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<br /> development densities into the downtown Relevant Recommendations from the North End Scoping Group ~
<br /> area. As part of an overall program to ~I
<br /> reduce urban sprawl, transportation ? ? Creating a pedestrian connection to the Shelton-McMurphy-Johnson House and ,
<br /> demands and the decentralization of the up the south side of Skinner Butte
<br /> community, this is important for the long- 3 ? Promoting pedestrian use and implementing traffic calming measures
<br /> term health and vitality of the city's urban ? Keeping and restoring the train station, and promoting it as a civic destination -
<br /> core. Other policy and infrastructure
<br /> improvement measures are being taken to ? Providing safe pedestrian access to the train station from areas north of the ;
<br /> effect these changes. tracks ~ v
<br /> / Creating new public spaces €
<br /> As the largest urban park directly adjacent / Promoting street vendors and other activation of public space
<br /> to the downtown core of Eugene, Skinner F ? Promoting increased density, mixed use and residential development of the
<br /> Butte Park will be a key resource for ! north end area
<br /> revitalization of this area, Urban residents ? Developing design standards to reflect the unique historic character of the area
<br /> will need readily accessible open spaces ? Providing shuttle bus services, on-street parking and parking structures
<br /> as acounter-balance to urban living.
<br /> Development and maintenance of ? ? Providing more bicycle parking l
<br /> recreational and natural resources to serve ~ ? ! s
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<br /> access from the downtown area, will be «~r~nak~H~~~K, ~ ~ i
<br /> importantforthesuccessoftheseplanning ~ NelghbOrhOOd
<br /> goals. Specific visions for the downtown s.~;=.-.~ Refinement ; . 3
<br /> area include a pedestrian extension of ~ ' Plan i ~
<br /> Willamette Street near the train station to ' F The Whiteaker ~
<br /> the Shelton-McMurphey-Johnson House ~ n e i g h b o r h o o d
<br /> and the summit of Skinner Butte. refinement plan,
<br /> developed in I,
<br /> ~ North End 1994 ro oses
<br /> . _ P p
<br /> SCOpin,g several
<br /> Group recommendations I
<br /> In 1999, a city relevant to Skinner
<br /> ' staff-facilitated Butte Park. These recommendations are
<br /> . ' ~ committee listed in the table on the facing page. ~ j
<br /> . =u r initiated by the
<br /> mayor and T~ Planning for
<br /> ~ b _ ME. vura~ j .
<br /> Eugene City ~~~a _ Skinner i-
<br /> council met to I - Butte Park
<br /> discuss the future Very little planning
<br /> of the north end of downtown Eugene, M~~, has taken place ~ ;
<br /> including 5th Avenue, between High and OfVF10PMENlOfSKINNERBUTiE Specifically to
<br /> r a The
<br /> Charnelton, and thetraln station a e guide the
<br /> plan highlights several recommendations 0... ua„~^µo~, M e. development of There has never ,
<br /> been a
<br /> affecting future planning and policy for ~ Skinner Butte ' i
<br /> Skinner Butte Park (see inset box to right). Park. The most comprehensive -
<br /> .o,..~ recent effort punning effort for
<br /> Skinner Butte Park ~
<br /> involved the
<br /> Metropolitan Civic
<br /> Club, formed in 1969 to look at Skinner
<br /> Butte and generate ideas for possible uses is
<br /> (see Chapter 2). Many separate planning i_:
<br /> efforts have also been undertaken for other
<br /> areas of Skinner Butte Park, including ~
<br /> development of picnic areas, the summit
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