Testimony for Eugene City Council - Hope Marston, SE Eugene resident - March 1, 2017 <br />3110 Lzn t vcrJ, re $i ; <br />Amazon Corner is suited for downtown, not Southeast Eugene <br />5 Stories Fits for Downtown, Not SE Eugene <br />Amazon Corner is the kind of development exactly suited for downtown, which can easily accommodate <br />its size and density of residents. In downtown, apartments can be more concentrated inside high rise <br />buildings, and Eugene downtown's many-laned streets can accommodate the extra traffic that's <br />generated. A 5-story building is not unique in downtown, but it is completely out of character with the <br />neighborhood in which Amazon Corner developers propose to build. Three stories, in my opinion, is not <br />in keeping with the neighborhood profile. 2 stories seem more reasonable, but at least three stories is <br />far more reasonable than 5-stories for that location. <br />Density increased = liveability denied. <br />Neighborhood Density <br />My partner and I did a back of the envelope sketch to show of how proposed density will compare <br />to current density. We counted ourselves and our neighbors for %2 block -about 15 people <br />(conservatively estimating about 2-3 people per house). Using that calculation, the Amazon Corner <br />project is equivalent to somewhere from 7 to 15 blocks of residents, in one of these three scenarios: <br />1. If there is one person per apartment (117), the one block-sized Amazon Corner is equal to 7.8 <br />blocks of people - even if only one person per residence (which we know will not be the case). <br />So, stack 7.8 blocks of people into 5 stories. <br />2. If there is one person for each Amazon Corner parking space (159), the one block-sized Amazon <br />Corner is equal to 10.6 blocks. So stack 10.6 blocks into 5 stories. <br />3. But we know that Amazon Corner has not adequately addressed parking. They've already asked <br />for space in the Peace Health parking lot across the street for evening parking. Many of these <br />apartments will have 2 or more residents. If two people per apartment, the resident load will be <br />more like 15 % blocks of residents (and their cars) in a one-block space. <br />This is completely incongruent with our neighborhood. <br />Additionally, you know that when people are shown these apartments, and told that there is one <br />parking space per household, they'll also be told, "Oh, there's plenty of parking on side streets." <br />"Side streets" - otherwise known to us as: OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. <br />Inadequate Parking <br />The developer clearly is not offering enough parking to accommodate its expected residents - nor to <br />accommodate the patrons of the restaurants and shops envisioned for the site. <br />The developer plans for 117 apartments, but only 159 parking spaces for residents and <br />shops/restaurants alike. There has been vague talk about some amorphous connection between the <br />