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Inr actin ® grin tins <br /> Appropriately designed and located parking is a key component of a <br /> successful downtown. Providing adequate parking keeps downtown Hide new off-street parking: <br /> inviting. and accessible for the entire community, and reduces the im- ' In the contemporary metropolis, development must adequately accommodate <br /> pact on the surrounding residential neighborhood. WBAC considered automobiles. It should do so iri ways that respect the pedestrian and the form of <br /> public space" <br /> parking in the context of wider transportation and livability issues.The _ CharterofNewUrbanism,CongressfortheNewUrbahism,Copyrighr2001 <br /> committee's recommendations regarding parking are threefold: maxi- <br /> <br /> . mite the use of existing parking, including on-street "impulse" parking, <br /> build any required additional parking underground or embedded within <br /> other uses, and encourage walking, biking and transit use. <br /> Reduce overall parking demand: <br /> "Easily accessible links among difrerent modes of transportation, as well as park- <br /> _ , ~ f ing, make getting around downtown smoother" <br /> v , ~y I ' ~~41 <br /> Eugene Downtown Plan, Adopted April 12, 2004 <br /> r; <br /> ~I <br /> w";~ <br /> A~ w F, - j <br /> is <br /> v,~ <br /> s,. ::k ~ <br /> >>iu~ ;,tea <br /> `:i. y, <br /> _ ' ~ <br /> t ~ ~ Increase. use of and incentives for alternatives to auto conveyance: <br /> - "Eugene has been ranked one of the leading cities. in the nation for bicycle <br /> ~ <br /> friendly streets and the promotion of non-vehicular transportation. <br /> ~ Eugene Downtown Plan, Adopted Apri112, 2004 <br /> L, <br /> Eugene's LTD Bus Station <br /> 341 I ~~,:aiirn.nci~tions <br /> <br />