Eugene's Downtown Revitalization

Eugene planners develop a plan to revitalize an unsuccessful pedestrian mall.

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January 20, 2002, 9:00 AM PST

"Features include generous 12-foot sidewalks that are meant to be meeting and gathering areas, which can accommodate outdoor bistro seating - all shaded with no fewer than 60 trees... The designers abandoned an earlier plan for a gently meandering street. Businesses didn't like the idea because drivers would have to concentrate on the curves instead of being able to glance at store windows."

Thanks to Tom Collins

FULL STORY: Broadway plan wins acclaim, approval

Thursday, January 17, 2002 in Eugene Register-Guard

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