Willamette River Development

This October, Springfield and Eugene City Clubs are teaming up to present a two-part program series exploring the future of riverfront development in our region. Both programs are open to the public. Springfield City Club will kick off the series on October 2 at Roaring Rapids Pizza, (4006 Franklin Boulevard in Glenwood), with a deep dive into the Glenwood Master Plan Area — one of Springfield’s highest priority economic development projects.

The featured speaker on the 2nd, Allie Camp, leads the City of Springfield’s Economic Development team with more than a decade of public and private sector experience across land use, planning, transit, construction, and new development. Prior to joining Springfield, Allie worked in economic development for the City of Eugene and in marketing and facilities management at Lane Transit District. She is passionate about the challenge of land development and bringing complex projects to life.

In this program, Allie will walk us through the many puzzle pieces that make up Glenwood’s future — from infrastructure and redevelopment opportunities to partnerships and community engagement — and share how this area’s transformation could reshape Springfield’s riverfront.

The community will also be invited to the second program in this series, hosted by City Club of Eugene on October 17 at Noon at the WoW Hall (291 W 8th Ave, Eugene), which will provide additional insights into riverfront development efforts on the other side of I-5. That program will feature Will Dowdy, Community Development Director for the City of Eugene, who will discuss the past, present, and future of the project.

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 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.