EWEB Riverfront Master Plan

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Registration & Preview of Design Boards, 6:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Presentation & Group Discussion, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Eugene Hilton, 66 East 6th Avenue

Please join us on March 3rd as Rowell Brokaw Architects and the Community Advisory Team present the overall design concept for the redevelopment of the EWEB riverfront property.  Open Space Zones, Land Uses, building form and height will be presented.  Your feedback on these issues will be used to continue the development of the riverfront master plan. 

Registration for this event is strongly encouraged. To register now, email eweb@rowellbrokaw.com.

"How did the design team arrive at the three Design Options? What's the difference?"

Two great questions we've been asked during this past week. Each of the Design Options presented was developed based on the master plan's seven Guiding Principles, preliminary Project Assumptions, the Riverfront Criteria outlined in the 2004 Downtown Plan, feedback from the Community Advisory Team, and project research and stakeholder interviews completed by Rowell Brokaw Architects during the summer and fall of 2009.

At the public event on November 10, the attached overview of the Design Options was also distributed to all attendees. Though incomplete in its summary of each option, we hope this helps to clarify some of the basic variations between the three proposals. The presentation from November 10 also includes a diagrammatic description of how each option evolved.

Based on feedback to these preliminary frameworks, a revised "rough draft" design will be developed for the next public event (March 3, 2010).

Thank you to the 223 members of the community (and the additional 30 EWEB staff and volunteers) who attended the master plan's second public event on Tuesday, November 10! We had a completely full house, and the insights offered were very helpful. The design team is looking forward to the project's next steps and your continued involvement as we move toward a new vision for the downtown riverfront. 

The full Design Options presentation (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3) is also now available for download. Please send additional thoughts and feedback to eweb@rowellbrokaw.com. We'll look forward to seeing you at the next event on February 24, 2010.

EWEB RIVERFRONT MASTER PLAN: DESIGN OPTIONS
Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, 6 - 8:30 p.m.
EWEB North Building, 500 East 4th Avenue

Please join us on November 10 as Rowell Brokaw Architects and the Community Advisory Team present a series of design options for the redevelopment of the EWEB riverfront property.  Your feedback on these options will be used to develop a rough draft of the riverfront master plan by late February. 

Registration for this event is strongly encouraged. To register now, email eweb@rowellbrokaw.com. Light refreshments will be provided. Assisted listening, Spanish translation, and other accommodations are available with advance notice.*

Special thanks to the 160 community members who made the Sept. 30 Kick-Off Event such a success. Click here to view that meeting’s Summary Report. 

* We are committed to access for all participants. This event will be held in a wheelchair accessible room. For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, an interpreter, note taker or FM assistive listening system (if available) can be provided with one week notice prior to the event. Materials can be made available in alternate formats if requested in advance. To arrange for these services, please register for the event.

Thank you to the City of Eugene, EWEB, and the American Institute of Architect's Southwestern Oregon Chapter for their support and sponsorship of an AIA Design Charrette looking at the EWEB Riverfront Master Plan on Saturday, October 3. A recap of the discussion among 75 design professionals and community members will be available soon on www.aiaswo.org.