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2. The Millrace should provide an urban <br />amenity, an inviting pedestrian path <br />through this area of the city to the river. <br />The design needs to balance a number of poten- <br />tially competing purposes, such as habitat or water <br />quality enhancement with the goal of creating a <br />place for people. Design details may bridge these <br />different purposes, such as with artful plantings, or <br />creative treatment of water quality improvement <br />measures. Incorporating the steel grates from the <br />Agripac building, for example, or designing aera- <br />tion devices as a series of fountains could blend art <br />and function and enhance the visible ecology of <br />the district. These elements also bring people <br />closer to the water. <br />3. The Millrace design should remind us of the <br />industrial history of this area, and speak of <br />our own time. <br />The new Millrace will serve a different purpose and <br />will be in a new location within the District than <br />the original Millrace. The idea of the Millrace, <br />however, tells the story of our history; weaving <br />historic elements into new uses adds richness and <br />character to this district. A contemporary design <br />takes us "back to the future," with a recreational, <br />environmentally responsible Millrace that recalls <br />our industrial past. <br />4. The new Millrace needs to become part of <br />an integrated stormwater management plan <br />for the entire courthouse district. <br />The Millrace has evolved into the city's stormwater <br />infrastructure This function needs to be more <br />consciously designed with specific environmental <br />benefits in mind. <br />Development in the district should be designed to <br />retain as much water as possible to alleviate peak <br />runoff, and to better clean the runoff before it <br />enters the Willamette river. Incorporating "green <br />Illustrative view of bioswale within 8th Avenue. <br />Page ZO <br />