7 <br />includes collaboration with community organizations and the Veterans <br />Administration to provide studio and one-bedroom units for people exiting <br />homelessness. <br /> Peace Village Housing Cooperative: A new low-income limited equity <br />cooperative located on River Road. This cooperative consists of 70 homes <br />collectively owned by its members, with a long-term lease on land owned by <br />SquareOne Villages as a community land trust, ensuring long-term <br />affordability. <br /> <br />For more information about the LIRHPTE and other local efforts to create stable, safe, and <br />affordable housing opportunities in Eugene visit the city’s website. <br />  <br />Downtown Windowfront Exhibitions <br />  <br />  <br />A new cycle of Windowfront Exhibitions returns with rotating public art installations in the <br />City’s vacant storefronts. This series of installations was unveiled on Friday, February 2, <br />and marks the final season of exhibits in temporary locations as the program prepares to <br />evolve. <br /> <br />In 2020, Windowfront Exhibitions was developed in the darkest winter days of the <br />pandemic as an initiative to support local artists and bring the vitality of art to the heart of <br />Eugene. The goal of the project was to partner with downtown property managers to <br />refresh empty storefronts into temporary galleries and installation spaces for local artists <br />and arts organizations to present their work. <br /> <br />“Windowfront Exhibitions had a positive influence on the look and feel of downtown, <br />particularly during the lowest points of the pandemic,” City of Eugene Downtown Manager <br />Eric Brown said. “It brought a flash of color and expression to our streetscapes in places <br />that would have otherwise stood empty and dark. It’s also brought the City, property <br />owners, property managers and artists together around investing in our downtown.” <br /> <br />After more than three years, the program has met great success as most of these empty <br />spaces are now rented and thriving as new local businesses. With vacant locations <br />becoming scarce in downtown Eugene, the upcoming series will be the last to be <br />displayed in storefront windows. Later this year, the project will change course by securing <br />new permanent public locations throughout the downtown area that have rotational <br />exhibition opportunities for local, regional and national artists. <br /> <br />This series of Windowfront Exhibitions is produced with support from partners Pacific Real <br />Estate Services and Broadway Place. For more information, visit https://www.eugene- <br />or.gov/4637/Windowfront-Exhibitions. <br />  <br />Planning and Development Department Jobs <br />  <br />Neighborhood Services Officer