River Road Community Organization
The River and Garden District
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
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
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
September 7 greeted us with a crisp morning and the promise of sunshine. Early volunteers gathered to raise up a 20 x 20 Pagoda Tent donated by Action Rent-All – a huge thank-you to them!
The River Celebration drew 400-500 participants – runners, bikers, walkers, rollers; families with babies and … Read more
Come for the Music: Music by local bands: KT and the Love Notes & The Shipe Duo. Music thanks to a generous donation for music from Emerald Broadband, Eugene’s local choice for faster fiber internet, founded right here in the River Road
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
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
https://www.eugene-or.gov/documentcenter/view/55317
In 1982, the Cities of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County adopted the Metro Plan. Policies in the Metro Plan encourage annexation as the preferred means of providing services to new development and state a preference for cities to become the providers of service within their Urban Growth Boundaries (UGB). … Read more
Although the City and County have approved our River Road/Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan, the real opportunity to create the Neighborhoods we envisioned is through the Action Plan. The Action Plan is a separate document which includes a catalogue of community-identified strategies, or actions, which could be used to implement the … Read more
In preparation for our July 1, 2024 General Meeting we sent questionnaires to staff leads for transportation planning at the City of Eugene, Lane County, School District 4J Safe Routes to School and Lane Transit District. Here are their responses: