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The suitability analysis indicates that four activities may not be as suitable in Rasor Park. <br />Table 3. Recreation activities that may not be suited to Rasor Park <br />Community Organized Events* <br />Traditional Playground Activities <br />Dogs Off-leash <br />Organized Sports Activities <br />`Community organized events include festivals and other major events that attract large numfier of participants. <br />These four recreation uses should be carefully evaluated because they are either available in <br />nearby parks (soccer field, playgrounds), may impact adjacent homes (community events, <br />organized sports activities), or may not be compatible with other recreation uses or natural <br />resources and habitat (dogs off-leash). <br />3.4 Role and Function of Rasor Park <br />Technical Report 1 outlined the history and planning context of Rasor Park, including its <br />acquisition as part of the Willamette Greenway, and its inclusion in the Willamette Greenway <br />Management Plan with recommendations for viewing stations along the river. The report also <br />noted that Rasor Park has not been formally classified with respect to its role and function in the <br />city-wide park and open space system because it has been considered part of the West Bank <br />Riverfront Park. Further ambiguity arises from the 1989 Eugene Parks and Recreation Plan, <br />which includes a recommendation for playfields in Rasor Park but does not classify the park as <br />to its neighborhood or community status. <br />It is believed that community opposition to an indoor soccer facility in 1996, and some tension in <br />the neighborhood over past use of the Rasor Park for an annual organized car show, all stem <br />from a lack of a clearly defined role and function for the park within the city. To address this <br />issue, analysis has been made of the preferred future role of the park, using several planning <br />criteria. <br />Legislative lntent/Statewide Planning Goal 15 <br />Rasor Park is one of seven sites acquired by the City of Eugene in the 1970s along the west bank <br />of the Willamette River, under authority of the state's Willamette Greenway Plan. To meet the <br />intent of Statewide Planning Goal 15, public uses and recreation activities of the greenway <br />should be river dependent and river-related in order to achieve compatibility goals as outlined in <br />the goal. Public access to the river and greenway should also be a high priority. <br />System Analysis <br />Rasor Park is an open, undeveloped nodal area that functions as part of the Willamette Greenway <br />system; it is strategic because of its size, access, and location on the river and West Bank <br />Bikepath. Other nodal areas on the West Bank Greenway include Maurie Jacobs Park to the <br />south, a 24 -acre site classified by the city as a community park, and a 5-acre undeveloped node <br />Rasor Pazk Master Plan 14 City of Eugene, Parks Planning <br />