The world’s most livable cities tend to perform well not only on safety, but also on infrastructure, transportation, education, health and the overall quality of daily life. Eugene does not need to copy Copenhagen or Vancouver, British Columbia, to learn from that pattern. It does, however, need a clearer civic ambition: to become a city where safer streets, better transit, walkability, bike access and thoughtful land use all work together.
Author Archives: Greg Gardner
Greg Gardner is native Oregonian who has spent most of his career in the public electric utility industry, moving to Eugene to work for Eugene Water & Electric Board, and then most recently as the general manager of Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative.

