A River Runs Through It: Riverfront Development in Eugene-Springfield (Part 2 of 2)
Time: Noon to 1:15 pm
Venue: WOW Hall
291 West 8th
Eugene, Oregon
97401
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We will meet at the WOW Hall, 291 W 8th. Learn more: https://wowhall.org/about-us/. Walk, ride a bike or take the bus. You may park on the street or in the parking lot of FOOD for Lane County's Dining Room, across 8th from the WOW Hall. A freewill donation acknowledging the Dining Room's generosity may be made at the meeting.
Lunch will be available for $15.
Topic:
This October, the City Club of Eugene and the Springfield City Club have teamed to present a two-part program series exploring the future of riverfront development in our region.
The first event, organized by the Springfield City Club on October 2, featured Allie Camp from the City of Springfield’s Economic Development team. Ms. Camp took us on a deep dive into the Glenwood Master Plan Area, one of Springfield’s highest priority economic development projects.
The second program, organized by the City Club of Eugene, will be on October 17 at noon at the WoW Hall and will provide additional insights into riverfront development efforts on the other side of I-5.
This program will feature Will Dowdy, Community Development Director for the City of Eugene, who will discuss the past, present, and future of the project.
Mr. Dowdy will be joined by James L. Atkins, who will focus his remarks on the development of residential real estate along the waterfront, including some of the significant challenges that have emerged amidst the extraordinary opportunity of building a new neighborhood.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Speakers
Title: Developer
Organization: Atkins & Dame
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Biography:
The following biographies are provided by the panelists and edited for length/proofreading
James Atkins is a real-estate development executive whose 30+ year career has been focused on neighborhood scale mixed-use redevelopment projects, many of which have involved remediation of brownfield environmental issues. His leadership and technical expertise have helped create over 10,000 new housing units of all types in markets from Downtown Los Angeles to South Waterfront Portland to Seattle’s new waterfront to now Eugene’s River District. Mr. Atkins is also Registered Civil Engineer in Virginia and Washington (B.S. Civil Engineering, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA, 1988). He practiced for over 10 years as a consulting engineer and construction project manager with several regional land use planning, engineering and construction firms in the Pacific Northwest and California before turning his career to neighborhood development.
Today, Mr. Atkins and his wife, Amy, split their time between their River District apartment here in Eugene and Oro Valley, Arizona.
Title: Community Development Director
Organization: City of Eugene
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Biography:
The following biographies are provided by the panelists and edited for length/proofreading
Will Dowdy is the Community Development Director for the City of Eugene. He started working for the city in 2014 and his work includes supporting the City’s efforts in economic development, Affordable Housing, downtown placemaking, the Downtown Riverfront redevelopment, and the City’s Mapping Value project. Will received a Master of Architecture and Master of Architectural Design & Urbanism degrees at the University of Notre Dame. Prior to his time at the city, he worked in the private sector, consulting on projects in urban design and development around the country.
