Sustainable City Year Reports 2019-20 (Lane Transit District)

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    Re-imagining River Road for Ecological Equity
    (University of Oregon, 2020) Urone, Julia; Arroyo, John
    LTD tasked students with identifying concepts to support a more sustainable, equitable transportation system and associated community uses along the River Road corridor in Eugene. Working in groups, students investigated transportation ecosystems, environmentally-oriented community benefits, and dynamic neighborhoods in other jurisdictions and around the globe to identify strategies that could be applied locally. To familiarize themselves with and begin to understand the unique characteristics of the River Road corridor, students conducted site visits and based on these visits, selected a site and topic for group study. These 70 students then divided into 15 groups to develop tangible, sustainable, and potentially implementable recommendations for the River Road area. Final proposals included a diverse inventory of design interventions, land use and transportation improvements, and community engagement plans. Students in the course represented a variety of majors including architecture, business, economics, journalism, planning, general science, environmental studies, and social science. Following ten weeks of research, students presented their transportation and land use ideas to LTD management. Students recommended: • Increased bus routes and infrastructure and more frequent service and wayfinding to increase walkability in the River Road area. These measures could also decrease the need for personal vehicle transportation and increase walking within the city, which would reduce carbon emissions. • Safety improvements and bus stops at community spaces to encourage camaraderie within the community • An array of community and green spaces improvements based in arts and culture as well as food security strategies to increase vitality in the River Road corridor and support a robust transit system.