EWEB Riverfront master plan
Courtesy of Rowell Brokaw Architects/PWL Partnership.
The Riverfront Master Plan, unanimously approved by Eugene Water & Electric Board commissioners in
June 2010, envisions a mixed-use riverfront neighborhood that is easily accessible to downtown with
restaurants, housing, cycling and walking paths, retail shops, and public open space.
The plan is the result of more than two years of public meetings and open houses designed to gather citizen
input to on how to redevelop the 27-acre of riverfront property now occupied by EWEB.
After about half of EWEB's 520-person workforce moved to the Roosevelt Operations Center in November 2010,
approximately 15 acres of the riverfront property were vacated. Customer service and
administrative functions remain at the Fourth Avenue headquarters.
Guided by Rowell Brokaw Architects of Eugene, a nine-member Community Advisory Team
and comments from more than 1,000 Lane County residents, the completed Riverfront Master Plan
balances environmental repair with residential and commercial redevelopment.
While EWEB recognizes it could be a number of years before redevelopment occurs,
the master plan puts in place a solid framework that the utility is proud to present to
its citizen-owners.
With the completed master plan in hand, EWEB staff can begin the land use application process.
Read about next steps and how the master plan will be used to prepare the site for redevelopment.
Learn about the master planning process and see what steps must take place
before redevelopment can occur along the riverfront property. View related documents.
Public engagement was central to the Riverfront Master Planning process. Read how the community
participated in the design process that created the master plan.
Read about the nine-person Community Advisory Team that helped guide the development of the master
plan for the riverfront property. Access all CAT meeting agendas and minutes.
We've compiled a list of news stories related to the riverfront property and master
planning process.
Send an email to the
Riverfront Master Plan Project Team with your questions
and comments.