Riverbank Path Promenade
Along the Bike Path in the Willamette Greenway in River Road and Whiteaker Neighborhoods
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Thank You City of Eugene Staff, Essential to the Prom - Cindy Clark- Neighborhood Services; Lee Shoemaker - Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator; Mike Bellmore - Eugene Stream Team; also the Unknown Map Maker. and Collette at River House.
Short Article
Sites to visit - Coordinated with the Map of the Prom
Schedule - Short bike tours to green sites near the bike path
Join us Sunday, July 19, 1 to 5 PM, for the Prom.
The Riverbank Path Promenade will be a unique event. The plan is to transform a three mile long section of the Willamette Greenway in River Road and Whiteaker Neighborhoods into a mix and mingle, people powered piazza.
Friends and neighbors are invited to stroll, bike, pik nik and people watch. The Prom will take one of Eugene's favorite public locations and elevate its fun and community building value several notches.
The Prom will create opportunities for people to be creative and participate. Everyone is welcome to perform or share their interests with others, just find a shady place, put out a welcome sign and the audience will be there. Play music, display art, do yoga, perform, show and tell,,,,,,,
Also expect to learn a lot more about the bike path and greenway. There will be information and education sites dispersed all along the bike path. Find out about the the history of the bike path and early Eugene, community gardens, environmental restoration, sites of neighborhood interest, volunteer opportunities, recreation and culture. Eight sites will be hosted so Promsters can visit those places and learn why they are important.
There will be several nodes of activity - Bike safety and history at River Play in Skinner Butte Park, Garden and Permaculture at River House, Music, Garden and Restoration at Maurie Jacobs Park.
Why the prom? There are many good reasons. One is to build community in a familiar place that is accessible and inclusive to practically everyone. The Prom is intended to be participatory, everyone is encouraged to help create it, to add to it and make it dynamic.
Also important is to show how people can have fun, express themselves, learn somethings useful and do it in a place close to home. The Prom is collaborative, culture and community positive and environmentally friendly. It elevates something familiar into something special and positive, a metaphor that has broad implications.
So, this is a Prom you won't want to miss. Come as you are!
Info/media Jan Spencer 686 6761
Sites to check out.
Here they are,,,,
Codogen Park - where the bike path merges into Copping Street - a good neighbors initiative to plant trees and take care of them with plans for an educational tree trail and path thru the park to the river bike path. Site hosted part of the time for the Prom.
Heron Pond Restoration - located near where Arbor ends at the Greenway,,, again, neighbor power, and initiative - removing invasive species and replanting with natives, work parties. _ Site hosted for the Prom_ Prom Day work party. _Meet here for N'hood Eco/Green Bike Tour, 2:30 - one hour._
Rasor Park/Rasor Mixed Use Center [MUC] - citizen action saved this 7 acres from being "developed" with an indoor soccer facility and large parking lot, now to be left mostly undeveloped with some natives replanted. Rasor Park and Rasor MUC. Site hosted for the Prom by River Road Community Organization and Friends of Rasor Park
Rasor MUC - a public process to try to guide future redevelopment of Lower River Road into a neighborhood scale mixed use center with products and services that will allow residents to buy more of what they need within walking or bike distance to reduce use of cars. Rasor MUC maps, explanation.
Rasor site to include an installed art exhibit with paintings by Jan Spencer hanging from the large tree.
Greenway Restoration Site, in Maurie Jacobs Park - Walama Restoration Project and City of Eugene Stream Seam, endorsed by Whiteaker Community Council - removal of exotic species and replanting with natives to recreate a riparian forest.
Whiteaker Community Garden, largest of the city's community gardens, a wonderful garden and program for making space available for people to garden and grow food. _Site hosted for the prom. _
River House, Eugene Recreation Program offices, community garden, compost exhibit. several groups will be tabling here such as master gardeners, several city departments, permaculture. _Site hosted for the Prom_ _Meet here for Eco/Green N'hood Bike Tour 1 PM - one hour._
Owens Rose Garden is a beautiful 8 1/2 acre site just west of the I 105 Bridge over the Willamette. There are over 450 varieties of rose bushes, a pergola, gazebo many native and decorative plants and a giant historic cherry tree.
Skinner City Farm is a community garden just east of I 105. It was conceived by the Center for Appropriate Transport. The Farm provides a place for both individuals and groups to have space to grow vegetables and to learn related skills. There is an impressive worm composting facility on site. _Site hosted for the Prom
Skinner Butte Columns, The Columns, located at the west end of Skinners Butte, are the remains of an old basalt quarry that has become a popular place for rock climbing.
River Play Discovery Village, This site in Skinner Butte Park, is an impressive playground that includes not only swings and slides but also a replica of old Eugene, a miniature Willamette River and a Kalapuya summer dwelling.
Skinner Cabin, Located in Skinner Butte Park, the Cabin is a partial size replica of pioneer Eugene Skinners Cabin. _Characters in period costume will provide historical interpretation._
Chesire Prairie, Located between Skinner Butte and the River, Chesire Prairie is a former mowed area returning to a natural state to help create a wildlife corridor between the Butte and the River.
Campbell Senior Center, The Center, located at the end of High Street, is a favorite for seniors offering a wide variety of cultural and leisure services with facilities for art, computer lab, excursions and much more.
Activity Centers on the Bike Path
Maurie Jacobs Park, The cement pad - Music organized by Whiteaker Community Council. groups tabling; WCC, GEARS Bike Club, NICE, Emerald Time Exchange,,,,,,,,
River House, Information- Master Gardeners, Suburban Permaculture Project, NLC Committee on Sustainability, Meet for green/eco n'hood bike tour at 1 PM
River Play at Skinner Butte Park - Bike Safety, History of the Bike Path, Skinner Cabin - Period costumes and history
Rasor Park in River Road - River Road Community Organization, Rasor Park, Rasor MUC, art exhibit, spontaneous add ons,,,,,,