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i I_ I Park. The study also reflected a desire for lowest home ownership rate, and the .more activities in these areas, also including highest percentage of total development cultural events and botanical and historical (95%) of all 11 districts within the city. This ~ " Planning goals to displays. underscores the park's importance as a ~ bring more high social center and open space resource for density residential The survey also explored barriers to the downtown area. t development participation in local recreation activities. downtown highlight Over 60% of respondents cited having "no High-priority actions in the 1989 plan the importance of time" to participate in their favorite activities, include the construction of sand volleyball ' Skinner Butte Park followed by the response that conditions courts, the completion of land acquisition are "too crowded", or "too far" to north of Cheshire Avenue, and the as an open space d resource participate. These trends generally support extension of Cheshire Avenue through the the need for development of passive existing I-105 underpass to connect with Q a recreational facilities on a level that can Jefferson Street and the Owen Rose ~ adequately serve the local population Garden. This recommendation still makes ~ U without overcrowding or excessive sense in terms of a functional connection .-j competition for the resource, as well as between Skinner Butte Park and Owen creative and attractive programming Rose Garden, but has met with resistance adapted to modern lifestyles and able to during neighborhood planning efforts. ~ compete with increasing time demands. Public response towards volleyball courts has been generally ambivalent. - _ , Eugene ~ L•agene Parks end Recrenlim: Plan Parks and Medium priority actions include working with the Historic Review Board to evaluate Recreation various ways to preserve historic sites in f ~ Plan the Skinner Butte area and to increase ` ~ a~""~ The 1989 Eugene public awareness of their role in Eugene's .~§r: Parks and early development. This recommendation ~ %r- ' Recreation Plan is clearly reflected in current public 4 hi hli hts several ~ ~ ~ g 9 sentiment. ~y~ recommendations ~ ~t~_r:; affecting Skinner Metropolitan Natural Butte Park (see Resources Study "`°f box inset on facing page). Skinner Butte j . Park is the most significant park resource State Planning Goal 5 mandates the The Downtown Visioning in the Central Planning District, which is inventory of natural resources by local process and North End characterized by the highest housing jurisdictions. AjointteamincludingtheCity r } Scoping Group identified of Eugene, the City of Springfield and Lane ! opportunities to connect density (and lowest household size), the Count is current) m the rocess of ' downtown to Skinner Butte y y p Park near the historic train completing a study for the Eugene/ _ station, shown here c. 1912 Springfield metro area. Although specific ( ~ recommendations are not due to be published until 2003, preliminary maps identify Skinner Butte as significant upland r ~ ~ habitat, and the banks of the Willamette , ~ , River through Skinner Butte Park as a - significant riparian corridor. These areas `"Y~ are likely to be identified for preservation ~ _ ~ 1. F ; „ and restoration of existing habitat values. `1~, v Downtown Visioning ~ ' As highlighted through an extensive public involvement and visioning process in 2000/ - - K 2001, urban planning goals for Eugene ~ include bringing more residents and higher I~ Skinner Butte Park • Master Plan 2001 53 i