Transportation Planning Projects

Fern Ridge Path Repair & Lighting

This project will perform maintenance repairs on the popular Fern Ridge Path (Garfield to City View Street) and replace the heavily cracked portion of the shared-use path between access points on 13th and 14th Avenue.

Eugene Enhanced Walking Network

This project will install enhanced pedestrian crossings and improve sidewalk infill at locations throughout the City. The project implements the walking network in the Transportation Systems Plan, building safe connections for people walking to bus stops, schools, parks, employment centers, and residential areas.

Central Eugene in Motion Projects

Started in early 2019, the Central Eugene In Motion study explored transportation design options to improve travel for people walking, biking, busing, and driving to and through Downtown Eugene. The final projects selected for implementation include: the Willamette Street Two-Way Conversion (complete), the 8th Avenue Streetscape & Bike Lanes (2022), and the High Street Bikeway (2022).

Safe Routes to School Projects

Oregon Department of Transportation awarded Safe Routes to School (SRTS) grant funding to the city to improve walking and bicycling infrastructure used by students going to and from school. Funding is being used on specific projects in the Bethel and Eugene 4J school districts including enhanced pedestrian crossings and protected walking and bicycling space.

Division Avenue Roundabouts

Community members in the River Road area rely on Division Avenue to access essential neighborhood-serving businesses. However, people driving along the corridor struggle to make safe turns across busy traffic and there have been two fatal traffic crashes and multiple severe injury crashes along the street. To increase safety on Division Avenue, the City of Eugene is planning roundabout and other safety and flow improvements.

South Willamette Street Improvement

The South Willamette Street Improvement project updates South Willamette Street into a vibrant urban corridor accessible by bike, foot, car, and bus. The project will restripe the street with one travel lane in each direction, a center turn-lane, and bike lanes on both sides of the street. Other design elements include improved sidewalks, driveways, access ramps, and pedestrian-scale street lighting and rain gardens.

Traffic Calming Projects

Traffic calming techniques are used to address a variety of quality of life and transportation safety concerns. The City of Eugene uses a number of different techniques and devices to calm traffic and manage traffic flow throughout the street system. Keep your cool while driving in Eugene.

Railroad Quiet Zone

The City of Eugene Transportation Railroad Quiet Zone (RRQZ) project establishes a “whistle-free” zone in Downtown Eugene and the Whiteaker neighborhood. The quiet zone will silence the train horns through the heart of Eugene, eliminating 70 percent of the train horn noise. The project design elements prioritize safety and will keep people walking, biking, and driving off the tracks as trains approach. Design elements include medians, quad gates, pedestrian gates, and converting Jefferson Street to a one-way street.

Franklin Boulevard Transformation

The City of Eugene Transportation Franklin Boulevard Transformation project focuses on improving Franklin Boulevard (Alder Street to I-5). The project will transform the busy road into a multi-modal urban street that makes it easier for people to safely walk, bike, bus, and drive to and through the corridor.

Transportation Options Strategies Review

Transportation Options: Strategies for a Growing Eugene is a project to identify policies and programs that encourage or require transportation demand management by large employers and in new development.

MovingAhead

The MovingAhead project is a partnership between the City of Eugene, Lane Transit District, and other regional partners. MovingAhead focuses on connecting people to jobs, schools, shopping, recreation, and other activities by considering a range of transportation investments along key corridors to improve safety and livability.

Completed Planning Projects

A full list of completed transportation planning projects. View project descriptions, final designs, maps, and details of community engagement.

Funding

Learn more about the importance of a safe, reliable and efficient local transportation system and the value of adequate, locally controlled and sustainable revenues to operate, maintain and preserve Eugene's transportation system.

Bertelsen Rd/Bailey Hill Rd Roundabout

Hunsaker Lane Improvements

This webpage discusses transportation safety and stormwater improvements that the City plans to make to Hunsaker Lane.

River Road Santa Clara Bicycle and Pedestrian Bridge

This project explores the feasibility of constructing a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Beltline Highway, connecting the Santa Clara and River Road neighborhoods.