I hope that as the development moves forward that Oakleigh Meadows Cohousing works to encourage active <br />transportation by building safe & secure bike parking as a key element of their design process and encourages <br />members to choose healthy and active forms of transportation by providing incentives as well as good <br />infrastructure. Since infrastructure dictates behavior it will be essential that driving is less convenient than <br />walking or biking when it comes time to plan the layout of bike parking, paths, and path connections. If you <br />build a facility that shows that active transportation is the number one mode then more people will choose those <br />modes. I also hope that the community continues to reach out to the River Road neighborhood to work on <br />improving the area for safe pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access throughout the area since our transportation <br />system is large network that still needs improvements to make it safer and easier for families to choose the <br />transportation modes they want. <br />I do not believe approving this application encourages any additional developments along the Willamette River <br />Greenway, it simply approves this development; one that meets city goals on many levels. <br />I encourage the City of Eugene to approve the application of Oakleigh Meadows Cohousing. <br />Thank You, <br />Shane MacRhodes <br />1920 Garfield St. <br />Eugene, OR 97405 <br />2 <br /> <br />