A construction project that began late last year and won’t be finished until 2027 is closing sidewalks and limiting parking in the Whiteaker neighborhood.
While the effects on traffic will be short term, the project promises to have long-lasting benefits in an area with some of the oldest housing stock in Eugene.
Whiteaker Commons is a dense, infill affordable housing project that will transform a former Diamond parking lot, located at 890 W. Fifth Ave., into housing units…