Chase Gardens Nodal Development Plan Page 8 <br />Final Report - June 29, 2001 <br />The public involvement aspect of the project included four open houses held near the study area <br />between November 2000 and June 2001. Participants were asked for opinions on potential land <br />uses, transportation improve- <br />ments, and design, and were led <br />through exercises to identify <br />likes and dislikes and develop- <br />ment issues. Input from owners <br />of vacant property, residents of <br />existing apartments, residents <br />along Garden Way, residents of <br />neighborhoods south and north <br />of the study area, and the Harlow <br />Neighbors was collected. <br />Detailed interviews were <br />conducted with land owners. <br />Three alternative combinations <br />of land use designations and <br />transportation networks were <br />developed and presented to the <br />neighbors and Technical <br />Advisory Committee. Feedback November 2000 Open House <br />from these sessions was folded <br />into the preferred alternative <br />described in this plan. <br />Nodal Development Principles <br />The principles of nodal development, as defined by the Cities of Eugene and Springfield, are <br />contained in TransPlan. In areas identified as nodes, development is intended to have certain <br />attributes. Similar types of development are referred to in other communities as the New <br />Urbanism, Neo-Traditional Development, or Smart Growth. <br />• Compact urban development patterns, featuring higher average residential densities, <br />mixed-use commercial services and transit-oriented development in designated areas; <br />• Availability of transportation alternatives, including increased use of transit, other <br />alternatives to single-occupant vehicles, and increased opportunities for people to live <br />near jobs and services, making shorter trips for a variety of purposes; and <br />• Enhanced livability and economic vitality, found in pedestrian-friendly environments <br />with a mix of land uses, including public open spaces accessible to pedestrians, <br />bicyclists, and transit users.