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To:Eugene RR-SC Plan
Subject:RRSC Draft Action Plan
Date:Monday, November 27, 2023 9:43:08 AM
Attachments:12.1.23 RRSC Action Plan Draft.pdf
Please add the attached draft Action Plan to the record.
Elena Domingo | Associate Planner (she/her)
City of Eugene | Community Planning and Design
99 West 10th Avenue
Eugene OR 97401
541-682-5002
Action Plan
RIVER ROAD SANTA CLARA NEIgHBORHOOD PLAN
Economic Development
Support Local Businesses
Grow Employment Opportunities
Establish a Business Network
Create a Thriving Mixed-Use Corridor
Transportation
Increase Walking and Biking
Adopt New Street Standards
Expand Transit Service
Improve Beltline Highway and River Road
Parks & Natural Resources
Enhance Waterways
Preserve Farm Land
Build a Parks System
Prioritize Recreation
Land Use
Develop Design Transitions
Support Housing Options
Create a Thriving Mixed- Use Corridor
Adopt Willamette Greenway Standards
Community
Promote a Welcoming and Inclusive
Community
Organize Resilience Action Teams
Coordinate Public Services
Promote Art and Creativity
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Table of Contents
Click on the goals listed in the table of contents to take you directly to the associated actions within this
document.
Economic Development Actions 6
Goal 1: Improve the neighborhood economy and empower local residents by encouraging the growth and
creation of local businesses. 6
Goal 2: Promote redevelopment that enhances walkability and increases access to daily needs. 10
Goal 3: Promote living wage employment opportunities within the neighborhood. 11
Transportation Actions 13
Goal 4: Implement a transportation system that is designed to be safe for all users. 13
Goal 5: Promote a connected and efficient multi-modal transportation system that is equitable and
affordable and addresses congestion on River Road. 18
Goal 6: Plan for a transportation system that is future oriented, environmentally responsible, and transitions to
zero carbon. 23
Parks and Natural Resources Actions 27
Goal 7: Maintain and create natural areas which are healthy, thriving spaces that provide habitat for native
species and function as natural infrastructure. 27
Goal 8: Provide neighborhood access to recreational opportunities, parks, and community centers. 31
Goal 9: Make the Willamette River a vital, healthy, and accessible part of the neighborhoods. 34
Goal 10: Preserve agricultural land and open spaces within the Neighborhood Plan Boundary. 37
Land Use Actions 40
Goal 11: Support development that is well designed and economically, socially, and environmentally
sustainable. 40
Goal 12: Plan for future housing that addresses the needs of the community. 44
Goal 13: Support an active and accessible River Road corridor. 48
Goal 14: Promote land use and development that protects and enhances neighborhood character. 51
Community Actions 54
Goal 15: Foster a welcoming and inclusive community. 54
Goal 16: Foster collaborative relationships to build a stronger and more resilient community. 59
Goal 17: Provide comprehensive public services and community resources that address the evolving needs of
the community. 62
Goal 18: Increase resilience in local food, water, and disaster preparedness systems necessary for human health
and wellbeing. 66
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Action Plan Introduction
The Action Plan is critical to the long-term success of the River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan
(‘Neighborhood Plan’). Both the Neighborhood Plan and Action Plan are organized around five Topic
Areas: Economic Development, Transportation, Parks and Natural Resources, Land Use, and Community.
The Neighborhood Plan, which is a land use plan adopted by both the Eugene City Council and the Lane
County Board of Commissioners, includes vision statements, goals, and policies for each topic area. The
Action Plan is not a land use plan, is not attached to or incorporated in the Neighborhood Plan and the
Action Plan is not adopted by the Eugene City Council or the Lane County Board of Commissioners. The
Action Plan is a separate document which includes a catalogue of community-identified strategies, or
actions, which could be used to implement the goals and policies of the Neighborhood Plan over time.
These actions may be used to help focus community work towards the vision articulated in the
Neighborhood Plan for how the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods will look, feel and function
over the next 20 years and beyond.
The City of Eugene, Lane County, River Road and Santa Clara communities, and other community
partners will collaborate to implement actions as resources allow. It is important to note that the
inclusion of a particular action in the Action Plan does not require implementation of that action, nor
does it prohibit the implementation of other actions that further Neighborhood Plan policies, whether
or not they are listed in the Action Plan. The Action Plan is a dynamic and iterative document and may
be updated as projects are completed and priorities change. The Action Plan is intended to be non-
regulatory in nature and does not constitute an adopted land use plan. None of the actions in the Action
Plan are requirements and none of the actions are intended to function as mandatory approval criteria
for a land use decision. The Action Plan provides a roadmap for future projects and is endorsed by the
community, City Council, and County Commissioners but is not legally binding.
The Action Plan identifies various local entities such as the City of Eugene, Lane County, River Road
Community Organization (‘RRCO’), Santa Clara Community Organization (‘SCCO’), as well as additional
community partners who may be in a position to lead implementation of different actions. The Action
Plan includes general budget and timeframe estimates to help inform community advocacy for
resources and City, County and other community partners’ work plans and
capital project development. The Action Plan also includes general feasibility conclusions; actions are
identified as easy, moderate, or difficult. Actions with “easy” feasibility mean they are consistent with
existing Eugene City Council (‘Council’) or Lane County Board of Commissioners (‘Board’) direction,
or existing policies, programs or projects in City or County adopted plans. “Moderate” or “difficult”
actions require additional resources or changes to existing policy or law.
Each action may be implemented by one or more project type: A) code amendments, B) public programs
or projects, or C) community partnerships. See below for descriptions of these project types and how
each may be implemented.
A. Code Amendments: Land use code amendments require City or County staff resources and are
typically implemented through a legislative process with community input and adoption by local
decision-makers. Depending on the extent and location, these changes may require City
approval, County approval, or both. Land use code and plan amendments must also be
acknowledged by the State.
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B. Public Programs or Projects: City or County led programs or projects that require City or County
staff resources and public funds. These actions may implicate budget processes, capital
improvement programs, bond measures or grant funding opportunities. The actions identified
as code amendments are also public programs or projects.
C. Community Partnerships: Community led actions or partnerships between the community, City,
County, or other community partners. Some actions may be dependent on private investments
and development activities.
Plan Implementation and Collaboration
To support implementation of this Action Plan, the City of Eugene anticipates using a planning district
approach to coordinate work across departments. This approach will support coordination of a variety
of programs, projects, and partnerships while working towards more equitable outcomes throughout
Eugene. This approach is inspired by Eugene’s Parks and Recreation System Plan, which uses
Neighborhood Planning Districts to conduct geographically based planning that allows for the
consideration of unique needs and opportunities of each area. The planning district approach will focus
on coordinated efforts between staff across different work groups and collaboration with the
community to consider their unique needs. For this Action Plan, the planning district includes the River
Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods and also involves coordination with Lane County. Other planning
districts could consider alignment with the Envision Eugene key corridors, neighborhood and refinement
plan boundaries, and Neighborhood Planning Districts in Eugene’s Parks and Recreation System Plan.
RRCO and SCCO will appoint Neighborhood Plan representatives to meet with key City and County staff
during an annual coordination and information sharing meeting as part of the planning district
approach. RRCO and SCCO, with staff support as appropriate, will be responsible for conducting a 5-
year review and update of this Action Plan to reflect changes over time as work is
completed and new community priorities are identified.
Code Amendments
These actions involve land use code amendments, requiring City or County staff resources. Land use
code amendments are implemented through a legislative process with community input and adoption
by local decision-makers (i.e., Council and/or Board). Depending on the extent of the changes and the
locations affected, code changes may require City approval, County approval, or both. The State must
also acknowledge land use code amendments. These actions aim to address neighborhood level
concerns and aspirations and must align with Oregon Statewide Planning Goals and local comprehensive
plans. There are three groups of priority code amendments.
1. Group 1: Group 1 consists of neighborhood-specific code amendments proposed to be adopted
with the Neighborhood Plan. Group 1 amendments would apply to C-2 and R-1 zoned areas in
River Road and Santa Clara within Eugene’s city limits. These code amendments will only apply
to lands outside the city limits if/when property owners choose to annex to the City.
2. Group 2: Group 2 includes actions related to existing projects in City or County work plans,
which will involve collaboration between the community and staff as part of other planning
processes.
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3. Group 3: Group 3 includes remaining actions that will be actualized as processes and resources
allow and will need to be initiated and prioritized by decision-makers to receive needed funding
and staff resources to implement.
Public Projects or Programs
These actions involve City or County-led programs or projects that require staff resources and public
funds from budget processes, capital improvement programs, bond measures, grant funding
opportunities or other funding mechanisms. Some actions in this plan relate to various City and County
adopted plans such as Climate Action Plans, Transportation System Plans, Stormwater Basin Master
Plan, Eugene’s Parks and Recreation System Plan, and Lane County Parks and Open Space Master
Plan. References to specific plans are included for more details regarding the referenced
plan’s strategies for implementation and funding, but do not imply that any of the suggested actions
included in this Action Plan are required by or necessary to implement the referenced plans.
Some actions are related to existing projects or programs in City or County work plans while other
actions will need to be initiated and prioritized to receive needed funding and staff resources to
implement. The implementation approach involves an annual meeting with the River Road and Santa
Clara community for information sharing and coordination between City or County projects,
programs and potential funding opportunities. Refer to Plan Implementation and Collaboration section
for more information.
Community Partnerships
These actions are community-led or partnerships between the community, City, County, or
other community partners. Many of these actions are intended to be led by the River Road and Santa
Clara community organizations or other volunteer community groups. Some actions may be dependent
on private investments and development activities while others may require support through funding
and staff resources from the City, County, non-profit organizations, or other community partners as
identified. One action recommends developing resilience action teams to design and implement
community-led projects identified in the Action Plan. Neighborhood Matching Grants are a potential
resource available through Eugene’s Office of Equity and Community Engagement for small
neighborhood projects and events.
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Topic Area Actions
The actions are organized under the overarching Topic Areas goals and policies in the following
tables which also include general estimates for the following categories:
Feasibility Easy: consistent with current planning or projects, part of ongoing project
implementation or Council/Board direction
Moderate: some challenges to implementation
Difficult: significant challenges/policy or law changes needed to implement
Timeframe Short: < 5 years
Medium: 5-10 years
Long: > 10 years
Very long: > 20 years
Ongoing
Related to Existing
Plan or Project
Name of the existing plan or project this action is a part of or related to
Cost $: Low/use existing resources
$$: Medium/new resources needed
$$$: High/significant new $ needed
$$$$: Very High/significant and ongoing funding needed
Project Type A: Code Amendment
B: Public Programs/Projects
C: Community Partnership
Implemented by City: City of Eugene
County: Lane County
Community (e.g., residents, service providers, non-profit organizations,
Neighborhood Association, etc.)
Community Priorities
Community Priority actions were identified as being particularly important and impactful to the
community based on input from the River Road and Santa Clara communities. Some community
priority actions may relate to existing plans or projects while others may require community advocacy
for additional resources or changes to policy or law.
Community Priority actions are highlighted in blue within the Action Plan.
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Economic Development Actions
Goal 1: Improve the neighborhood economy and empower local residents by encouraging the growth and creation of
local businesses.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
1.1 Incentives for
Local Businesses:
Help neighborhood
businesses use
existing local,
regional, and state
loan programs to
support growth and
creation of
neighborhood
businesses.
1.1.1 Create neighborhood-based
resources for small business with
sustainable funding from tax increment
financing or other instruments.
Difficult Long $$$ Community B
1.1.2 City/County work with
neighborhood residents to develop
other incentive programs for local
business.
Moderate Medium $$ City
County
Community
B
1.2 Neighborhood
Assets: Support
business
development that
utilizes
neighborhood
assets.
1.2.1 Inventory local businesses,
including home-based businesses and
services.
Difficult Long $$$ Community C
1.2.2 Analyze present business mix and
possible future economic development
through the lens of acceptability and
desirability for the neighborhood.
Easy Short $ Community C
1.2.3 Develop and adopt land use code
that favors small independent
businesses over large national chains.
Moderate Medium $ City
Community
A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
1.2.4 Inventory commercial and
industrial land, assess location,
serviceability, and environmental
suitability for business development.
Easy Short $$ City
Community
B
1.3 Patronage of
Locally Owned
Businesses:
Encourage
patronage of locally
owned businesses
through community
organization efforts
such as marketing,
education and
events.
1.3.1 Create a neighborhood business
network or association that includes the
diverse spectrum of enterprises.
Difficult Short-
Medium
$$ Community C
1.3.2 Brand the neighborhoods as a
recognizable identity that draws on our
assets (e.g., “River and Farm district”).
Easy Short $ Community C
1.3.3 Use neighborhood brand and
network to create a visible “buy local”
campaign that leverages collective
advertising and neighborhood identity.
Easy Short $ Community C
1.3.4 Use neighborhood gathering
spaces to support the buy local
campaign.
Easy Short $ Community C
1.3.5 Develop a farm to table strategy
to promote neighborhood businesses
using locally produced foods.
Moderate Short $$ Community C
1.3.6 Develop a local market featuring
neighborhood farmers and makers of
hand-crafted goods.
Difficult Medium $$ Community C
1.3.7 Foster entrepreneurship and
support start-up companies with the
buy local campaign, including the e-
commerce and technology sectors.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
1.3.8 Develop “co-work” spaces that
create a sense of community among
workers and entrepreneurs, including
those in the tech sector.
Difficult Medium $$$ Private
Developers
C
1.3.9 Connect neighborhoods to EUGNet
fiber network for internet service.
Difficult Long $$$$ City B
1.3.10 Support and encourage semi-
permanent and event-based food truck
pods to activate underutilized spaces.
Easy Short $ City
Community
C
1.4 Regulatory
Environment: Strive
for a local regulatory
environment that is
supportive of
economic
development in line
with neighborhood
vision (such as
creating small
commercial nodes).
1.4.1 Research how local permitting and
regulatory processes work to encourage
or discourage business activity. Address
incongruities.
Difficult Long $$ City B
1.4.2 Develop a guiding plan for
redevelopment of smaller commercial
nodes that includes a strategy for
encouraging the co-location of
complementary businesses.
Easy Short $$ City B
1.4.3 Adjust land use regulations to
encourage local community investments
that produce employment opportunities
recognizing the importance of living and
working within the neighborhood.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
1.4.4 Reduce zoning barriers that
preclude urban farmers from
collectively selling produce on-site.
Easy Short $ City A – Group 1 Neighborhood-
Specific Code
Amendments
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
1.4.5 Storage and warehouse facilities
should only be allowed as an accessory
(30% of the gross floor area of building
or the first level of multi-level building).
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
1.4.6 Self-storage facilities should only
be allowed in Employment and
Industrial zones.
Easy Short $ City A – Group 1 Neighborhood-
Specific Code
Amendments
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Goal 2: Promote redevelopment that enhances walkability and increases access to daily needs.1
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
2.1 Vibrancy:
Incentivize and
support
redevelopment that
fosters active mixed-
use neighborhood
centers.
2.1.1 Inventory and map property
available for redevelopment that can be
rezoned for mixed-use.
Moderate Short $ City
Community
C City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
2.1.2 Utilize available funding and
property tax breaks to incentivize
mixed-use development.
Easy Medium-
Ongoing
$ City C
2.1.3 Support retail sales and services
uses over office commercial uses along
the corridor/near transit stops.
Moderate Short $ A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
2.2 Small Business
Development:
Promote small
business
development that
supports active
mixed-use
neighborhood
centers by
identifying local
funding sources and
continuing local
outreach and
assistance to small
business owners.
2.2.1 Identify funding sources (grants,
loans, tax incentives) for targeted small
business development.
Moderate Short-
Ongoing
$-$$ City
County
B
2.2.2 Continue communication,
outreach, and assistance to small
business owners regarding funding
opportunities.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ City
Community
B, C
2.2.3 Outreach to local small businesses
to discuss market analysis and
neighborhood business opportunities.
Easy Long $$ City
Community
B, C
1 Examples of daily needs include grocery stores, pharmacies, and other necessary services.
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Goal 3: Promote living wage employment opportunities within the neighborhood.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
3.1 Residential
Employment:
Encourage
businesses in
residentially zoned
areas at a scale that
complements the
surrounding
neighborhood.
3.1.1 Review land use codes to determine
if code changes can assist in creating
more employment opportunities within
the neighborhoods.
Moderate Long $$ City B
3.1.2 Allow for the rezoning of properties
along River Road to support employment
growth consistent with the neighborhood
vision. (i.e., E-2)
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2
B
C
City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
3.1.3 Incentivize the development of
work/live projects.
Moderate Long $$$ City B
3.1.4 (See 2.1.2) Utilize available funding
and property tax breaks to incentivize
mixed-use development.
Easy Medium-
Ongoing
$ City
C
3.1.5 Allow residential properties to
rezone to Neighborhood Commercial (C-
1) as appropriate to improve
neighborhood access to commercial
services.
Easy Ongoing $ City A – Group 2
3.2 Employment
Opportunities:
Promote the
creation of
employment
opportunities that
offer a living wage.
3.2.1 Identify areas for light
industrial/manufacturing uses.
Easy-
Moderate
Medium $$ City
B
3.2.2 Implement standards so that
commercial development near the River
Road/Beltline intersection is
appropriately sized for compatibility with
neighborhoods.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
3.2.3 Assess the need for more density to
better support creation of employment
opportunities.
Moderate Medium-
Long
$$ City B
3.2.4 Encourage co-locating commercial
growth in conjunction with
transportation options.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
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Transportation Actions
Goal 4: Implement a transportation system that is designed to be safe for all users.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
4.1 Safety and
Accessibility:
Improve safety
and accessibility
for people
walking, biking,
and using mobility
devices.
4.1.1 Implement Safe Routes to Schools
program (SRTS) working with 4J and
Bethel SRTS, City of Eugene and Lane
County.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
Safe Routes
4J and Bethel
B Safe Routes to
School
a. Promote the construction of bike
lanes/paths and sidewalks on
main routes to schools.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
Safe Routes
4J and Bethel
B Complete
Streets Design
Guidelines
b. Provide pedestrian/bike bridge
over Beltline in a location West of
River Road to improve quality of
access to North Eugene High
School.
Moderate Medium $$$$ City
ODOT
B Transportation
System Plan,
Safe Routes to
School, City
Received
Federal Funding
4.1.2 Implement protected pedestrian
and bike lanes that address evolving
neighborhood needs and increase access
to services for all.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
4J and Bethel
B Transportation
System Plan
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
a. Adopt new street standards that
allow for more flexible sidewalk
and bike lane design, and natural
swales that clean stormwater,
provide wildlife habitat, and
ensure longevity.
Moderate Short $$ City A – Group 2 Complete
Streets Design
Guidelines
b. Major Collectors: Separate bike
lanes from traffic along River
Road and on major corridors
using buffered or protected lanes.
Moderate Medium $$$ City
B Transportation
System Plan
c. Local Streets: Use pavement
markings and signage to identify
walking, bicycling, and driving
spaces on local streets, where
appropriate.
Moderate Medium $$ City
County
B Transportation
System Plan
d. Develop a plan and install a
system of walking and bicycling
wayfinding signs throughout
RR/SC.
Easy Medium $$ City
County
B
4.1.3 Sidewalks: Inventory needs for
sidewalk infill and seek funding/
incentives for prioritized infill projects.
Share inventory and priorities with City
and County on a regular basis.
Moderate Medium $$ City
County
Community
B, C
a. Communicate with adjacent
property owners when designing
and constructing new sidewalks.
Easy Ongoing $$ City
County
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
Provide opportunities for input as
the design allows.
b. Allow neighborhood pathways in
alleys, right of way, etc. that
connect discontinuous streets for
cyclists and pedestrians.
Difficult Ongoing $$$ City
County
B Transportation
System Plan
c. Respect neighborhood character,
increase access to services for all,
and ensure public safety.
Moderate Ongoing $$$ City B Complete
Streets Design
Guidelines
d. Improve lighting to make biking
and walking safer (emphasis in
Santa Clara).
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
B
4.1.4 Crosswalks: Mark crosswalks on
major corridors and collectors with
pavement markings.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
Community
B
a. Plan for ADA approved
crosswalks at regular intervals
along River Road.
Moderate Medium $$ City B
b. Encourage installation of user-
activated pedestrian signals near
schools, where appropriate, for
example across Spring Creek at
Aubrey Park Elementary School.
Moderate Ongoing $$$ City
County
B Safe Routes to
School
c. Install crosswalks at bus stop
amenities and river access
streets.
Moderate Ongoing $$$ City
County
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
4.2 Riverfront
Paths: Improve
safety
enhancements and
amenities along
riverfront shared
use paths.
4.2.1 Create lighted, paved pedestrian
and bicycle access to the path from the
neighborhoods. Prioritize connections to
commercial areas, integrate with bus
stop locations, transit oriented
development, and provide access for
people with disabilities.
Difficult Medium $$$$ City B Transportation
System Plan
4.2.2 Create interactive features (signage,
placards, maps, etc.) at intervals along
the paths, and on the streets leading to
the river path.
Easy Medium $$ City
Community
B
4.2.3 Install motion activated lighting
along pathway.
Moderate Long $$$ City B
4.2.4 Install emergency call boxes along
pathway.
Moderate Medium $$ City B
4.2.5 Explore methods for providing
surveillance and more frequent police
patrolling of pathway.
Moderate Medium $$$ City B
4.2.6 Build path in manner that provides
a smooth travel surface.
Moderate Ongoing $$$ City B
4.2.7 Create a mechanism by which
travelers can voluntarily contribute funds
for the pathway (i.e., fee boxes).
Moderate Medium $$ City B
4.2.8 Support development of access
paths/trails from river path to businesses
on River Road.
Moderate Ongoing $$ City B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
4.2.9 Ensure all paths and access points
are maintained for use including the
removal of vegetation and debris.
Moderate Ongoing $$ City B
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Goal 5: Promote a connected and efficient multi-modal transportation system that is equitable and affordable and
addresses congestion on River Road.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
5.1 Regional
Transportation
Network: Work
towards
convenient,
equitable, and
affordable access
to a regional
pedestrian,
bicycle, transit and
vehicle network
throughout the
River Road and
Santa Clara
neighborhoods.
5.1.1 Lane County and the City of Eugene
meet periodically with the Santa Clara
Community Organization and the River
Road Community Organization to gather
input on prioritizing major transportation
projects in the neighborhoods.
Easy Short $ City
County
RRCO
SCCO
C
5.1.2 Collaborate to fully implement the
Eugene Transportation System Plan
improvements recommended for River
Road and Santa Clara areas and assess
future gaps and needs.
Moderate Very Long $$$$ City B Transportation
System Plan
5.1.3 Create bike/pedestrian paths to
give access to the Willamette River in
Santa Clara to connect the neighborhood
to the rest of the path system throughout
the city.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
B
a. Complete the connection of the
West Bank Bike Path through
Santa Clara from Beltline north to
the UGB and beyond.
Moderate Short $$$ City B City Received
MPO Funding
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
b. Implement redesign of Beaver-
Hunsaker to ensure safety for all
modes of transportation.
Moderate Short $$$ City
County
B City Received
MPO Funding:
Beaver-
Hunsaker
Corridor Plan
5.1.4 Improve Beltline area interchange
for safety and mobility.
Moderate Long $$$$ City
ODOT
B
a. Support the Beltline Facility Plan
which calls for a new multimodal
local arterial bridge over the
Willamette River north of
Beltline.
Moderate Long $$$$ City
ODOT
B Beltline Facility
Plan
5.1.5 Increase use of Northwest
Expressway for through traffic through
transportation improvements.
Moderate Long $$$ City B
a. Encourage traffic to reroute to
NW Expressway through
wayfinding signs on major
corridors.
Easy Medium $$ City B
5.2 Transit:
Support affordable
public along River
Road from the
UGB to the rest of
Eugene in
collaboration with
5.2.1 Build an EmX line or enhanced
transit corridor for high volume streets
with stops at active commercial locations
(Santa Clara Station included).
Difficult Long $$$$ LTD B MovingAhead
5.2.2 Promote addition of, or relocation
of LTD transit stops especially at high-
density residential, commercial areas and
schools.
Difficult Ongoing $$$ LTD B
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Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
Lane Transit
District.
5.2.3 Provide timely schedules for public
transportation systems that are
responsive to residents’ needs.
Difficult Ongoing $$$$ LTD B
5.2.4 Provide increased access and
opportunities to transit for people with
disabilities.
Easy Ongoing $$$ LTD
City
County
B
5.2.5 Pave bus stops to meet ADA
standards.
Moderate Long $$ City
County
B
5.3 Active
Transportation to
Commercial
Centers: Expand
active
transportation
networks that
connect
neighborhoods to
their adjacent
commercial areas,
schools, and
community
gathering spaces.
5.3.1 Provide safe and accessible
pedestrian walkways to active
commercial areas and high-density
residential developments.
Moderate Ongoing $$$ City B
5.3.2 Provide safe access from Division to
Fred Meyer and Santa Clara Shopping
Center to make access effective and safe
for all modes of transportation.
Difficult Short $$$ City B City Received
MPO Funding
5.3.3 Install, enhance, and maintain safe
and secure bike parking at commercially
developed areas.
Easy Ongoing $ City
Businesses
B Complete
Streets Design
Guidelines
5.3.4 Encourage transit and active
transportation opportunities for area
farm stands, particularly those north of
the Urban Growth Boundary.
Moderate Long $$$$ LTD
County
B
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Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
5.3.5 Provide zoning that reflects the
development and implementation of the
walkable neighborhood centers policy
and encourage the design of commercial
areas (through code and design overlays)
that support and prioritize active
transportation access. (See Land Use for
details.)
Moderate Short
Ongoing
$ City
A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
5.3.6 Enable more shared parking among
adjacent businesses and reclaim
unneeded spaces for other pedestrian
uses.
Moderate Long $$$ City A – Group 2, B City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments,
Transportation
Demand
Management
5.4 Traffic
Management:
Prioritize
transportation
infrastructure
improvements to
support the traffic
flow and enhance
safety objectives.
5.4.1 Promote vehicle and pedestrian
safety through enforcement of speed
limits on River Road and connectors
throughout River Road and Santa Clara.
Moderate Ongoing $$$$ EPD B
5.4.2 Work with City, County and State
law enforcement agencies to monitor
traffic flow during peak hours.
Moderate Ongoing $$$ EPD, Lane
County
Sheriff,
Oregon State
Police
B
5.4.3 Update signal timing for entirety of
River Road.
Difficult Short $$$ City B
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Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
5.4.4 Increase functionality of Northwest
Expressway by improving entrance and
exit access and appropriate traffic control
devices.
Moderate Long $$$ City B
5.4.5 Reduce number of vehicular
accesses to River Road businesses by
using shared driveways or existing side
street accesses.
Difficult Long $$$ City A – Group 2, B City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments,
Complete
Streets Design
Guidelines
5.4.6 Investigate increasing options for
north/south traffic flow east of River
Road in Santa Clara.
Difficult Long $$$ City
County
B
5.5 Public Right-of-Way Management: City and County will continue to cooperatively work towards addressing jurisdictional issues in the right of way, including
parking, maintenance, street improvements, and annexation issues.
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Goal 6: Plan for a transportation system that is future oriented, environmentally responsible, and transitions to zero
carbon.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
6.1 Zero Carbon:
Transition
transportation
system toward
zero carbon by
prioritizing
improvements
that support
seamless
connections for
switching between
modes, active
transportation
options, ride
sharing, and
electric vehicle
use.
6.1.1 Plan for centralized electric vehicle
charging stations in commercial areas.
Difficult Medium $$$ City B Electric Vehicle
Strategy/
Transportation
System Plan
6.1.2 Designate ride sharing pick up
locations and create standards for ride
sharing waiting areas in commercial
development.
Easy-
Moderate
Medium $$ LTD
City
B
6.1.3 Install bike share locations in River
Road and Santa Clara.
Difficult Medium $$ City,
Cascadia
Mobility
B
6.1.4 Promote the use of IBikeEug App
(an application that allows users to enter
bike hazards and maintenance requests
directly into the City’s maintenance
management system to increase
efficiency and effectiveness of service
requests).
Easy Ongoing $ Community C
6.1.5 Add mechanism to assess
cumulative effects of land use projects on
a transportation system in land use
decisions. Add mechanism to periodically
access current capacity of transportation
system.
Difficult Long $$$ City B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
6.2 Education and
Youth
Engagement:
Educate current
and future users of
the transportation
system about
active
transportation
options and
transit, tapping in
to existing
resources like Safe
Routes to School
and City of Eugene
youth recreation
programs.
6.2.1 Secure sustainable funding for bus
passes for all students to schools in our
districts.
Easy Ongoing $$ LTD B LTD/Schools
program
6.2.2 Provide education and awareness
programs and school-based
transportation options (such as Safe
Routes to School).
Moderate Ongoing $$$ LTD
Safe Routes to
School
B
6.3 Future
Transportation
Needs: Support a
transportation
system that
responds to the
long-term needs of
the River Road and
Santa Clara
neighborhoods.
6.3.1 Conduct a “long term
transportation needs analysis” for all
major and minor arterial streets and
collectors.
Moderate Long $$$ City
County
B
6.3.2 Require all large commercial spaces
and multi-family housing to conduct
traffic impact analysis for permit issuance
based on present and future anticipated
traffic volume. Assess parking space
requirements periodically.
Difficult Long $$ City A – Group 3
B
Transportation
Demand
Management,
Climate
Friendly &
Equitable
Communities
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
6.3.3 Consider reducing parking
requirements for commercial areas if
they meet criteria that lower traffic
impacts.
Difficult Short $$$ City A – Group 2 Transportation
Demand
Management,
Climate
Friendly &
Equitable
Communities
6.3.4 Autonomous vehicles: Encourage
commercial areas to plan for future
needs, including the potential reduction
of parking areas needed for customers.
Easy
Short $$ City A – Group 2, B Transportation
Demand
Management
6.3.5 Prioritize reduction of vehicle miles
traveled (VMT) in future River
Road/Santa Clara development.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City B Transportation
System Plan,
Climate Action
Plan, Climate
Friendly &
Equitable
Communities
6.3.6 Ensure appropriate environmental
analysis and mitigate noise impacts,
where reasonable and feasible, in
residential neighborhoods adjacent to
highway expansion or other Type 1
improvement projects.2
Moderate Ongoing $$$ ODOT B
2 Any project to mitigate noise impacts would comply with policies and practices established in the ODOT Noise Manual:
https://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/GeoEnvironmental/Docs_Environmental/Noise-Manual.pdf
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
6.4 Street Design:
Apply appropriate
design standards
to address the
distinct types of
travel lanes typical
of the River Road
and Santa Clara
neighborhoods,
consistent with
City and County
guidelines.
6.4.1 Prohibit allowance of private streets
in new developments.
Difficult Long $$$ City A – Group 3
6.4.2 Where feasible, transition private
streets to City or County public
maintenance.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
B
6.4.3 Amend Eugene and Lane County
street classification systems and
standards to include new standards for
unimproved lanes typical in River Road
and Santa Clara.
Difficult Short $$$ City
County
A- Group 2 (City),
Group 3 (County), B
Complete
Streets Design
Guidelines
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Parks and Natural Resources Actions
Goal 7: Maintain and create natural areas which are healthy, thriving spaces that provide habitat for native species and
function as natural infrastructure.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
7.1 Stormwater
Conveyances:
Enhance natural
stormwater
conveyances to
reduce pollution,
increase
infiltration, protect
against flooding,
and improve
habitat.
7.1.1 Determine capacity of surface
waterway drainage system necessary for
stormwater functions, considering the
continual impacts of climate change.
Easy Short $ Community C Stormwater
Basin Plan
7.1.2 Identify, protect, and enhance
waterways that are not currently
protected:
• Public Easements - Identify
location of easements and which
easements are protected by
Statewide Planning Goal 5 Water
Resources or Goal 6 Water
Quality.
• Pursue County adoption of Goal
5 and Goal 6 protections for
parcels inside neighborhood
boundaries.
Difficult Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
Community
A – Group 2-
County Illicit
Discharge Code
Changes, Group 3-
Goal 6 Adoption, B
Related to
several City and
County
stormwater
projects, such as
Stormwater
Basin Master
Plan update,
Lane County illicit
discharge code
update
7.1.3 Enhance natural infrastructure of
publicly owned stormwater waterways
through selective revegetation with
native plants.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$$ Community C Climate Action
Plan, Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
7.1.4 Create a program of tax incentives
for private landowners of recognized
stormwater conveyances who create
long-term natural infrastructure
improvements.
Difficult Long $$$ City
County
B
7.1.5 Create a program to provide native
plants free of charge to private
landowners for waterway revegetation
of stormwater conveyances.
Moderate Medium $$ City B
7.2 Stormwater
Education: Educate
the public about
the
interconnectedness
of function and
safety in our
natural stormwater
system through City
and community
collaboration.
7.2.1 Collaborate with the City for
technical assistance in teaching
appropriate vegetative management of
waterways through information sharing,
demonstrations, and volunteer
opportunities on proximate waterways.
Moderate Short-
Ongoing
$$ Community
City
C
7.2.2 Encourage and enable planting
more trees through education of the
value of mature tree canopy for multiple
benefits of air quality, water quality,
habitat, water temperature control,
stormwater uptake, and ambient
temperature control.
Easy-
Moderate
Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
7.2.3 Teach value of “function stacking”
in relation to waterways.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
7.2.4 Identify lots incorporating
waterways and work with the City to
create informational material that
automatically gets sent to the new
property owner when the lot changes
ownership notifying about existing
waterway on the property and providing
information about use restrictions,
setbacks, and best practices. Materials
tailored to individual or developer.
"waterways welcome wagon.”
Moderate Medium-
Long
$$ Community
City
B, C
7.3 Habitat
Corridors: Create
new and enhance
existing habitat
corridors
throughout the
River Road and
Santa Clara
neighborhoods
through community
organizing and
collaboration with
local service
providers to
conduct outreach
and education to
property owners.
7.3.1 Identify volunteers and funding to
map existing habitat corridors, identify
gaps in connectivity, and catalogue
present day baseline of species diversity.
Moderate Short $$ Community C
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
7.4 Public Natural
Areas: Create new
and enhance
existing public
natural areas,
including within the
Willamette River
Greenway, that are
accessible to all
residents.
7.4.1 Identify natural areas on public
land and collaborate with public
agencies to manage with ecological
values in mind. Prioritize the use of
native plants where appropriate.
Easy Short $$ Community
City
County
C
7.4.2 Minimize light pollution in natural
areas.
Easy Medium $$ City
County
B
7.4.3 Find stable funding for
maintenance without the use of
pesticides or herbicides.
Moderate Medium $$ City
County
B
7.5 Tree Canopy:
Promote, conserve,
protect, and
improve our urban
forest by preserving
and planting street
trees and
encouraging private
property owners to
plant trees with
education and
incentives,
consistent with
Eugene’s Urban
Forestry program.
7.5.1 Preserve and increase street tree
plantings wherever possible.
Easy Ongoing $$ City B Urban Forestry
Program
7.5.2 Encourage planting of trees on
private property through education and
incentives, collaborate with Friends of
Trees (i.e., providing trees or some of
the cost for trees).
Easy Short
$ Community C
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Goal 8: Provide neighborhood access to recreational opportunities, parks, and community centers.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
8.1 Parks Access:
Plan for all
residents to have
access to parks or
publicly owned
open space within
one-half mile
walking distance
of their residence.
8.1.1 Continue to acquire neighborhood
park spaces within ½ mile of all residents.
Moderate-
Difficult
Medium $$$ City B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
8.1.2 Continue to develop, with
neighborhood input, neighborhood parks
already in park inventory, but currently
lacking amenities (e.g., restrooms,
signage, fitness stations, playgrounds).
Include facilities for children.
Moderate -
Difficult
Long $$$ City
B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
8.1.3 Encourage the inclusion of natural
areas in neighborhood parks.
Easy-
Difficult
Medium $ City B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
8.1.4 Create walking paths through
natural areas.
Moderate Long $$ City B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
8.1.5 Support plantings of fruit and nut
trees in parks and along the river path.
Moderate Ongoing $$ Community C
8.1.6 Purchase and develop urban plazas
in both River Road and Santa Clara.
Consider siting one at the new Lane
Transit District transfer station site.
Moderate Long $$$ City B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
8.2 Connectivity:
Improve
connectivity
8.2.1 Pursue opportunities for purchase
of land, easements, or other agreements
for connectivity.
Difficult Ongoing $-
$$$
City B
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Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
between parks,
natural areas, and
public open
spaces.
8.2.2 Continue the West Bank Multi-Use
Path northward through Santa Clara and
beyond.
Difficult Long $$$ City B
8.2.3 Work with rural residents to craft a
vision for a greenbelt/agricultural
parkway using existing paths, streets, and
pedestrian ways to create a way through
and around Santa Clara for alternative
transportation.
Moderate Medium $ City
County
Non-profits
B
8.2.4 Promote an ethic of neighborhood
pride around enhancing habitat corridors
by providing education to private land
owners and collaboration between
neighbors.
Moderate-
Difficult
Short-
Ongoing
$$ Community C
8.3 Recreational
Opportunities and
Community
Centers: Enhance
equitable access to
recreational
opportunities and
well-maintained
community
centers.
8.3.1 Work with the City to preserve
Santa Clara Schoolhouse on community
park property for use by Santa Clara
residents.
Moderate Short $$$ City
Community
B, C
8.3.2 Promote the creation of a
community center in Santa Clara
including a multi-use swimming pool to
provide recreation, social, and
educational opportunities available to
everyone.
Moderate-
Difficult
Medium-
Long
$$$ City B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
8.3.3 Provide facilities and programming
for all ages and abilities of residents.
Moderate Medium-
Long
$$$ City
B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
8.3.4 Develop a fenced dog park in the
neighborhoods.
Moderate Medium $$ City B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
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Goal 9: Make the Willamette River a vital, healthy, and accessible part of the neighborhoods.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
9.1 Safe and Convenient Access: Provide safe and convenient access to the riverbank park system for people walking, biking, and using mobility devices.
9.2 Stewardship of
the Willamette
River Ecosystem:
Work with the
community and
non-profit
organizations to
balance
preservation and
access to the river.
9.2.1 Evaluate long-range plans for the
Willamette River (including Lane County
and the McKenzie River Trust and
Willamette River Keeper), determine
goals consistent with the Neighborhood
Plan, and partner to implement common
goals. (also see 7.3.1)
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
Community
Non-profits
B, C
9.2.2 Support efforts to maintain the
Greenway as a riparian area and wildlife
corridor, identify the high value areas
for ecosystem management, and work
to enlarge the Water Resources
Conservation areas to enhance high
value areas.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
Community
Non-profits
A – Group 3, B, C
9.2.3 Work with relevant stakeholders to
transfer ownership or easement to City
of Eugene and/or Lane County for short
term multi-use path extension along the
Willamette River in River Road and
Santa Clara and long-term eventual
park/natural area possibility.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
9.2.4 Partner with local river
conservation/preservation groups to
meet goals and promote volunteer work
parties along the river greenway
through participation incentives (e.g.,
Willamette River Keepers, McKenzie
River Trust).
Easy Short $ Community
Non-profits
C
9.2.5 Create an interactive web page
promoting the river-related
opportunities in the River Road and
Santa Clara neighborhoods.
Easy Short $ Community
City
County
B
9.3 Recreational
Uses: Promote
accessible
recreational uses
along the
Willamette River
edge in
partnership with
local service
providers to
improve access to
the river and
provide amenities
and programs.
9.3.1 Improve access to and function of
boat ramps and landings such as the
Beltline overpass, Whiteley, and
Hileman.
Moderate Medium $$$ City
County
B
9.3.2 Develop more canoe/kayak access
points along the river’s edge.
Difficult Long $$$$ City B Parks and
Recreation System
Plan
9.3.3 Promote recreational
programming along the river’s edge to
include, but not be limited to: food or
produce market, music/theatre events,
running and/or biking events,
fishing and/or fishing education, wading
access and weekend docents.
Difficult Medium-
Long
$$$ City
County
B
9.3.4 Create informational displays along
the river highlighting the history,
geology and ecology of the river.
Easy Medium $$ City
Community
B, C
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
9.3.5 Install more benches along the
riverfront path.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$$ City B Parks and
Recreation System
Plan
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Goal 10: Preserve agricultural land and open spaces within the Neighborhood Plan boundary.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
10.1 Agricultural
Land Preservation
outside the
Eugene Urban
Growth Boundary
(UGB): Preserve
high value farmland
(Class 1 and Class 2
soils) outside the
UGB for farm use,
where feasible or as
the state allows.
10.1.1 Incorporate agricultural land
preservation into all long-range
planning at municipal and county
levels, as appropriate.
Easy Ongoing $ City
County
B Statewide
Planning Goals,
UGB and Urban
Reserves Planning,
Local Comp Plans
10.1.2 Investigate potential changes to
state law and Lane County code to
further limit non-agricultural
development on Class 1 and 2 soils to
preserve its agricultural potential.
Difficult Medium $$$ County
Community
B, C
10.1.3 Investigate feasibility of
amending Lane County code zoning
regulations to limit non-agricultural
development to rural densities, uses
and development patterns in order to
reduce conflict with existing farm uses.
Moderate -
Difficult
Medium-
Long
$$$ County B, C
10.1.4 Investigate the creation and
funding of a farmland preservation
program centered around the transfer
of development rights and conservation
easements.
Moderate Medium-
Long
$$$$ Community
Non-profits
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
10.1.5 Develop local incentives to
support small farm owners to preserve
a buffer between land zoned for
exclusive farm use (EFU) and land
within the UGB.
Difficult Medium-
Long
$$$$ Community
Non-profits
B
10.1.6 Work with state lawmakers to
pursue creation of land classification
that permanently protects prime
farmland (class 1 and 2 soils) adjacent
to the current UGB (i.e., rural reserves).
Difficult Medium-
Long
$$$ Community
State
B
10.2 Open Space
Preservation:
Promote a network
of publicly and
privately-owned
open space areas in
collaboration with
local service
providers and
private property
owners.
10.2.1 Identify publicly owned land
operating as open space currently.
Easy Short $$ City
Community
B, C
10.2.2 Identify parcels of privately
owned open space valued by
community as open space currently and
target for future public acquisition.
Easy-
Moderate
Short-
Medium
$$ Community C
10.2.3 Form an “appreciation brigade”
to express acknowledgment of the
value of privately-owned open space to
landowners.
Easy Short $ Community C
10.3 Agricultural
Enterprises within
the UGB: Promote
agricultural
enterprises within
the UGB through
legislative updates
10.3.1 Create small scale urban
agricultural enterprise zoning (i.e., tax
incentive for land in UGB used for food
production).
Difficult Long $$$ City B
10.3.2 Allow property owners who
control more than ½ acre of
undeveloped land to apply for and
Moderate Medium $$ City B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
to local land use
regulations,
incentives, and
collaboration with
private property
owners.
receive a property tax credit for that
portion of land specifically dedicated to
small scale commercial agricultural
production.
10.3.3 Amend zoning to permit small
scale collective sale of neighborhood
grown produce.
Easy Short $ City A – Group 1 Neighborhood-
Specific Code
Amendments
10.3.4 Facilitate and encourage
conversion of open space on church
properties to food production.
Encourage churches to de-pave
oversized parking areas and replace
with agriculture, rain gardens, and
native plants.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
10.3.5 Allow for increased
opportunities for urban animal
husbandry while balancing
compatibility with neighboring uses.
Moderate Medium $ City
County
A – Group 3
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Land Use Actions
Goal 11: Support development that is well designed and economically, socially, and
environmentally sustainable.
A (High) Priority
B (Medium) Priority
C (Lesser) Priority
Not prioritized
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
11.1 Effective
Public Process
for
Development:
Encourage
effective
collaboration
between
developers,
public agencies,
and neighbors
through
legislative
updates to local
land use
regulations.
11.1.1 Revise the Neighborhood/Developer
meeting process that requires developers to meet
with the River Road or Santa Clara neighborhoods
at least one month prior to submitting a land use
application, preferably during the schematic phase
of design, prior to the creation of construction
documents. The process shall replace the current
Chapter 9.7007 Neighborhood/Applicant Meetings
process. Additionally, the new process should be
required for proposed zone changes and
Willamette Greenway Permits but be removed for
partitions. Upon notification of a private
development, allow a month for the community
to respond with concerns and prioritized design
recommendations. The developer must respond in
their completed application how it responds
to/how concerns are addressed or mitigated in the
plan prior to acceptance of the application.
Moderate Medium $$ City A – Group 3
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
11.1.2 Negotiate with public agencies to provide
180 calendar day notice to affected Neighborhood
Associations before acting to sell any land parcel
within their boundaries.
Difficult Long $$$ Community
Public
Agencies
C
11.1.3 Work collaboratively with government
agencies to identify appropriate uses for
government owned properties in our
neighborhoods with an eye to encouraging
desirable uses such as innovative demonstration
projects for public-private partnerships to produce
innovative solutions.
Easy Ongoing $ City
County
Community
C City’s Housing
Team Efforts
11.2 Well
Designed Built
Environment:
Update design
standards
through
legislative
updates to local
land use
regulations so
that they
provide for
gradual
transitions
between
different uses
and scales and
incorporate
11.2.1 Minimize land use conflict by adding code
requirements that adjoining low density and
higher-density residential land are designed to be
more compatible, as well as between residential
and non-residential uses. Develop and adopt
development standards that provide form and site
transitions such as sloped setbacks, balcony
offsets, and buffering between properties zoned
low-density residential and denser development
in adjacent multi-unit housing and commercial
zones. Prohibit upper story balconies on housing
walls that abut R-1 rear yards unless the buildings
are at least 50 feet from the property line.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 1 and
Group 2
Neighborhood-
Specific Code
Amendments,
City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments,
Greenway
Code
Amendments,
HB 2001
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
pedestrian scale
design through
building design,
size, scale, and
site layout
requirements.
11.3 Well
Designed
Community
Space: Help
build a sense of
community by
using
welcoming and
well-designed
public and
private
community
space.
11.3.1 Establish a network of streets with green
and pedestrian friendly features in conjunction
with public spaces.
Moderate Ongoing $$$$ City B Transportation
System Plan
11.3.2 Provide clear “entry points” to River Road
and Santa Clara neighborhoods, identifying it as
the “River and Garden District.”
Easy Short $ Community B, C
11.4 Green and
Resilient
Properties:
Encourage
actions on
residential,
commercial,
and public
properties that
11.4.1 Green Infrastructure: Provide financial
incentives for property owners who provide on
site features or energy production that reduces
the burden on public infrastructure or private
infrastructure, reduce atmospheric toxins and C02
emissions, or provide seismically sound structures
on commercial or public properties beyond code
requirement and could be for shelter in a disaster
scenario.
Moderate Ongoing $$$$ City
Non-profits
B Climate Action
Plan and City’s
Green Building
Program
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
enhance food
and energy
production,
water storage
and
conservation,
and tree canopy
through
programs,
incentives, and
legislative
updates to local
land use
regulations.
• On site or community-based feature
examples: Greywater treatment, water
harvesting, photovoltaic panels, solar
water heaters, heat pump water heaters,
low VOC materials reclaiming unused
parking spaces for public use.
• Incentive Examples: Permit fee reductions,
reduced SDC charges, Tax credits and
rebates.
11.4.2 Identify food producing trees and shrubs
that can be included in the City's “menu” of
acceptable landscaping plants. Reference Olympia,
Washington's plant lists for public property.
Identify a citizen's committee to work with the
City to identify acceptable plants. Coordinate with
local advocates for harvesting and maintenance.
Moderate Medium $ City
Non-profits
B
11.4.3 Provide incentives to increase and maintain
residential tree canopy.
Moderate Ongoing $ City
Non-profits
B Urban Forestry
Friends of
Trees
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Goal 12: Plan for future housing that addresses the needs of the community.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
12.1 Compatible
Infill: Encourage
innovative and
creative housing
options and infill,
and incorporate
pedestrian scale
design through
building design,
size, scale, and site
layout
requirements
through legislative
updates to local
land use
regulations.
12.1.1 Review existing policy, programs, and
regulations to identify and remove land use
code and financial barriers to innovative and
creative housing options without requiring a
subdivision. Examples: Rowhouses/
Townhouses, Cluster Subdivisions, Duplexes,
Triplexes, Fourplexes, Courtyard housing,
Live/work, Mixed-use, Accessory Dwellings.
Easy Short $$ City
B Addressed by
Middle Housing
Code
Amendments
(HB 2001)
12.1.2 Provide incentives to encourage a mix
of compatible housing types including
moderate-income housing.
Moderate Ongoing $$$$ City B
12.1.3 Adopt flexible code that allows infill
opportunities that are more compatible to
adjacent neighbors than the typical current
flag lots.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments,
HB 2001
12.1.4 Ensure that system development fees
and the process for connecting private
utilities to public infrastructure are not
economically more restrictive based solely
on the ownership model of residential units.
(Example: Connecting sewer lines to a City
street should not be more financially
feasible for a developer building clustered
units for rent than it would be for a
developer building clustered units for
ownership.)
Moderate Medium $$ City A – Group 3
B
Housing Tools &
Strategies
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
12.2 Affordable
Availability: Plan
for affordable and
moderate-income
housing throughout
the River Road and
Santa Clara
neighborhoods
through strategies,
funding,
partnerships, and
execution of the
City’ and County’s
housing plans.
12.2.1 Develop strategies and tools to create
and preserve rental and owner-occupied
affordable housing and housing affordability
throughout the area. Identify and
implement investment strategies that
expand and maximize local, regional, state,
and federal affordable housing resources,
partnerships, and tools.
Moderate Ongoing $$ City
Community
Non-profits
B, C Housing Tools &
Strategies,
Housing
Implementation
Pipeline
12.2.2 Work within City and County boards,
commissions, and committees to increase
the availability of Moderate-income and
Affordable Housing in our neighborhoods.
Moderate Ongoing $$ City
County
Community
B, C Housing Tools &
Strategies,
Housing
Implementation
Pipeline
12.3 Innovative
Housing Strategies:
Pursue innovative
housing strategies
through
collaborative
planning efforts
between the River
Road and Santa
Clara neighborhood
organizations, City,
12.3.1 Utilize Opportunity Siting and other
incentives to collaborate to develop
innovative projects that are supported by a
developer and the Neighborhood
Association and approved by governing
agency.
Difficult Long $$ City
Community
Developers
A- Group 3
B
C
12.3.2 Identify and provide incentives to
allow residents to age in places that are
accessible, comfortable, and safe no matter
their age or physical condition.
Moderate Ongoing $$$$ City
Non-profits
B Housing Tools &
Strategies,
Housing
Implementation
Pipeline
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
County, and local
service providers.
12.3.3 Foster collaborative partnerships
between the community and local non-
profits to explore opportunities such as
identifying potential sites, and tools (such as
community land trusts), or programs for
affordable and moderate-income housing
development.
Moderate Ongoing $$
City
County
Community
B Housing Tools &
Strategies,
Housing
Implementation
Pipeline
12.3.5 Identify barriers that currently
prevent worker/owners from building
multiple dwellings on agricultural land that
honor Oregon Statewide Land Use Goal 3
and allow housing that minimizes its
footprint while accommodating workers
needed to productively cultivate that same
farmland (i.e., clustered housing).
Difficult Long $$$ County
Community
State
Legislature
B, C
12.4 Monitoring
and
Implementation: At
five-year intervals
after adoption of
the Neighborhood
Plan, City will use
available data from
the Growth
Monitoring
Program to
measure the
effectiveness of
12.4.1 Identify and assess metrics that
assess quality of life. Predefine, collect, and
utilize applicable data to assess changes in
quality of life in our communities.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$ City
Community
B, C Growth
Monitoring
Program
12.4.2 Add quantifiable metrics for
implementation and outcomes to the
Neighborhood Plan to be assessed and
responded to in annual and five-year review
processes. It is recommended that the list of
metrics be initiated at the beginning of
future Neighborhood Planning Processes.
Moderate
- Difficult
Medium-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
Community
C
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
policies established
in this plan. The
River Road and
Santa Clara
Community
Organizations will
utilize the results to
revise Action Plan
priorities over time
as work is
completed and new
community
priorities are
identified.
(Applies to entire Neighborhood Plan, not
just Land Use Topic Area).
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Goal 13: Support an active and accessible River Road corridor.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to Existing
Plan/Project
13.1 Key Areas
for
Development:
Support more
development
and
redevelopment
in key areas for
residential,
commercial,
and mixed-use
development
through
legislative
updates to local
land use
regulations.
13.1.1 Utilize the River Road Corridor
Study to designate key areas for
residential and commercial/mixed-use
development at appropriate density and
scale along the River Road corridor and
minor arterials in the River Road and
Santa Clara Neighborhoods.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide Corridor
Code Amendments
13.1.2 Utilize the River Road Corridor
Study as a tool to redevelop the area on
River Road north of the Corridor Study
area.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide Corridor
Code Amendments
13.1.3 Rezone C-2 Community
Commercial areas outside the River
Road Corridor Study area but within the
River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood
Plan area for mixed-use commercial with
development standards.
Moderate Medium $ City A – Group 3
13.1.4 Allow developments of 4-6 stories
in designated nodes along River Road if
public amenities are provided by the
developer (i.e., enhance pedestrian
space).
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide Corridor
Code Amendments
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to Existing
Plan/Project
13.2 Walkable
Neighborhood
Centers:
Support
walkable
neighborhood
centers where
people can
access transit,
shopping,
parks, schools,
and public
spaces within
walking
distance
through
legislative
updates to local
land use
regulations,
development
standards, and
incentives.
13.2.1 Coordinate site designs with
Street design for Arterials and Collector
Streets to improve public right-of-way.
Provide adequate sidewalk space for
pedestrian movement, street trees,
landscaping, street furniture, lighting,
pedestrian shelters, sidewalk cafes, and
other elements of active pedestrian
areas. Require components in building
designs that offer protection to
pedestrians, such as awnings and
canopies, as a means to encourage
pedestrian activity along the street and
within shopping areas.
Moderate Short $$ City A – Group 1 and
Group 2
Neighborhood-
Specific Code
Amendments City-
wide Corridor Code
Amendments,
Complete Streets
Design Guidelines
13.2.2 Evaluate current commercial
standards and where appropriate revise
them to facilitate non-automobile forms
of access and utilization. No use may
include a drive-through facility,
excepting those that provide financial
services, pharmaceutical prescription
dispensing, or businesses where the
building is 600 square feet or less.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide Corridor
Code Amendments
13.2.3 Coordinate with Lane Transit
District to ensure that the design of new
buildings support Transit Oriented
Development.
Moderate Short $ City
LTD
Community
A – Group 2, C City-wide Corridor
Code Amendments
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to Existing
Plan/Project
13.2.4 Provide a clear path for food carts
to connect all plumbing fixtures to an
approved drainage system, including a
process for SDC calculations. If
greywater is to be stored in tanks,
ensure approved sanitary sewer disposal
locations are available.
Moderate Medium $$ City
County
B
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Goal 14: Promote land use and development that protects and enhances neighborhood character.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
14.1 Compatibility
Transitions: Enhance
compatibility through
development standards
such as height and scale
transitions, setbacks,
buffering with trees, and
window offsets between
adjacent properties that
are zoned differently
through legislative
updates to local land use
regulations.
14.1.1 Develop transitions
between R-1 properties.
Difficult Long $$ City A – Group 3
14.1.2 Increase minimum
required parking standards
when higher density
development abuts R-1 zoning
and the adjacent streets (i.e.,
lanes) aren’t developed to
Eugene’s local street standard or
higher to avoid spillover parking
problems. Do periodic review as
automobile usage changes.
Difficult Long $$ City A – Group 3 May conflict with
new State Rules
pertaining to
Climate Friendly
and Equitable
Communities
14.1.3 Offset increased
minimum required parking
standards when more efficient
use of parking spaces results
from higher density residential
development incorporating
mixed-use designs (e.g., ground
floor commercial).
Difficult Long $$ City B May conflict with
new State Rules
pertaining to
Climate Friendly
and Equitable
Communities
14.2 Neighborhood
Livability: Retain and
enhance neighborhood
livability, such as by
14.2.1 Reduce Neighborhood
noise by establishing railway
quiet zones for the crossings at
Irving Road and Irvington Drive.
Difficult Very Long $$$ City
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
mitigating noise,
identifying and
preserving historical and
cultural properties, and
encouraging green
development and design
at pedestrian scale.
14.2.2 Prohibit the creation of
new private roads to ensure
future maintenance.
Difficult Long $$$ City A – Group 3
14.2.3 Identify and inventory
structures and other landmarks
of historical or architectural
significance and make
recommendations for their
preservation.
Moderate Short $$ Community
Historic
Review Board
C Historic Loan
Preservation
Program
14.2.4 Identify incompatible
zoning and plan designations
and inappropriate zoning and
plan designation adjacencies and
work to align the zoning and
plan designations to make them
compatible. (i.e., Industrial
designated land in R-1)
Easy Short $ City A – Group 2 Comprehensive
Plan
14.2.5 Ameliorate the effect of
increased density and infill by
providing both a clear and
objective design path and
discretionary path with
standards and design review
processes.
Moderate Short $ City A – Group 2 City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments,
Greenway Code
Amendments,
HB 2001
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
14.3 Willamette River
Compatibility:
Encourage development
that is less intense along
the river by making
legislative updates to
local land use
regulations that include
additional standards to
protect, maintain,
preserve, and enhance
the natural, scenic,
historic, and recreational
qualities of the
Willamette River
Greenway.
14.3.1 Adopt lot-specific plan
designations and zoning with
development standards such as
height limits, sloped setbacks,
and buffering standards in a
defined area along the
Willamette Greenway within the
Neighborhood Plan area to
maintain a low-density edge.
Easy Short $ City A – Group 2 and
Group 3
Greenway Code
Amendments
14.3.2 Rewrite Willamette River
Greenway permit provisions to
provide adequate protection for
natural resources.
Moderate -
Difficult
Long $$$ City
State
A – Group 2 and
Group 3
Greenway Code
Amendments
14.3.3 Include clear and
objective standards for
development that lies within the
Greenway boundaries.
Moderate -
Difficult
Short $$$ City
State
A – Group 2 and
Group 3
Greenway Code
Amendments
14.3.4 Provide incentives, such
as reductions, to SDCs and/or
provide tax credits to support
preservation of the Willamette
River Greenway via conservation
easements.
Moderate Long $$$$ City B
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Community Actions
Goal 15: Foster a welcoming and inclusive community.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
15.1 Welcoming and
Inclusive: Promote a
welcoming
environment and
inclusive approach
to the work of the
River Road and
Santa Clara
Community
Organizations in
collaboration with
the City, County and
other local service
providers such as
schools and non-
profit organizations.
15.1.1 Respond promptly to any
instance of racism, discrimination,
and/or hate in the neighborhoods by
designating a board member to follow
issues and share information, voting as
a board to condemn actions, and
sending an email update to the
community.
Easy Short $ RRCO
SCCO
City
C
15.1.2 RRCO/SCCO participate in Hate
and Bias Prevention training.
Easy Short $ RRCO
SCCO
City
C
15.1.3 RRCO/SCCO vote as a board to
support local, state or national
measures that support the community.
Easy Short $ RRCO
SCCO
C
15.1.4 City/County provides materials
and, together with RRCO and SCCO,
comes up with a collaborative strategy
for graffiti abatement in the
neighborhoods.
Moderate Short $$ RRCO
SCCO
City
County
B, C
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
15.1.5 Maintain a standing meeting
agenda item for addressing issues
important to youth, low-income
residents, people with disabilities,
LGBTQ+ residents, and communities of
color. Recruit organizations and schools
to participate in RRCO/SCCO meetings
and lead the agenda item.
Easy Short $ RRCO
SCCO
C
15.1.6 Connect with all residents.
Increase the opportunities for under-
represented residents to participate in
community activities, including people
with disabilities, non-English speakers,
communities of color, youth, families,
LGBTQ+, and unhoused residents.
Moderate Short $$ RRCO
SCCO
City
C
15.1.7 Host multi-cultural events and
outreach with translation services,
food, and entertainment.
Easy Short $ RRCO
SCCO
C
15.1.8 Provide a list of organizations
that provide social and cultural services
and ADA accommodations. Work with
City of Eugene Human Rights
Commission and other local community
organizations to share relevant
information.
Easy Short $ RRCO
SCCO
City
Non-profits
C
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
15.1.9 Inventory community spaces in
RR/SC, provide a list of ADA features
and limitations, and encourage
organizations and institutions to
improve ADA accessibility to
community spaces, indoor and outdoor.
Easy Medium-
Ongoing
$$ RRCO
SCCO
C
15.1.10 Provide ‘Welcomers’ to focus
on outreach to schools, new housing
developments, new businesses, etc. to
be sure anyone new to the
neighborhood feels welcome, is aware
of the neighborhood organizations, and
is encouraged to participate.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ RRCO
SCCO
C
15.1.11 Conduct occasional door-to-
door outreach surveys over time to
listen to views and get people involved
in community activities.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ RRCO
SCCO
C
15.1.12 City and County provide
cultural ambassadors/language
translators who would assist the
Community Organizations with
outreach, agenda setting, and creating
and editing outreach materials
(‘welcome kits’, newsletter articles,
etc.) and who would be available for
non-English-speaking residents to
contact for questions related to
City/County business.
Difficult Medium $$-
$$$
City
County
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
15.2 Housing
Affordability: Show
community support
for affordable
housing
opportunities in the
neighborhoods.
(see Land Use Goals for related actions)
15.3 The Unhoused
Community:
Advocate for
housing and provide
information to
community
members about
housing services and
social services
available for people
without stable
housing.
15.3.1 Facilitate community
conversations about how to provide
services.
Easy Short-
Medium
$ Community C
15.3.2 Outreach/education to general
community about issues such as
homelessness.
Moderate Short-
Medium
$$ Community C
15.3.3 Work with the City and County
to identify housing first options, and
advocate for temporary and
transitional solutions and network with
other neighborhoods and learn from
their successes.
Easy Short $ Community
City
County
C
15.3.4 Work with non-profits and faith-
based organizations in the
neighborhood to serve the unhoused
community.
Moderate Medium-
Ongoing
$$ Community
City
County
B, C
15.4 Public Art:
Support public art
through public
programs and
15.4.1 Augment and advocate for
programs to facilitate and incentivize
artistic initiatives that benefit the River
Road and Santa Clara community.
Moderate Short $$ City
County
B
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Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
community
advocacy.
15.4.2 Encourage the creation of a
clearing house for networking artistic
resources.
Easy Short $$ Community C
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Goal 16: Foster collaborative relationships to build a stronger and more resilient community.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
16.1 Communication
and Outreach: Enhance
communication and
outreach capabilities of
the River Road and
Santa Clara Community
Organizations by
advocating for stable
local funding in order to
reach the entire
neighborhoods.
16.1.1 The City and County will
partner to provide stable funding,
proportional to the total
incorporated/unincorporated
properties, to ensure both
Community Organizations multiple
opportunities per year to reach all
addresses within the neighborhood.
Moderate Short-
Ongoing
$$ City
County
B
16.1.2 Develop resilience action
teams to design and implement
projects that achieve goals of the
Neighborhood Plan.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community B, C
16.2 Gathering and
Learning Spaces:
Enhance access to
locations and
opportunities for
community gathering,
sharing, and learning
spaces for all residents
in collaboration with
neighborhood schools,
businesses, and other
community partners.
16.2.1 Maintain a list of gathering
spaces and local services that are
accessible for all RR/SC neighbors.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
16.2.2 Identify locations to establish
and support community gardens in
River Road/Santa Clara.
Easy-
Moderate
Short-
Ongoing
$$ Community C Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
16.3 Community
Engagement: Build and
maintain resident
engagement through
neighborhood projects,
outreach, empowering
neighborhood
volunteers, and
applying for the City’s
Community and
Neighborhood
Matching Grants
program.
16.3.1 Develop and maintain
neighborhood action website.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
16.3.2 Provide information on
matching grants and best practices
for neighborhood engagement and
creative placemaking.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
16.3.3 Use and promote matching
grant funds to improve shared
spaces that are not maintained by
City or County.
Easy Short-
Ongoing
$ Community C
16.3.4 Use neighborhood
associations and businesses to cross-
promote programs and ideas that
increase use of active transportation
and develop small businesses in the
neighborhood.
Moderate Short-
Ongoing
$ RRCO
SCCO
Businesses
C
16.4 Resilience
Networks: Build
community support and
participation in small
scale resilience
networks that help
neighbors and
businesses
communicate, share
resources, and prepare
for emergencies.
16.5.1 Develop a mapping system
for neighbors to identify their
resources and neighbors in need.
Publish ideas for community
building activities and empower
neighborhood associations to
broaden their outreach.
Moderate Medium $$ Community C
16.5.2 Map and connect Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT)
trained community members and
support resilience-focused
gatherings.
Easy Short-
Medium
$ Community C
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Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
16.5.3 Partner with existing tool
lending library program to explore
an expansion into our
neighborhoods.
Moderate Short $$ Community C
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Goal 17: Provide comprehensive public services and community resources responsive to the needs of the community.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
17.1 Address Present
Confusion about
Service Providers:
Assist River Road and
Santa Clara residents
by providing
information about
current service
providers so there is
clarity about which
agencies provide
services where and
how to contact them.
17.1.1 Educate residents about what
agencies are serving them and how
they are funded. Publish and make
available a compendium of service
agencies in River Road and Santa Clara
and their contact information.
Easy Long $$ Community
City
B, C
17.1.2 Identify and publicize a single
office (may be the City Manager office)
that residents could use as a resource
when they have questions or concerns
vis-à-vis their available public services.
Difficult Long $$$$ City B
17.1.3 Address the confusion of who
owns and maintains infrastructure
(hydrants, streetlights, water lines) as
annexations proceed.
Moderate Long $$ Community
City
EWEB
C
17.2 Essential Public
Services (safety,
water, fire): As
neighborhoods
evolve, strive for
equitable provision of
essential public
17.2.1 Review current service
provision and adopt a plan of action
that addresses coordination,
improvement, and/or potential
transition of essential services as River
Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods
evolve.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
Service
Providers
B, C
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
services if
amalgamation and/or
transition of service
providers is
considered.
17.2.2 Make this planning process
transparent by involving the
community in the formulation of these
plans.
Moderate Short $$$ City
County
Community
Service
Providers
C
17.2.3 Review essential service levels
as they currently exist and ascertain
what public services are missing or
deficient; and create a path to
mitigating these deficiencies
(example: no service by Cahoots for
unincorporated residents).
Difficult Medium $$$$ City
County
Service
Providers
B
17.2.4 If service providers are
amalgamated and/or transitioned,
adjust current boundaries of service
districts to assure that residents,
especially those who are currently
outside the UGB, continue to be
served.
Difficult Medium $$$$ Service
Providers
B
17.2.5 Prioritize provision of
comprehensive public safety services
and develop strategies for equitable
administration of those services
throughout River Road and Santa Clara
neighborhoods.
Moderate Long $$$ EPD
Lane County
Sheriff
B, C
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
17.2.6 Optimize conditions for the
establishment of an urgent care center
in the River Road and Santa Clara
neighborhood.
Difficult Long $-
$$$
City
Community
A – Group 2, C City-wide
Corridor Code
Amendments
17.3 Community
Resources: Work to
expand parks and
recreation services as
well as library and
cultural services in
the River Road and
Santa Clara
neighborhoods.
17.3.1 Provide a comprehensive park
and recreation system with
sustainable funding to include all of
River Road and Santa Clara
commensurate with the services
currently provided by the River Road
Park and Recreation District.
Difficult Long $$$$ City
County
RRPD
B
17.3.2 Realize the development of the
planned community park and
community center in Santa Clara and
continue provision of a community
park and community center in River
Road, currently being filled by the
River Road Parks and Recreation
District.
Moderate -
Difficult
Long $$$$ City
RRPD
B Parks and
Recreation
System Plan
17.3.3 Investigate the feasibility of
creating a larger, regional park and
recreation district which would assure
dedicated and sustainable funding for
parks and recreation.
Moderate Medium-
Long
$$ Community C
17.3.4 Research how consistent and
sustainable library services can be
provided to the entirety of River Road
Santa Clara residents.
Easy Short $$ Community C
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
17.4 Annexation: Annexation of the River Road and Santa Clara areas will occur only through strict application of state laws and local policies (e.g., ability to
extend key urban facilities and services in a timely manner). In each case, Eugene will make every reasonable attempt to provide for annexation only on a
voluntary basis and according to prior individual property annexation agreements.
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Goal 18: Increase resilience in local food, water, and disaster preparedness systems necessary for human health and
wellbeing.
Policy Action Feasibility Timeframe Cost
Implemented
By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
18.1 Green
Infrastructure: Invest
in infrastructure
development that is
resilient to disasters,
enhances food,
water, and energy
stability, and
preserves ecosystem
functions, as feasible.
18.1.1 Develop green infrastructure
guidelines and standards for River Road
Santa Clara.
Moderate Medium $$ City
Community
Non-profits
A, B, C Stormwater
Master Plan
COE Green
Building
Resources
18.1.2 Investigate financial support
opportunities through design standards
for homeowners and large developers
which offset new infrastructure
demands with onsite energy generation
and water use minimization strategies
retention.
Difficult Long $$$ City B
18.1.3 Assess existing critical
infrastructure such as streets, electrical
grid, stormwater system, etc. to
determine key weaknesses in the event
of a natural disaster.
Moderate Medium $$$ City
County
Service
Providers
B, C
18.1.4 Develop a prioritized list of
projects based on infrastructure
assessment in action 18.1.3.
Easy Medium $$ City
County
Service
Providers
B, C
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
18.1.5 Ensure that each neighborhood
has sufficient FEMA drop off sites,
water access points, and at least one
sheltering location per neighborhood
according to disaster planning.
Medium Medium $$$ City
County
Community
B, C
18.2 Food Production
and Storage: Promote
home and
neighborhood food
production and
storage through
community
education, outreach,
programs, and
legislative updates to
local land use
regulations.
18.2.1 Encourage development of
community food sharing/food
swapping systems.
Easy Short $$ Community C
18.2.2 Allow owner maintenance of
landscaping between sidewalk and
curb.
Moderate Medium $$ City
County
A – Group 3
18.2.3 Permit small scale collective sale
of neighborhood produce.
Moderate Short $$$ City A – Group 1 Neighborhood-
Specific Code
Amendments
18.2.4 Identify food producing trees
and shrubs that can be included in the
City's “menu” of acceptable
landscaping plants. Reference Olympia,
Washington's plant lists for public
property. Identify a citizen's committee
to work with the City to identify
acceptable plants.
Moderate Short-
Medium
$$ City
Community
B, C
18.2.5 Distribute information on
opportunities and benefits of edible
landscaping to encourage adoption and
appropriate maintenance.
Easy Short $ Community C
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
18.2.6 Distribute information on
pollinator importance and organic
practices in our region.
Easy Short $ Community C
18.3 Renewable
Resources and
Energy: Promote
renewable resources
and energy
conservation to
decrease reliance on
public utility grid
through community
education, outreach,
and incentives.
18.3.1 Widely share up-to-date
information on opportunities and rules
around stormwater flow and rainwater
catchment in our area.
Easy Short $$ City
Community
C
18.3.2 Share information on graywater
and encourage safe implementation.
Easy Short $ City
Community
C
18.3.3 Work with City of Eugene to
develop performance criteria for
retrofits that improve house envelope
or increase resilience at reduced fees.
Moderate -
Difficult
Long $$$ City B, C
18.3.4 Promote utility incentives for
energy conservation programs.
Easy Short $ Community
EWEB
B
18.3.5 Ensure infiltration of all
residential stormwater through
information, advocacy, and mapping
problem areas.
Moderate Medium-
Long
$$$ City
County
Community
B, C
18.4 Neighborhood-
wide Emergency
Preparedness:
Educate and prepare
for natural disasters
by increasing access
to regular Community
18.4.1 Create opportunities for annual
CERT training and disaster plan training.
Easy Short-
Medium
$$ City
Community
C
18.4.2 Map locations to access water in
our area RRSC in the event of an
emergency. Ensure they are evenly
distributed and add additional locations
if needed.
Moderate Medium $$ EWEB
Community
B, C EWEB Water
Reliability
Projects,
Climate Action
Plan
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By
A: Code
Amendment
B: Program/Project
C: Community
Partnership
Related to
Existing
Plan/Project
Emergency Response
Team training and
through community
volunteer efforts.
18.4.3 Provide water purification
options and hand pumps for accessible
wells at identified locations.
Easy Short-
Medium
$$ City
Community
C
18.4.4 Encourage the identification of
most vulnerable residents who would
need additional support in a disaster.
Easy Short-
Medium
$ Community C Climate Action
Plan
18.4.5 Create centralized emergency
centers that will provide water, food,
emergency supplies, and electricity in
case of natural disaster.
Moderate Medium $$$$ City
County
Community
B Climate Action
Plan