Neighborhood Vision, Design Principles, and Design Concepts
RIVER ROAD COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION AND UO ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT

RRCO Neighborhood Design Charrettes and Meetings

UO Professor Mark Gillem and UO graduate students Erik Bishoff, Sheena Shook, and Jess Golden worked with the River Road Community Organization (RRCO) between February and May of 2007 to conduct several neighborhood design charrettes and to talk with our board and area residents about planning goals, principles, and design options for a Mixed Use Center or Corridor within the Rasor Park Study Area.  Here are the results of this work to date, as transcribed and interpreted by Mark, Erik, and the other students.  We welcome your comments on the form below.
Vision Statement:  
Gateway to the Greenway

“The Rasor Park Mixed Use Center shall be developed in an environmentally responsible way
while promoting the social values of the community.”

Preferred Alternative:


Design Principles:

The Land Ethic
• Riverfront Linear Park
• Site Repair
• Land Swaps		 The Built Form
• Multiway Boulevard
• Mixed Use Buildings
• Commercial Nodes
• Gateway Buildings
• Tapered Densities
• Hidden and On Street Parking
• Street-side Buildings		 The Commonwealth
• Connection to the River
• Eyes on the River
• Safe Crossings
• Civic Buildings
• Diversity

More Details of the Concept Design Principles, and Process:
• Details of Central Plaza
• Notes from Design Charrettes and Reviews (Word file download)

Alternative Conceptual Drawings
Design Alternative 1
 Design Alternative 2
Design Alternative 3
 Design Alternative 4

Send us your comments on the above Vision, Preferred Alternative, and Design Principles:
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