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Mayor Knutson challenges Eugene to build 1,000 downtown housing units in five years
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Mayor Karen Knutson on Tuesday set a city goal to add 1,000 housing units in downtown Eugene within five years, including at least 200 in the downtown core, and outlined steps the city will pursue to speed development and support safety and financing.
Mayor Karen Knutson announced a goal for the City of Eugene to build 1,000 new housing units in downtown Eugene over the next five years, including at least 200 units in the downtown core, saying the target will require changes to city processes, identification of development sites and new partnerships with private and affordable housing developers.
Knoxnton said the downtown challenge is intended to double the city's current housing production rate and to re‑populate the city center to support local businesses and public life. "We need to build a 1000 new units of housing in downtown in the next 5 years. And we need at least 200 of those units to be in the…
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