Onlookers who sometimes fault the South Willamette Neighbors are not aware of a very important fact. As a citizen living in S. Eugene I was peripherally involved at the outset of the planning years ago. There was a woman named Patricia from the City who would send update e-mails and surveys which I would fill out. Two important facts: at that time the Willamette St. change (bikepaths yes or no, etc) was part of the same discussion; and (2) the plan encompassed 24th-29th and didn't encroach on the residential neighborhoods.  Then there was a long silence in these get togethers and surveys, and the next time it reappeared Patricia was gone, and the plan was "finished", and it had somehow jumped the curb to 32nd or 33rd Ave. and encompassed adjacent residential neighborhoods with grandiose rezoning ideas.  Only insiders know how, why and what happened.