Laura Shoe – River Road Community Organization https://riverroadco.org The River and Garden District Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:06:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://riverroadco.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/cropped-RRCO-Logo-512-32x32.png Laura Shoe – River Road Community Organization https://riverroadco.org 32 32 Local Access Roads: Commissioners Recognize Equity Issue and Search for a Practical Path Forward https://riverroadco.org/local-access-roads-commissioners-recognize-equity-issue/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:06:02 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2974 Momentum continues to build in the effort to address the longstanding inequity faced by homeowners on local access roads (LARs) in River Road and Santa Clara.

These are public roads under Lane County jurisdiction that are not maintained by the county or any governmental agency. They were built decades ago … Read more

]]> Social Sculpting: Honoring Clare Strawn’s 10 Years of Service to RRCO https://riverroadco.org/social-sculpting-honoring-clare-strawns-10-years-of-service-to-rrco/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:33:38 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2971 After 10 years of service to the River Road Community Organization, Clare Strawn has stepped down from the RRCO Board — leaving behind a stronger, more connected, and more community-centered organization.

Her sense of community started early. She grew up in Yellow Springs, Ohio, a small town where she experienced … Read more

]]> Train This Spring to Become a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Member! https://riverroadco.org/train-this-spring-to-become-a-community-emergency-response-team-cert-member/ Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:09:31 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2935 Interested in volunteering in your neighborhood in the event of an emergency? Become a member of the Eugene-Springfield Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Being part of CERT is a deeply rewarding experience. CERT members assist their neighbors when professional responders are not immediately available to help. They also may … Read more

]]> Don’t Miss Our RRCO Spring Gardening Event April 12! https://riverroadco.org/dont-miss-our-rrco-spring-gardening-event-april-12/ Mon, 09 Mar 2026 01:59:18 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2922 Our Spring Into Garden Activation event is blooming on Sunday, April 12, from noon to 4 p.m. in the River Road neighborhood at 255 Maxwell —the former Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and future home of Square One’s Our Village residential co-op.

Hosted by the River Road Community Organization, the Kelly … Read more

]]> RRCO Co-Chairs Reflect Back on 2025 and Look Forward to 2026 https://riverroadco.org/rrco-co-chairs-reflect-back-on-2025-and-look-forward-to-2026/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 21:47:30 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2918 A Letter to Our River Road Community
From the Co-chairs of the River Road Community Organization

Dear River Road Neighbors,

As we reflect on the past year, we’re grateful once again for the spirit, generosity, and involvement that make River Road such a special place to live. In this letter … Read more

]]> Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudsen Speaks at RRCO Meeting https://riverroadco.org/eugene-mayor-kaarin-knudsen-speaks-at-rrco-meeting/ Wed, 25 Jun 2025 00:15:07 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2834 We were honored to have Eugene Mayor Kaarin Knudsen speak at our June RRCO neighborhood gathering. She spoke about what has occupied her time in her first five months as mayor and ongoing topics of concern, and then took questions from community members.

The Mayor spoke extensively about the City … Read more

]]> RRCO Advocates for Neighborhood Organization City Funding https://riverroadco.org/rrco-advocates-for-neighborhood-organization-city-funding/ Fri, 23 May 2025 02:18:11 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2822 As part of the City of Eugene’s attempts to close their deep budget shortfall, neighborhood associations have been warned that they would likely lose some or all funding from the City. These proposed cuts were in addition to proposed cuts in areas such as library, fire, homeless and animal services.… Read more

]]> RRCO Speaks Out About Local Access Roads https://riverroadco.org/rrco-acts-on-local-access-roads/ Sat, 17 May 2025 20:52:06 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2797 While most roads in River Road are County-maintained (and a small number are City-maintained), another subset of roads in River Road are “local access roads”, or “LARs”. These are public county roads that Lane County failed to accept into its road system many decades ago, and which are the responsibility … Read more

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