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The Downtown Riverfront Park is now open!
Where the Willamette Meets the City
Downtown Riverfront Park sits along the bank of the Willamette River and in the heart of Eugene’s greater riverfront development project. The new park is fundamentally urban in character balanced by riverbank and habitat enhancements. Broad river views, new bicycle and pedestrian paths, seating, and overlooks highlight the park’s design, which will be complemented by a new mixture of uses on the adjacent redevelopment site. Integrated art pieces share stories about the land, industry, and diverse community both past and present, creating a park experience that’s truly all about Eugene.
Downtown Riverfront Park sits along the bank of the Willamette River and in the heart of Eugene’s greater riverfront development project. The new park is fundamentally urban in character balanced by riverbank and habitat enhancements. Broad river views, new bicycle and pedestrian paths, seating, and overlooks highlight the park’s design, which will be complemented by a new mixture of uses on the adjacent redevelopment site. Integrated art pieces share stories about the land, industry, and diverse community both past and present, creating a park experience that’s truly all about Eugene.
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Timeline
Public Engagement
Downtown Riverfront Park has finished this stage
Focus groups, open houses, surveys, and online outreach helped shape our comprehensive, three-month public involvement process.
Design Development
Downtown Riverfront Park has finished this stage
With thousands weighing in last year, a design concept emerged for the Downtown Riverfront Park that is fundamentally urban in character balanced by riverbank and habitat enhancements.
Utility relocation and riverbank enhancement
Downtown Riverfront Park has finished this stage
Summer 2019 will see significant grading activity, including
lessening the slope of the river’s steep bank, removal of non-native invasive plants and replanting of over 24,000 stakes, bulbs and shrubs along the riverbank.
Construction of park features
Downtown Riverfront Park has finished this stage
In the summer of 2020, the second phase will begin with construction of the new park features including paths, furniture, new landscapes and overlooks.
3-acre park grand opening
Downtown Riverfront Park is currently at this stage
The construction will be completed and the park open to the public in spring 2022.