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Residents of unincorporated portions of River. Road receive full recreation services <br />from the RRPRD. However, beyond Emerald Park, River Road is under- served by <br />neighborhood parks. City residents in the River Road area benefit from the services <br />of the RRPRD and the City of Eugene. <br />Residents of unincorporated portions of Santa Clara receive no recreation services <br />and limited parks services. They can access City services, but park space is limited <br />and they must travel outside of the area for recreation services. <br />Citywide, the City of Eugene has an estimated 2,541 acres of developed and <br />undeveloped parkland, or about 18 acres per 1,000 residents. There are currently 113 <br />acres of City of Eugene parklands in the River Road and Santa Clara areas, or about <br />15 acres per 1,000 residents of Eugene.? Table 7 -2 shows park acreage per 1,000 <br />residents in the City of Eugene and in annexed and unannexed areas of River Road <br />and Santa Clara.. <br />Table 7 -2. Park acreage In Eugene and in the River <br />Road /Santa Clara area <br />Source: Compiled by ECONorthwest with data from the City of Eugene, Public Woks <br />Department and River Road Parks and Recreation District Unannexed population <br />provided by Lane Council of Governments with U.S. Census data. <br />In the River Road /Santa Clara area, park acreage per 1,000 City residents is below <br />the City-wide average. In addition, there are no community parks or metropolitan <br />parks in the River Road /Santa Clara area <br />Table 7 -3 summarizes the level of services as described above. <br />I Personal communication with Andrea Riner of the Public Works Department, May 13, 2004. <br />Personal communication with Andrea Riner of the Public Works Department, June 17, 2004, <br />RR/SC Fiscal Analysis: Parks ECONorthwest October 2004 Page 7 -7 <br />Population <br />acres <br />Park acres <br />per 1,000 <br />residents <br />City of Eugene <br />143,747 <br />2,541 <br />18 <br />Annexed River Road and <br />Santa Clara <br />7,500 <br />113 <br />15 <br />Unannexed River Road <br />8,700 <br />9 <br />1 <br />Unannexed Santa Clara <br />12,700 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Total River Road and <br />Santa Clara <br />28,900 <br />122 <br />4 <br />Total City of Eugene and <br />River Road and Santa <br />Clara <br />165,147 <br />2,550 <br />15 <br />Source: Compiled by ECONorthwest with data from the City of Eugene, Public Woks <br />Department and River Road Parks and Recreation District Unannexed population <br />provided by Lane Council of Governments with U.S. Census data. <br />In the River Road /Santa Clara area, park acreage per 1,000 City residents is below <br />the City-wide average. In addition, there are no community parks or metropolitan <br />parks in the River Road /Santa Clara area <br />Table 7 -3 summarizes the level of services as described above. <br />I Personal communication with Andrea Riner of the Public Works Department, May 13, 2004. <br />Personal communication with Andrea Riner of the Public Works Department, June 17, 2004, <br />RR/SC Fiscal Analysis: Parks ECONorthwest October 2004 Page 7 -7 <br />