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Planning Commission reviews draft centers map, climate‑friendly overlays to steer compact development
Summary
Staff presented a draft centers and corridors map, new climate‑friendly area overlays and a series of code changes intended to concentrate growth near transit and mixed‑use centers, encourage walkable neighborhoods and remove regulatory barriers to compact development.
EUGENE, Ore. — The Eugene Planning Commission on June 17 reviewed draft compact‑development goals and a proposed centers map that staff said would guide future rezonings, incentive programs and design standards intended to concentrate housing and jobs near transit and neighborhood centers.
Staff said the compact development chapter is built around three goals: compact urban form, connected corridors and centers, and complete neighborhoods. "Centers are community‑ and climate‑friendly — bringing goods and services closer to people's doorsteps," Stuart Orin, associate planner, told the commission, and staff presented a draft map that designates downtown, core commercial centers and neighborhood centers and overlays key corridors such as West 11th, River Road, Franklin Boulevard and South Willamette.
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