What if our entire future together could be distilled to a single strip of land, three miles long and no more than a few hundred yards wide? Springfield, Glenwood, University of Oregon, and Eugene – each has a piece of the strip and each grapples to relate to the rest of the state via I-5 and with scores of other species inhabiting the Willamette River.

It's all happening along the Franklin Corridor: bike paths, railroads, EmX (bus rapid transit), riverfront recreation and wildlife, the gateway to downtown Springfield, the Glenwood development district, the Walnut Street node, University of Oregon's arena and gateway projects, the envisioned gateway to downtown Eugene, the emerging neighborhood around the new Federal courthouse, and changes to EWEB's industrial property.

The current and past presidents of the local American Institute of Architects chapter, along with a professor of architecture, will share with us their excitement about this area and this project. They will also tell us how we can be involved in the project at an at-large event for City Club members. (See this page for details.)

Local architect and reliable curmudgeon Otto Poticha will ask the first question.