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Highway 99: Context
Learn more about the context around Highway 99.
MovingAhead
MovingAhead was a partnership between the City of Eugene, Lane Transit District, and other regional partners. It explored transportation investments along some of our most important streets. In Spring 2022, local policymakers selected Enhanced Corridor as the locally preferred alternative for Highway 99 and directed staff to undertake further study.
- Metropolitan Policy Committee Meeting (5/5/22)
Approved Enhanced Corridor as the Locally Preferred Alternative for Highway 99.
- Eugene City Council Work Session (3/14/22)
Approved Enhanced Corridor as the Locally Preferred Alternative for Highway 99.
- Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors Joint Work Session (7/15/19)
Approved amended MovingAhead investment packages for a public hearing.
- Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors Joint Work Session (2/19/19)
Approved MovingAhead investment packages for public review.
- Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors Joint Work Session (4/25/16)
Reviewed MovingAhead alternatives.
- Eugene City Council Meeting (10/12/15)
Approved further study of MovingAhead alternatives.
Plans and program
Plans and programs relating to Highway 99:
- Current Projects (City of Eugene)
- Highway 99 Charnelton to Beltline Ramps and Sidewalk Infill (1-page PDF)
- Maxwell Road and Prairie Road (1-page PDF)
- West Eugene Pedestrian Improvements (1-page PDF)
- Project Proposals for Discretionary Federal Funding 2028–2030 (Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization, 2-page PDF)
- River Road and Highway 99 Multimodal Safety Project (City of Eugene, 1-page PDF)
- Application (6-page PDF)
- River Road and Highway 99 Multimodal Safety Project (City of Eugene, 1-page PDF)
- Bethel Area Neighborhood Planning at Engage Eugene
- Bethel Area Vision Draft (8-page PDF)
- Bond Measures to Fix Streets (City of Eugene)
- Vision Zero Intersection Safety Study (City of Eugene)
- Vision Zero Action Plan (City of Eugene)
- Complete Street Design Standards (City of Eugene)
- Eugene Transportation System Plan (City of Eugene)
- Climate Action Plan (City of Eugene)
- Envision Eugene (City of Eugene)
- MovingAhead (Lane Transit District & City of Eugene)
- Regional Transportation Planning (Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization)
- Capital Investment Program (Federal Transit Administration)
Further reading
News stories and views about Highway 99:
- In State of the City Address, Eugene Mayor focuses on safety, especially on Highway 99 (KLCC, 1/12/26)
- Mayor Knudson’s 2026 State of the City Address (City of Eugene, 1/12/26)
- Bicyclist’s death another grim reminder of Highway 99 danger (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/9/26)
- Police arrest man in connection to hit and run death on Highway 99 (Register-Guard, 1/8/26)
- Cyclist dies after Highway 99 hit-and-run (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/6/26)
- Bicyclist struck in hit-and-run crash on Highway 99 has died (Register-Guard, 1/6/26)
- Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run; Eugene police release details on suspect vehicle (KMTR, 1/6/26)
- Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run; Eugene police release details on suspect vehicle (KVAL, 1/6/26)
- Suspect sought in hit-and-run crash on Highway 99 that hospitalized 1 (Register-Guard, 1/5/26)
- Driver sought in hit and run that injured cyclist (KLCC, 1/5/26)
- Along Highway 99, pedestrian traffic deaths are another risk for the unhoused (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 12/28/25)
- Making Streets Work for Everyone: Dispatch from Eugene (AARP Oregon, 12/23/25)
- City to install cameras at 10 intersections for Vision Zero crash prevention study (KMTR, 11/19/25)
- City to install cameras at 10 intersections for Vision Zero crash prevention study (KVAL, 11/19/25)
- Why the city of Eugene is installing more cameras on its streets (Register-Guard, 11/18/25)
- Meet Bethel’s busiest volunteer (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 11/18/25)
- Bethel residents say they want Highway 99 reformed with fewer lanes (Register-Guard, 11/18/25)
- Eugene’s Royal Avenue reopens after morning car-pedestrian crash (KEZI, 11/12/25)
- Public invited to explore Highway 99, River Road traffic problems and solutions (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 11/11/25)
- A day on Highway 99 in Eugene’s Bethel area (Register-Guard, 8/24/25)
- ‘This is the land of grey’: City focuses for one day on stretch of Highway 99 (Register-Guard, 8/13/25)
- Eugene police arrest 15 in crime hotspot crackdown along Highway 99, cite safety concerns (KVAL, 8/5/25)
- Police arrest 15, issue 7 citations in Highway 99 crackdown to curb crime, traffic woes (KMTR, 8/5/25)
- Team effort on Eugene’s Hwy 99 leads to arrests and cleanup (KEZI, 8/5/25)
- Eugene city report shows a new high for fatal traffic collisions (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 7/2/25)
- 2024 sees highest number of traffic fatalities in Eugene history, according to city data (KLCC, 7/2/25)
- Unheard on Highway 99: Businesses along a busy Eugene corridor say their public safety concerns aren’t being taken seriously (KLCC, 6/18/25)
- From addiction to advocacy: Sarah Koski’s fight for the unhoused, unheard and unseen (Register-Guard, 5/1/25)
- Highway 99 sees another pedestrian crash in Eugene as safety concerns grow (Register-Guard, 3/4/25)
- Eugene police investigating fatal Highway 99 crash (Register-Guard, 2/10/25)
- Man charged in court for shooting along Highway 99 in Eugene (Register-Guard, 12/17/24)
- Another fatal pedestrian crash closes Highway 99 in Eugene (Register-Guard, 11/1/24)
- Traffic alert: Pedestrian hit by vehicle on Highway 99, EPD asks public to avoid area (Register-Guard, 10/2/24)
- Man dies after being hit by a car near Highway 99 North in Eugene (Register-Guard, 3/6/24)
- Bethel: The Past, Present and Future of Eugene’s Community Within a City (City Club of Eugene, 12/1/23)
- Eugene man found ‘guilty except for insanity’ for driving over, killing homeless woman (Register-Guard, 9/21/23)
- Bethel planning starts with survey results, and other updates (Whole Community News, 1/23/23)
- Eugene residents meet to discuss ‘Moving Ahead’ project (KEZI, 11/10/22)
- Metropolitan Policy Committee approves MovingAhead; next phase is to refine designs (BEST, 5/5/22)
- With support from BEST, Eugene and LTD give green light to MovingAhead (BEST, 3/17/22)
- LTD: EmX approval was decades in the making (Whole Community News, 3/17/22)
- Eugene, LTD approve key step forward in MovingAhead, but it’s ‘not an approved, done deal’ (Register-Guard, 3/17/22)
- LTD approves MovingAhead plans; Project moves to next phase (City of Eugene, 3/17/22)
- Eugene City Council approves MovingAhead recommendations (City of Eugene, 3/17/22)
- City, LTD approve MovingAhead plans (Whole Community News, 3/16/22)
- LTD approves MovingAhead plans; Project moves to next phase (LTD, 3/16/22)
- Eugene MovingAhead project inches closer to getting green light (KEZI, 3/15/22)
- Eugene City Council approves MovingAhead recommendations (LTD, 3/15/22)
- MovingAhead recommendations approved by Eugene City Council (KMTR, 3/14/22)
- Eugene City Council approves MovingAhead recommendations (KVAL, 3/14/22)
- Citizens go door-to-door on five corridors, collect 500+ petitions urging City, LTD to reject EmX (Whole Community News, 3/11/22)
- BEST outlines next steps for success of MovingAhead (BEST, 3/9/22)
- Officials will vote soon on MovingAhead concept plans, but there are still chances to weigh in (Register-Guard, 3/7/22)
- Eugene, Lane Transit District plans seek improved public transportation, streets (Alexis Biddle & Brittany Quick-Warner, Register-Guard. 3/3/22)
- MovingAhead update—South Eugene edition (Whole Community News, 3/1/22)
- BEST, Eugene Chamber support MovingAhead (BEST, 2/28/22)
- Eugene City Council, LTD meet regarding ‘Moving Ahead Project’ (KEZI, 2/28/22)
- Some Eugene property owners unhappy with proposed MovingAhead street changes (KVAL, 2/26/22)
- Some Eugene property owners unhappy with proposed MovingAhead street changes (KMTR, 2/25/22)
- MovingAhead: Future changes to River Road met with some resistance (KVAL, 1/20/22)
- LTD to identify, use five levels of public engagement (Whole Community News, 11/7/21)
- Neighborhoods assess 13th Avenue bikeway, MovingAhead (Whole Community News, 11/6/21)
- MovingAhead’s Moving Ahead (Whole Community News, 6/13/21)
- Eugene asks for public input on future of LTD and local transit (KMTR, 10/21/19)
- Eugene looks for public input on future plans for LTD and local transportation (KVAL, 10/21/19)
- Eugene, LTD weigh where to go next—if anywhere—with EmX (KMTR, 10/21/19)
- Eugene, LTD weigh where to go next—if anywhere—with EmX (KVAL, 10/21/19)
- Enhanced Corridor PLUS (BEST, 10/21/19, 1-page PDF)
- MovingAhead Analysis and Recommendations (BEST, 10/14/19, 20-page PDF)
- Eugene and LTD tackle transportation safety and access through MoveAhead effort (KMTR, 3/15/19)
- MovingAhead: Eugene and LTD tackle transportation safety and access (KVAL, 3/15/19)
Neighborhood organizations
Learn more from these neighborhood organizations:
See also
Related information from BEST:
Last updated 1/19/26.