Big Win for Parks and Recreation

 Eugene joins the ranks of elite park and recreation agencies across the country by earning accreditation through the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) and the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).&am...

Hundreds Celebrate the Renovated Tugman Playground

 A light sprinkling of rain didn’t dampen the spirits of more than 600 neighbors and community members who came out on Saturday, September 7 to celebrate the reopening of the Tugman Park playground. 

 POS and the Southe...

New Pipe Repair Equipment

Have you ever had to repair a live sewer pipe under sidewalks, trees, streets, bridges, or waterways? Subsurface crews have and it can be very challenging. Now we have new equipment and a new process to streamline these repairs. 

The subsurface ma...

UpStream Art Contest and Artists Return

For the second year in a row, the stormwater program will be adding several small murals adjacent to downtown storm drains. The murals depict wildlife along with messages about keeping pollution out of local waterways. In August, 22 artists submitted idea...

United Airlines adding Chicago Service in June

Officials with United Airlines have announced new air service between Eugene and Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD). 

The once-daily service will feature two-class service on a regional jet, with the first flight from Eugene on June 6, 201...

Project Updates: South Bank Detour, Alder, Amazon, and 13th

South Bank Detour

The South Bank Path closure is in full effect and new Detour signs have been added to make it clear to use the North Bank Path as an optional detour route. Later in October or November EWEB may finish their mitigation work and reopen the ...

Public Hearing for Moving Ahead

MovingAhead, a joint project between the City of Eugene and Lane Transit District, will hold a public hearing on October 21 at 7:30 PM in Harris Hall. Staff will hold an open house in the lobby from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM to answer project questions.

MovingAhe...

Survey for E-Scooter Pilot Program

The City of Eugene is working to create and implement an E-Scooter Pilot Program for shared-use scooters (think bike-share, but with scooters). In order to lay the foundation for the pilot, however, several things need to happen first. This includes makin...

Get engaged in the Central Eugene in Motion Study

The  Central Eugene In Motion project team will host an open house on Tuesday, October 22 from 5-7pm at the Downtown Library to unveil concept designs for the study’s three key areas.

People will have the opportunity to weigh in on the d...

Rain & Cars Cleared Out For Sunday Streets

The rain didn’t stop a few thousand people from attending Eugene’s biggest party in the streets on September 22nd. Those who came out enjoyed another fantastic day of Eugene Sunday Streets; car-free open streets with music, dancing, fo...

City Holds Vision Zero Event

The past week, the Mayor and City Executives came together to speak at the Vision Zero Celebration of Life. In attendance were members of the community, including those who helped to develop the Vision Zero Action Plan which was formally adopted by Admini...