Eugene's growth management study demonstrated solid public support for an environmentally responsible approach to Eugene's inevitable growth, but people will balk at the strategies needed to get us there.
Many people oppose increased density.
Many also complain whenever automobile use becomes less convenient. Clarification and education are needed to create a vision of Eugene that is both sustainable and acceptable to the broader population. The years following World War II brought explosive development designed around the expectation that almost everyone would be driving cars. The automobile has enabled many people to move to the suburbs to escape the social ills present in many cities. While traditional downtown areas wither and decay, automobile dominated arteries spread for miles in many directions, cutting up old neighborhoods with cars, noise and pollution.