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Eugene allows urban camping temporarily, aligning with CDC guidance Tatiana Parafiniuk-Talesnick, Register-Guard © Dana Sparks/The Register-Guard A man walks his bike along an encampment underneath the I-105 bridge during an overcast day in January. The City of Eugene has temporarily allowed “urban camping” to avoid dispersing campers during the COVID-19 pandemic. On Dec. 2, the city of Eugene removed about 100 people living in tents on a strip of land beside the Interstate 105 bridge on the border of the Whiteaker neighborhood and discarded all belongings that remained...

On Dec. 2, the city of Eugene removed about 100 people living in tents on a strip of land beside the Interstate 105 bridge on the border of the Whiteaker neighborhood and discarded all belongings that remained.  The process of removing the camp and dispersing campers was not new. While the city’s usual enforcement of illegal camping was temporarily suspended late last March per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID-19 guidelines, by June 5, regular enforcement had returned. The clearing of the large camp drew attention and outrage as temperatures were dropping, only a hand...