DOWNTOWN RIVERFRONT <br />LAND USE COMPONENTS <br />CA 19-1, RA 19-1, Z 19-5, WG 19-3, ST 19-3, and SDR 19-2 <br />19,2019 <br />Since that time, approximately 16.5 acres of former EWEB property have been acquired by the City's <br />Urban Renewal Agency (URA). The Downtown Riverfront Concept Plan is a redevelopment plan for <br />that property which identifies parcels, a street network and uses for the parcels. The plan has been <br />reviewed by the City Council, which then initiated a local improvement district (LID) to create those <br />streets and related infrastructure to enable the development plan to become a reality. <br />In 2017, the City adopted a new Transportation System Plan (TSP). As part of that adoption, the <br />Council lowered the level of service (LOS) citywide to level E (Downtown is LOS F). As part of the <br />work preceding the Council's previous approval of the existing S-DR Zone, a traffic analysis was <br />undertaken. That study concluded the uses allowed by the plan would result in a transportation <br />system that operated above LOS performance requirements. <br />Based on the above, the proposal amends Map 9.8670 Downtown Traffic Impact Analysis Exempt Area <br />to expand the TIA Exempt Area to include the subject property. The findings for Goal 12 under EC <br />9.8065(1) are incorporated by reference herein as demonstration that the proposed amendments and <br />zone change are exempt from the requirement for TPR analysis. The S-DR Zone, as amended (Exhibit <br />A), contains additional detail on required transportation system standards and the concurrent <br />Tentative Subdivision (Exhibit B.2) provides design information for the proposed public street system. <br />Therefore, the proposed amendments and zone change are consistent with Metro Plan Policies F.14 <br />and F.15. <br />Transportation System Improvements: Pedestrian <br />E26 Provide for a pedestrian environment that is well integrated with adjacent <br />land uses and is designed to enhance the safety, comfort, and convenience of <br />walking. <br />E27 Provide for a continuous pedestrian network with reasonably direct travel <br />routes between destination points. <br />E28 Construct sidewalks along urban area arterial and collector roadways, except <br />freeways. <br />This proposal is designed to foster a vibrant and active pedestrian environment that is integrated with <br />on-site and adjacent uses. Provisions of the S-DR Zone (Exhibit A), as amended, ensure high-quality <br />public amenities along the riverfront including a public plaza, interpretive sites and overlooks, and an <br />improved Riverbank Trail, as illustrated on Sheets WR 104.1 and 104.2 (Exhibit B.3). <br />Proposed street designs in the S-DR Zone incorporate pedestrian sidewalks on both sides of streets <br />that will establish an interconnected system within the development site and provide direct routes <br />between destination points. The proposal does not involve arterial or collector roadways. Therefore, <br />the proposed amendments and zone change are consistent with Metro Plan Policies F.26 through F.28. <br />Energy Element <br />J.7 Encourage medium- and high-density residential uses when balanced with <br />other planning policies in order to maximize the efficient utilization of all <br />forms of energy. The greatest energy savings can be made in the areas of <br />space heating and cooling and transportation. For example, the highest <br />relative densities of residential development shall be concentrated to the <br />City of Eugene FINAL SUBMITTAL 37 <br />