Transit-Oriented Development on Historic River Road
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Date
2019
Authors
Wrobel, Olenka
Rich, Margerum
Robert, Parker
Kaarin, Knudson
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University of Oregon
Abstract
Graduate students in the University of Oregon’s Community and Regional Planning program worked in four groups to create implementation recommendations for land use and transportation redevelopment for different neighborhoods along River Road. These recommendations focused on the next 20 years. Each group collaborated with their team, other classmates, LTD, and professors to come up with their recommendations.
With LTD as a project partner, certain groups formed their vision around transit-oriented development (TOD) occurring over the next 20 years. Others integrated transit options into their recommendations while focusing on community and social services that cater to families in surrounding neighborhoods.
In conducting background research, each team utilized US Census information to identify key housing, economic, and education trends in the area. The teams made their conceptual and implementation recommendations in part based on this background information. Students felt it was essential to develop a long-term plan that would satisfy the needs of both current and future residents of each neighborhood.
Key themes throughout each group’s conceptual and implementation recommendations include:
• Accessible and equitable transit for all ages and mobility levels.
• Multi-use buildings with a mix of housing to address “missing middle” housing that River Road currently lacks.
• Improved placemaking elements that incorporate the neighborhood’s culture and provide a sense of community.
• Increased neighborhood economic development along River Road.
Each group approached these concepts in different ways depending on the neighborhood’s demographics and existing built infrastructure, however common themes were evident throughout. The groups aligned their recommendations with the city of Eugene Comprehensive Plan, the Eugene 2035 Transportation Plan, and LTD’s MovingAhead document. Aligning goals and preferences in this way led to more feasible and realistic recommendations should the students’ River Road corridor plans be utilized by LTD or Eugene. This report includes brief summaries of each group project with full reports included in the appendices.
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232 pages