River Road Commnuity Forums – River Road Community Organization https://riverroadco.org The River and Garden District Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:07:09 +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 River Road Commnuity Forums – River Road Community Organization https://riverroadco.org 32 32 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

]]> 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

]]> River Celebration 2025 was GREAT !! https://riverroadco.org/river-celebration-2025-was-great/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 04:05:02 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2897 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

]]> Sept. 7, from 11 am – 3 pm -RRCO’s 3rd Annual RIVER CELEBRATION  https://riverroadco.org/sept-7-from-11-am-3-pm-rrcos-3rd-annual-river-celebration/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 21:32:37 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2870  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

… 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

]]> Frequently Asked Questions: Annexation in Eugene https://riverroadco.org/frequently-asked-questions-annexation-in-eugene/ Tue, 08 Oct 2024 00:29:41 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2779

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

]]> Transportation Action Items https://riverroadco.org/transportation-action-items/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 22:54:37 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2765 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

]]> Status of Agency Transportation Planning in River Road Neighborhood https://riverroadco.org/status-of-agency-transportation-planning-in-river-road-neighborhood/ Sun, 30 Jun 2024 21:23:03 +0000 https://riverroadco.org/?p=2761 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:

20240701 Transportation Planning Status for webpageDownload
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