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)GMKH=N<MBHG <br /> complete, City Council directed staff to begin neighborhood <br />planning in the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods. With this direction, City staff began collaboration <br />with County staff and the two Community Organizations to ensure all residents are able to get involved. <br />This project update offers background information, summarizes some of what we have heard during the initial <br />Reaching Out phase primarily from the first community event at North Eugene High School and outlines <br />where we are headed in the new year. <br />Project description <br />The River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations, in collaboration with residents, businesses, the City <br />of Eugene and Lane County, have been reaching out to neighbors this fall to create a vision that will guide <br />decision-making in River Road and Santa Clara for decades to come. The plan will focus on four major topics: <br />Land Use Planning: What activities, like housing, shops or parks, do we want and where? How will the <br />neighborhood feel and look? <br />Economic Development: How will good jobs and services be supported? <br />Parks and Natural Resources: What do we want to happen with outdoor spaces? <br />Transportation: How will we get around? <br />The outcome of our work together will be a Neighborhood Plan adopted by the City of Eugene and Lane County <br />to guide the future growth and development of the River Road and Santa Clara areas. <br />Community collaboration <br />This is a collaborative effort among the River Road and Santa Clara Community Organizations, the City of <br />Eugene, and Lane County. The community organizations came together several years ago to work on the <br />SCRROL (Santa Clara River Road Outreach and Learning, 2012) and SCRRIPT (Santa ClaraRiver Road <br />Implementation Planning Team) initiatives. The community organizations dedicated countless volunteer hours <br />in reaching out to and engaging neighbors. The results have formed a foundation for the neighborhood plan. <br />www.RiverRoad-SantaClaraPlan.org <br />U <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />