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River Road: Government Plans
MovingAhead, a partnership between the City of Eugene, Lane Transit District, and other regional partners, explored transportation investments along some of our most important streets. In Spring 2022, local policymakers selected EmX bus rapid transit as the “locally preferred alternative” for River Road and directed staff to undertake further study. In Spring 2024, policymakers reconsidered and switched to Enhanced Corridor.
Learn in detail what the City of Eugene and LTD are planning for River Road.
Neighborhood organizations
Key meetings
Key documents and public meetings about River Road:
- Eugene City Council Work Session (6/10/24)
Consider changing the Locally Preferred Alternative for River Road from EmX to Enhanced Corridor, matching the action recently taken by the LTD Board of Directors.
- LTD Board of Directors Meeting (5/15/24)
Changed the Locally Preferred Alternative for River Road from EmX to Enhanced Corridor.
- Metropolitan Policy Committee Meeting (5/5/22)
Approved EmX bus rapid transit as the Locally Preferred Alternative for River Road.
- Eugene City Council Work Session (3/14/22)
Approved EmX bus rapid transit as the Locally Preferred Alternative for River Road.
- 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.
Supporting plans
Plans and programs relating to River Road:
- Division Avenue Roundabouts
- River Road and Beacon Drive Roundabout
- River Road-Santa Clara Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge
- Beltline Local Arterial Bridge
- River Rd & Santa Clara Transportation Projects
- River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan at Santa Clara Community Organization
- River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan at City of Eugene
- River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan at Engage Eugene
- River Road and Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan: What We Heard Map
- River Road Corridor Study
- MovingAhead
- Vision Zero Intersection Safety Study
- Bond Measures to Fix Streets
- Capital Investment Program (Federal Transit Administration)
- Regional Transportation Planning (Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization)
- Complete Street Design Standards
- Vision Zero Action Plan
- Eugene Transportation System Plan
- Climate Action Plan
- Envision Eugene
- Eugene’s Historic River Road
Further reading
News stories and views about River Road:
- Eugene’s River Road gets safer with new speed limit change (KEZI, 12/11/25)
- Officials agree to lower speed limit on River Road to 35 mph (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 12/10/25)
- Panel OKs River Road speed limit change. Here’s where (Register-Guard, 12/9/25)
- VIDEO: BEST presentation about River Road (Santa Clara Community Organization at YouTube, 12/4/25)
- 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)
- Public invited to explore Highway 99, River Road traffic problems and solutions (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 11/11/25)
- Traffic Alert: avoid River Road and Maxwell Road due to motor vehicle crash (KEZI, 10/31/25)
- Former Our Redeemer church in Eugene’s River Road area to become co-op village (Register-Guard, 8/14/25)
- Chambers Street seismic bridge upgrade project authorized to resume (KEZI, 7/22/25)
- 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)
- Wrong-way bicyclist cited in River Road area crash (KEZI, 6/25/25)
- Police cite bicyclist for wrong-way riding after River Road crash leaves him hospitalized (KMTR, 6/24/25)
- Police cite bicyclist for wrong-way riding after River Road crash leaves him hospitalized (KVAL, 6/24/25)
- Traffic Alert: Motorists advised to avoid River Road due to vehicle versus bicycle crash (KEZI, 6/24/25)
- Three children injured in River Road area vehicle versus pedestrian crash (KEZI, 6/9/25)
- Eugene YMCA eyes second location in Santa Clara as membership outpaces expectations (Register-Guard, 5/8/25)
- Construction and repairs continuing slowly at Chambers Bridge connector (KEZI, 5/6/25)
- River Road asks how city budget cuts will affect neighborhood plans (Whole Community News, 4/8/25)
- Police: Springfield man dies in motorcycle crash on River Road (KMTR, 3/31/25)
- Police: Springfield man dies in motorcycle crash on River Road (KVAL, 3/31/25)
- Motorcyclist killed in crash during honor ride in Eugene (Register-Guard, 3/29/25)
- Lane Transit District, YMCA reach tentative land purchase agreement (KEZI, 3/14/25)
- Eugene YMCA pursues plans for a new facility on River Road (KLCC, 3/13/25)
- LTD, YMCA Reach Tentative Agreement on River Road Property (LTD, 3/12/25)
- Deadly Eugene crash prompts city and county to improve River Road intersection (Register-Guard, 2/14/25)
- City of Eugene, Lane County partnering to improve Santa Clara area intersection (KEZI, 2/12/25)
- Family grapples with loss, seeks answers after Eugene crash killed 1 son, injured another (Register-Guard, 1/9/25)
- Eugene completes protected intersection in effort to reduce crashes (Daily Emerald, 1/7/25)
- New details in crash that killed 1 teenager and hospitalized 4 (KEZI, 12/18/24)
- City of Eugene to present new plans to River Road community (KEZI, 9/10/24)
- What’s That? Road work, possible delays on River Road (Register-Guard, 7/5/24)
- Eugene City Council reverses course on bus expansion, walks back River Road EmX plan (Register-Guard, 6/11/24)
- On the Agenda: MovingAhead revisit, Lane County Budget and public policy recommendations (Register-Guard, 6/9/24)
- LTD steps back from EmX along River Road (BEST, 5/22/24)
- Citing rising costs, Lane Transit District nixes River Road Emerald Express plans (KLCC, 5/16/24)
- Lane Transit District officials vote not to provide EmX service to River Road (KEZI, 5/16/24)
- LTD Board votes ‘No’ on EmX service on River Road (KMTR, 5/15/24)
- LTD Board votes ‘No’ on EmX service on River Road (KVAL, 5/15/24)
- LTD Board votes ‘No’ on EmX Service on River Road (LTD, 5/15/24)
- Eugene is building its first ‘protected’ intersection. Here is how it could improve safety (Register-Guard, 5/15/24)
- Another road work project gets underway in construction-fatigued Eugene (KLCC, 5/12/24)
- A long time coming: Eugene adopts River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Plan (Register-Guard, 5/12/24)
- Two drivers hospitalized following motor vehicle crash on River Road (KEZI, 4/26/24)
- Proposal for River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Adoption Package Goes to City Council (KMTR, 2/21/24)
- Proposal for River Road-Santa Clara Neighborhood Adoption Package Goes to City Council (KVAL, 2/21/24)
- Vehicle-versus-bicycle collision kills bicyclist, police say (KEZI, 12/4/23)
- May General Meeting (River Road Community Organization, 5/10/23)
- Eugene residents meet to discuss ‘Moving Ahead’ project (KEZI, 11/10/22)
- What a Eugene City Council recall says about hopes for transportation reform in Oregon (BikePortland, 10/13/22)
- It’s official: Recall against Eugene councilor Claire Syrett successful (Register-Guard, 10/4/22)
- Claire Syrett exits the Eugene City Council (KLCC, 10/4/22)
- Cycling smarter: Bike advocates strive to keep Eugene/Springfield community safe (Register-Guard, 9/30/22)
- Eugene City Council bids farewell to Claire Syrett after recall vote (KEZI, 9/27/22)
- Left Behind by MovingAhead (Claire Shanley, Medium, 9/10/22)
- MovingAhead: Frequently Asked Questions (BEST, 8/22/22)
- Community petition sparks recall process for Eugene city councilor (KEZI, 8/4/22)
- Eugene councilor preparing for recall election after city validates petition signatures (Register-Guard, 8/2/22)
- Recall on City Councilor (Eugene Weekly, 8/2/22)
- Recall on City Councilor: City Council President Claire Syrett, Who Represents Ward 7, Will Face a Recall Election (Eugene Weekly, 8/2/22)
- Recall against city councilor moves ahead (KMTR, 8/2/22)
- Recall effort against city councilor moving ahead (KVAL, 8/2/22)
- River Road-Santa Clara neighborhood plan moves towards adoption (Whole Community News, 7/26/22)
- As MovingAhead studies safety corridors, residents encouraged to learn, weigh in (Caitlin Vargas, Register-Guard, 7/24/22)
- 2,000 signatures delivered in effort to recall Eugene city councilor Claire Syrett (KMTR, 7/21/22)
- Petition to recall Eugene city councilor Claire Syrett delivers 2,000 signatures (KVAL, 7/21/22)
- Moving Ahead opponents: We have over 2,000 signatures to recall Councilor Syrett (Whole Community News, 7/20/22)
- Recall Claire Syrett campaign launches with signature drive May 7 (Whole Community News, 5/7/22)
- Metropolitan Policy Committee approves MovingAhead; next phase is to refine designs (BEST, 5/5/22)
- Clare Strawn on local planning: ‘What gets lost is any opportunity for critical inquiry’ (Whole Community News, 4/28/22)
- LTD: MovingAhead River Road plan will impact 112–132 trees, cannot use electric buses (Whole Community News, 4/12/22)
- LTD public engagement ‘lies’ inspire neighborhood opponents (Whole Community News, 3/27/22)
- 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)
- River Road Community Organization endorses MovingAhead: ‘Most neighbors’ support EmX (Whole Community News, 3/4/22)
- Eugene, Lane Transit District plans seek improved public transportation, streets (Alexis Biddle & Brittany Quick-Warner, Register-Guard. 3/3/22)
- MovingAhead opponents launch petition drive, collect 500 signatures (Meta Maxwell & Charline Rojas, Whole Community News, 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)
- City, LTD staff recommend EMX for River Road (Whole Community News, 12/4/21)
- 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)
- EmX cuts ribbon—presents a new wave of transportation in Eugene (KMTR, 9/17/17)
- EmX opens new route in west Eugene (KVAL, 9/17/17)
- Eugene to study options for future EmX expansion (KMTR, 4/26/16)
- MovingAhead: Eugene studies EmX expansion (KVAL, 4/26/16)
- West Eugene EmX receives massive, $75 million federal grant (KVAL, 9/11/15)
- Rabid Transit: The drive toward West 11th EmX heats up (Eugene Weekly, 9/13/12)
See also
Related information from BEST:
- Better Streets
- Franklin Boulevard
- Highway 99
- River Road
- Government Plans
- Main Street
- Smart Growth America
- Best Practices
Last updated 12/15/25.