Eugene wants to make downtown’s busiest streets easier to cross

Three traffic projects are coming to downtown Eugene.

The city plans to remove a right-hand travel lane on Sixth and Seventh avenues between Charnelton and High streets to make room for parallel street parking and curb extensions, part of a pilot project to shorten pedestrian crossings across the one-way, four-lane roads.

Eugene plans to finalize the design by the fall, working with local businesses and community partners for input, and move forward with installation by spring or summer 2027. The projects are tentatively scheduled for review in early November by the Eugene City Council, acting as the Urban Renewal Agency Board…

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