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Growth Monitoring Program
What is the latest on the Growth Monitoring Program?
Technical Advisory Committee Meetings
The spring and summer EETAC monitoring meetings focused on U.S. Census data about people, housing, and employment in our community.
Recent Development Web Map
Check out this web map Opens a New Window. that shows where new residences and new commercial buildings are happening on our buildable land.
EETAC Meetings
EETAC materials and upcoming meeting dates are always available on the EETAC page, and meetings are open to the public.
Overview
This page covers some of the big picture questions about how assumptions and trends will be monitored and updated. For more details, see the More on Growth Monitoring sidebar.
- What is the latest on the Growth Monitoring Program?
- How will the Growth Monitoring Program work
- How does the Growth Monitoring Program relate to adopting our UGB?
- How does the Growth Monitoring Program relate to Envision Eugene: Vision to Action?
Technical Advisory Committee
As of spring, the EETAC meetings are now alternating between both the growth monitoring and urban reserves projects. Spring and summer EETAC monitoring meetings focused on U.S. Census data about people, housing, and employment in our community since 2012, the beginning of our monitoring period. To learn more about the data collected, see the EETAC meeting materials.
Overall Project Status
Policies
Policies establishing the growth monitoring program were adopted in the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan (see the Administration and Implementation chapter) in 2017.
Collection and Reporting System
Development of a growth monitoring plan and system is currently underway, including:
Future work
Additional work includes developing an annual monitoring report, an on-line system for reviewing monitoring information, and identifying metrics for "qualitative" data that is more subjective in nature and related to the experience of our residents.
Buildable Lands Inventory
The City's adopted 2012-2032 inventory of buildable lands, or land supply, will be rerun in the next year to see how quickly our land has been developing. In the meantime, check out this web map which shows where new residences and new commercial buildings are happening on our buildable land.
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As of spring, the EETAC meetings are now alternating between both the growth monitoring and urban reserves projects. Spring and summer EETAC monitoring meetings focused on U.S. Census data about people, housing, and employment in our community since 2012, the beginning of our monitoring period. To learn more about the data collected, see the EETAC meeting materials.
Overall Project Status
Policies
Policies establishing the growth monitoring program were adopted in the Envision Eugene Comprehensive Plan (see the Administration and Implementation chapter) in 2017.
Collection and Reporting System
Development of a growth monitoring plan and system is currently underway, including:
- What data to collect, how and when
- Key questions to be answered
- How to evaluate the information and make it available to the community
- General organizational structure of the program
Future work
Additional work includes developing an annual monitoring report, an on-line system for reviewing monitoring information, and identifying metrics for "qualitative" data that is more subjective in nature and related to the experience of our residents.
Buildable Lands Inventory
The City's adopted 2012-2032 inventory of buildable lands, or land supply, will be rerun in the next year to see how quickly our land has been developing. In the meantime, check out this web map which shows where new residences and new commercial buildings are happening on our buildable land.
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How will the Growth Monitoring Program work?
The Growth Monitoring Program will track both numerical data and more quality-based assessments to provide a well rounded program. Once the program is established, a citizen technical advisory committee (TAC) will provide input on the operations and evaluation of the program.
Key goals of the program are:
What are the benefits of the Growth Monitoring Program?
The EETAC was appointed by the City Manager and began meeting in October 2018. The scope of the EETAC will include City-wide growth management initiatives, starting with urban reserves. The group represents a range of voices in the community and will provide feedback to staff on technical-related issues. For more information, see the EETAC.
As the program progresses, other ways to stay involve include attending or watching public meetings, review of the monitoring results on-line, and staying up to date through the Envision Eugene newsletter.
The program specifics, including a DRAFT Growth Monitoring Program framework, were initially developed in coordination with city partners, other agency staff and the Technical Resource Group. The Envision Eugene Action Plan will include substantial detail regarding how this program will function. The Planning Commission reviewed the draft Action Plan (monitoring program starts on agenda package page 131) at their October 19, 2015 work session.
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Key goals of the program are:
- To have growth-related data that is complete and relevant to future needs
- To efficiently collect the growth-related data
- To provide growth-related information to the community
- To regularly assess current status of the City’s land supply
- To regularly assess the effectiveness of land use efficiency strategies
- To identify growth planning trends
- To regularly assess and adjust the program in response to changing needs
What are the benefits of the Growth Monitoring Program?
- Increased reliability and on-going tracking of the buildable lands supply status
- Reduced city costs of future growth planning efforts
- Increased public trust in the growth planning process
- The community is in a better position to respond to changing conditions
- Better collaboration with regional partners, creating a more complete picture about regional trends
The EETAC was appointed by the City Manager and began meeting in October 2018. The scope of the EETAC will include City-wide growth management initiatives, starting with urban reserves. The group represents a range of voices in the community and will provide feedback to staff on technical-related issues. For more information, see the EETAC.
As the program progresses, other ways to stay involve include attending or watching public meetings, review of the monitoring results on-line, and staying up to date through the Envision Eugene newsletter.
The program specifics, including a DRAFT Growth Monitoring Program framework, were initially developed in coordination with city partners, other agency staff and the Technical Resource Group. The Envision Eugene Action Plan will include substantial detail regarding how this program will function. The Planning Commission reviewed the draft Action Plan (monitoring program starts on agenda package page 131) at their October 19, 2015 work session.
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How does the Growth Monitoring Program relate to adopting our UGB?
The Urban Growth Boundary Adoption Package is the collection of legally required documents to formally set (adopt) the UGB. It is one of the most substantial implementation projects of Envision Eugene to date.
Because the Growth Monitoring Program is not required by the state, it is not directly addressed in the UGB Adoption Package beyond comprehensive plan policies (see Administration and Implementation chapter).
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Because the Growth Monitoring Program is not required by the state, it is not directly addressed in the UGB Adoption Package beyond comprehensive plan policies (see Administration and Implementation chapter).
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How does the Growth Monitoring Program relate to Envision Eugene: Vision to Action?
Envision Eugene: Vision to Action is the set of four documents that present the outcome of the Envision Eugene process and complementary ways to make the community vision a reality.
The Growth Monitoring Program is a substantial element of the Action Plan, although the Community Vision and Comprehensive Plan also address it.
The Community Vision explores the history, the values, and the goals that inform how Eugene should grow. The seventh pillar lays a strong mandate for the Growth Monitoring Program.
The Comprehensive Plan is the state-mandated land use policy plan for the City of Eugene. Policies in the Administration and Implementation chapter of this document establish core elements of the Growth Monitoring Program.
The Urban Form Plan presents both local context and best practices to guide and inform the built environment in Eugene. The plan itself does not address the Growth Monitoring Program specifically. However the program will include means to evaluate whether development is achieving Envision Eugene’s quality of life or livability goals and outcomes, some of which are directly influenced by the guidelines in the Community Design Handbook, such as creating walkable neighborhoods and a beautiful downtown and key corridors.
The Action Plan lays out specific steps to achieve the goals of Envision Eugene. The Growth Monitoring Program, as an ongoing program to support all actions taken, is presented in detail within the Action Plan.
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The Growth Monitoring Program is a substantial element of the Action Plan, although the Community Vision and Comprehensive Plan also address it.
The Community Vision explores the history, the values, and the goals that inform how Eugene should grow. The seventh pillar lays a strong mandate for the Growth Monitoring Program.
The Comprehensive Plan is the state-mandated land use policy plan for the City of Eugene. Policies in the Administration and Implementation chapter of this document establish core elements of the Growth Monitoring Program.
The Urban Form Plan presents both local context and best practices to guide and inform the built environment in Eugene. The plan itself does not address the Growth Monitoring Program specifically. However the program will include means to evaluate whether development is achieving Envision Eugene’s quality of life or livability goals and outcomes, some of which are directly influenced by the guidelines in the Community Design Handbook, such as creating walkable neighborhoods and a beautiful downtown and key corridors.
The Action Plan lays out specific steps to achieve the goals of Envision Eugene. The Growth Monitoring Program, as an ongoing program to support all actions taken, is presented in detail within the Action Plan.
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