JWN holds informative Envision Eugene panel
Jefferson Westside Neighbors
- Tell me how to determine what concrete effects Council's formal actions to adopt
"Envision Eugene" may have on land use regulations and future development in the JWN.
- Tell me how to determine whether a lot is included in the lots that may provide future
residential or commercial capacity, and how that lot's potential capacity is taken into
account.
- Tell me how to develop an adequate understanding of the rules and calculations used to
calculate residential and commercial capacity for areas within the JWN.
- Tell me how I can "ground truth" (i.e., validate) the facts that were used to calculate
residential and commercial capacity for areas within the JWN.
- Tell me what the key events and dates are leading up to Council action in February.
Include deadlines by when I must get comments to staff or City officials to receive
adequate consideration.

Staff and experts debate Envision Eugene impacts
At the November 8, 2011 General Meeting, the JWN
hosted a panel that finally looked at the REAL effects
the "Envision Eugene" process may have on our
neighborhood.
Listen to the audio recording. (One hour and fifteen
minutes; requires Windows Media Player or
compatible software.)
Panel members included:
- Shawn Boles, the co-chair
of the Envision Eugene
Technical Resource Group.
The TRG is doing the major
technical and policy work on
Envision Eugene
- Carolyn Weiss, the
Planning Division head of
long range planning.
- Jason Dedrick, Planning
Division staff member
working on Envision
Eugene.
- Paul Conte, JWN Chair
This was the first time actual numbers related to
future infill and density in the JWN were available.
Panel members answered questions from the
audience.
The panel members were asked to provide,
practical, real-world information, including: