New Downtown LCC Building Goes Up
KEZI-TV – Gia Vang – September 20, 2011
Things at the new Lane Community College campus in downtown Eugene are looking up. It's nothing like what it was. The pit is filled, and crews are building up the second floor…
A downtown boost: Construction crews bring extra business to eateries, stores, bars
Register-Guard – Diane Dietz – September 6, 2011
Food carts, restaurants and convenience stores in downtown Eugene are enjoying a sales bump as about 80 construction workers — doing three major projects — are enlivening the heart of the city….
LCC locks in price
Register-Guard – Greg Bolt – July 16, 2011
Lane Community College has passed a key hurdle that keeps its new downtown campus project on track and, more importantly, on budget. The college has negotiated a guaranteed maximum construction price with its general contractor.
Downtown Eugene Pits Filled
KEZI - June 28, 2011 - Gia Vang
Eyesores, big holes, whatever you called downtown Eugene's pits, now you can call them "gone."
There's problems but there's a lot of ways to get around problems" -LCC construction underway
KMTR - June 17, 2011 - Angela Brauer
Lane Community College’s downtown campus site has been under construction for months now and crews say so far, all is well. At least one of the buildings is expected to open September of next year as planned.
City Grants $8 Million to Lane Community College’s New Downtown Campus
City of Eugene – May 27, 2011
As the sound of heavy machinery echoes through downtown, the City of Eugene made the official transfer of $8 million to Lane Community College (LCC) for construction of the new downtown campus…
LCC’s Downtown Campus: Teaching Building and “Living Laboratory”
Eugene Daily News – Sarah Nicholson – May 21, 2011
An eyesore and a question mark for so long, the big empty pit next to Eugene’s library is finally ready for a facelift…
LCC Downtown Campus Wins $100,000 EWEB Grant
KEZI - April 24, 2011 - By Heather Turner
EUGENE, Ore. -- Even though it's not open yet, Lane Community College's downtown campus has already won an award.
GREEN DIGS: LCC offers low-carbon, car-free living downtown
Eugene Weekly – Alan Pittman – March 10, 2011
Construction begins this month on some of the greenest housing digs ever built in Eugene — LCC’s downtown apartment building for 250 students…
College breaks ground on Downtown Campus
The Torch – Kelly Powell – March 10, 2011
Representatives from LCC, local, state and the federal government, as well as the general public lined up to pitch a little dirt into the dreary hole, long know as ‘The Pit’ marking the beginning of construction for the $53 million LCC Downtown Campus and new era for the downtown mall.
Construction begins on Lane Community College’s Downtown Campus
Oregon Daily Emerald – Stefan Verbano – March 7, 2011
Lane Community College held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new Downtown Campus Friday, officially kicking off the construction of a 90,000-square-foot academic building and an associated 87,000-square-foot student apartment building…
Into the void | LCC, city, state and federal governments join to launch college’s new downtown campus
Register-Guard – Greg Bolt – March 5, 2011
A long line of local, state and federal officials dug into the ceremonial sand as part of the groundbreaking for a new downtown campus for Lane Community College. The $53 million project is seen as a cornerstone of a long-awaited wave of redevelopment for the city’s commercial core…
Eugene “Pit” Has Long History
KEZI TV – Jessica Debbas – March 4, 2011
It's been a long journey to finally fill the pit with something productive. Friday was a landmark day for the empty city block, but it was a long haul to get there. The site was once the home to the Sears building but was torn down in September 2005…
Filling Up the Empty Pit
KEZI TV – Jessica Debbas – March 4, 2011
Friday was a landmark day for downtown Eugene. The first step was taken in filling the empty pit on West 10th and Charnelton. Hundreds of people showed up Friday morning to grab a shovel and help create the foundation of the new building that will go up on the sort of infamous hole…
Merkley, DeFazio join LCC for groundbreaking event downtown
KVAL TV – March 4, 2011
Groundbreaking ceremonies for the new Lane Community College Downtown Campus start Friday, March 4, at 10:30 a.m. with comments in the Eugene Public Library Bascom/Tykeson Room, followed by a ceremonial dirt-tossing into the pit on the site across the street at 11:15 a.m., and a reception afterwards in the Atrium Building lobby…
The Pit is Getting Filled In
KLCC – Rachael McDonald – March 4, 2011
One of downtown Eugene's infamous pits is getting filled in. Friday, officials held a groundbreaking for the new Lane Community College downtown campus
Downtown LCC Center: Groundbreaking event
KVAL TV – March 4, 2011
You'll get the "hole" update today (Mar. 4) in Downtown Eugene as officials hold a groundbreaking for the planned $53-million Lane Community College downtown campus. U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio, LCC President Mary Spilde and other dignitaries will take part, as officials do the ceremonial dirt tossing into the pit.
LCC fills the “pit” kicking off construction downtown
KMTR TV – Angela Brauer – March 4, 2011
The groundbreaking ceremony celebrating the start of Lane Community College’s new downtown campus was standing room only today…
LCC to Meet With Neighbors of New Downtown Site
KEZI TV – Jessica Debbas – March 3, 2011
It's been an eyesore for years. The empty pit across from the street from the downtown Eugene Library is finally being transformed. But what do neighboring businesses have to say about the new construction plans?
LCC heads downtown
KMTR TV – Angela Brauer – March 3, 2011
Lane Community College will break ground tomorrow morning as they begin construction on their downtown campus. Plans have been underway for about two years now for the proposed buildings on the corner of 10th and Charnelton.
Groundbreaking set for LCC downtown project
The Register-Guard – February 27, 2011
Long-suffering advocates for downtown revitalization in Eugene are getting ready to party. Lane Community College has set the official groundbreaking for its estimated $53 million downtown campus and residential complex for Friday…
LCC Board Gives Green Light to Campus
KEZI-TV – January 12, 2011
One more piece of the downtown development puzzle looks to be on track. That would be a new downtown campus for Lane Community College…
LCC Pursing Downtown Campus Funds
KEZI-TV – January 12, 2011
Lane Community College's downtown campus project has almost all the money required. But will it all be there by the time they break ground in March…
Finding Funding: LCC faces decision on scaling back or moving ahead
The Register-Guard – January 12, 2011 – Greg Bolt
Lane Community College may be close to having all the money it needs to build its envisioned downtown campus, but some questions remain, and the college is running out of time if it wants to stay on the schedule it has set…
LCC now owns building site
The Register-Guard – Ed Russo – October 23, 2010
The much-anticipated transfer of a city-owned half block of downtown Eugene to Lane Community College took place Friday, clearing the way for LCC to build a $50 million academic and housing center on West 10th Avenue, across the street from the public library…
Bad economy? Now the fun part
LCC Torch – Torch Editorial Board – October 21, 2010
And it doesn't stop there. In a joint effort between the City of Eugene and LCC, a new downtown campus should be built within the next three years…
LCC moves forward on Downtown Campus
KLCC – Jes Burns – July 15, 2010
The Lane Community College board voted last night to go ahead with the purchase of the Sears pit in downtown Eugene, and start the next phase of the new Downtown Campus…
LCC plan includes student housing
The Register-Guard – Greg Bolt – July 15, 2010
Lane Community College will bring almost 200 new residents to Eugene’s central core after deciding Wednesday to include student housing with its downtown campus project…
EDITORIAL: Build LCC student housing
The Register-Guard – July 13, 2010
The board's most important decision will be whether to proceed with housing, a decision the board should answer with a confident yes…
Major decisions coming on LCC's downtown project
KEZI TV – July 13, 2010
On Wednesday, Lane Community College's Board could give the green light on the biggest investment project since the school was built…
LCC downtown decision due
The Register-Guard – Greg Bolt – July 13, 2010
The board’s most important decision will be whether to proceed with housing—a decision the board should answer with a confident yes…
EDITORIAL: LCC housing has promise
The Register-Guard – June 22, 2010
Student housing seems like a natural complement, and LCC should pursue it energetically…
LCC eyes downtown student housing
The Register-Guard – Greg Bolt – June 21, 2010
Both the residence hall and the college building would be on the same site across East 10th Avenue from the Eugene Public Library…
LCC promotes pluck, not luck
dkSez – Don Kahle – May 27, 2010
The president of Lane Community College has pursued an aggressive vision for burnishing her school’s presence in downtown Eugene…
Good reviews for LCC’s downtown plans
KMTR TV – May 26, 2010
The college shared its vision with the public Tuesday night, a day after the Eugene City Council approved $8 million in urban renewal money to help LCC to build a new facility on 10th Avenue…
LCC cites progress on the pit
KVAL TV – May 25, 2010
Fresh off a big victory Monday night at the Eugene City Council, Lane Community College is pushing ahead with plans for a downtown campus…
LCC Forum on new Downtown Campus
KEZI TV – May 25, 2010
Lane Community College is quickly moving ahead with plans to fill the infamous pit with its new downtown campus…
Public encourages more outreach on LCC Downtown Campus Project
KLCC – Jes Burns – May 25, 2010
Lane Community College formally presented the vision for its new Downtown Campus to the public Tuesday night…
Eugene gives LCC green light for Downtown campus
KMTR TV – May 25, 2010
Downtown Eugene is officially moving in a new direction after a major decision by the city council Monday night…
City OKs renewal funding strategy
The Register-Guard – Edward Russo – May 25, 2010
The plan’s centerpiece would provide $8 million to help Lane Community College build a campus on West 10th Avenue, near the public library…
Eugene City Council votes to approve downtown projects funding
KVAL TV – May 24, 2010
The funding comes from Eugene's Urban Renewal District and would fund several downtown projects, including a proposed new downtown campus for Lane Community College…
LCC President: New Campus Good for Downtown
KUGN radio - May 18, 2010
Lane Community College wants to build a new downtown campus in Eugene. The 90,000 sq. ft. building would cost about $35-million, with much of the funding already in place from various sources…
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Benefits of LCC’s new downtown campus would be huge
The Register-Guard – President Mary Spilde – May 18, 2010
Downtown Eugene is poised on the threshold of the most significant new development in a long time – a new campus for Lane Community College…
Eugene Council Takes on Urban Renewal
KEZI TV – May 11, 2010
The four-pronged plan would bring the veteran’s hospital to the area, increase public safety, improve the Saturday Market and fill the “pit” with a new Lane Community College campus…
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Urban renewal financing is best way to fix up downtown
The Register-Guard – Mayor Kitty Piercy & Councilor Alan Zelenka – May 9, 2010
LCC is ready to go and fill the pit across from the library with a new energy-efficient building with classrooms and housing. This will provide much need jobs…
GUEST VIEWPOINT: Building LCC facility near library would boost downtown
The Register-Guard – Jim Olney – May 8, 2010
Build that education partnership between the Eugene Public Library and the new Lane Community College downtown campus for the future of downtown Eugene…
Eugene residents react to City Council’s Urban Renewal Plan
KEZI TV – April 20, 2010
The bulk of the plan centers around filling the infamous pit with a new LCC downtown campus that some say could bring nearly 200 new residents to the area…
City shows strong support for new Downtown Campus
The Torch – Eder Campuzano – April 22, 2010
Supporters of Lane’s proposed purchase of the pit on the corner of 10th Avenue and Charnelton Street as part of the City of Eugene’s urban renewal plan were out in full force during the City Council’s April 18 public hearing…
Sale of pit to LCC approved
The Register-Guard – Edward Russo – March 11, 2010
Eugene leaders are eager to strike a deal that leads Lane Community College to build a new downtown campus replacing the excavated pit and parking lot north of the city’s public library…
Tax-increment funds eyed for downtown
The Register-Guard – Edward Russo – February 11, 2010
Ruiz told councilors that the money would be used on specific projects, such as LCC’s downtown campus, and that the urban renewal district would end when the projects are completed….
LCC to fill one Eugene downtown “pit”
KMTR TV – January 26, 2010
The city of Eugene is giving Lane Community College the go-ahead to put together a deal to buy the infamous 10th and Charnelton “pit” and create a new downtown campus…
LCC to build downtown campus on abandoned lot
Oregon Daily Emerald – Alex Scott – January 26, 2010
Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy said of the abandoned lot on West 10th Avenue and Charnelton Street, “A city party is due when the pit is finally plugged.”…
Eugene downtown “pit” closer to being filled
KMTR TV – January 7, 2010
Things are looking up for that pit. It’s the likely future home for the Lane Community College downtown campus…
Lane Community College Votes to Build Downtown
KEZI TV – September 16, 2009
City officials say the project could provide the biggest boost to downtown since the library opened in 2002…
