<br />5 <br /> <br />Introduction <br />The River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods are a patchwork of properties located in the City of <br />Eugene (incorporated) and in Lane County (unincorporated). For over 30 years, land use and <br />development within the River Road and Santa Clara communities have been governed by the River <br />Road-Santa Clara Urban Facilities Plan (1987). An updated, forward-looking plan was needed for this <br />large part of the community. <br />The River Road Community Organization (RRCO) and Santa Clara Community Organization (SCCO) <br />dedicated innumerable volunteer hours developing a foundation of community input on which to build <br />the neighborhood planning process. This work included past community and planning efforts, such as <br />the Santa Clara-River Road Outreach and Learning (SCRROL) and Santa Clara-River Road Implementation <br />Planning Team (SCRRIPT) projects. Launched in fall 2017, the neighborhood planning process was a <br />collaborative effort among RRCO, SCCO, the City of Eugene, Lane County, and other stakeholders <br />throughout both neighborhoods. The process had six phases: Reaching Out, Neighborhood Visioning, <br />Neighborhood Priorities, Policy Development, Action Planning, and Adoption with opportunities for <br />community and stakeholder feedback throughout every phase. <br />The neighborhood planning process created a vision for growth and development in a manner that <br />respects the area’s unique characteristics and opportunities, and which will guide decision-making in <br />River Road and Santa Clara for decades to come. The Neighborhood Plan vision is consistent with <br />Envision Eugene, the community vision for how growth is managed in Eugene’s Urban Growth Boundary <br />(UGB), in a way that protects and enhances quality of life and reflects shared community values, while <br />tailoring the citywide vision to the local context. The Neighborhood Plan focuses on the Topic Areas of <br />Economic Development, Transportation, Parks and Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community. To <br />reflect the community values, aspirations and priorities expressed during outreach, each Topic Area <br />includes vision statements, goals, policies, and actions. <br />