ~ ~ r <br /> and movie theatres, and little support for museums, ground-floor ~ l ~ - ~ qry~ ~ i~ ~ _ <br /> residential, conference centers, and larger retail uses. ;-i i i' <br /> _ <br /> . iT <br /> _ _ _ _ <br /> While eo le ex ressed support for under round .parking, most ~ ~ , ,~ttu ~ ~ <br /> indicated they simply did .not want to see the parking, and voiced <br /> moderate support for on-street parking, shared parking strategies, Workshop One, CitizenScheme3 <br /> utilizing parking around the area, the"park once"concept, and"smart <br /> parking" technologies: Little or no support was. expressed-.:for free Mix of Uses Average5cores f <br /> parking. z.°° <br /> .1.75. _ . _ <br /> 1.59 7.581.55 <br /> 1.49 <br /> Participants overwhelming. supported the idea of great sidewalks. ,.32 ,33 742 <br /> 1.29 1.25 <br /> They acknowledged .that the. limited. space downtown would ,.05 <br /> constrain a .lot of public or private open space, though interest was <br /> expressed fora"pocket park"or a possible raised plaza. The"woonerf" <br /> pedestrian/vehicle, street concept and. the idea of corner plazas, or - <br /> courtyards were not strongly endorsed. <br /> - - ~ - <br /> R1 R2 R3 R4 RS R6 R7 RB R9 R10 R17 <br /> The participants uniformly supported active storefronts, timeless "~°mme"da"°" ~ ' <br /> design, and variations of style.. Participants generally desired a "fresh, <br /> local, unique to Eugene" design. approach. that did not replicate or Workshop Two-This table summarizes the average response per recommendation <br /> imitate a historic style or traditional architecture, although some 1R1, R2, erc...) for Mix of Uses. with +2 being "mostpositive"and -2 being "most <br /> negative" <br /> <br /> 18; I',-ii~liclnpui <br /> <br />