The suburb which is categorised as a City Improvement District (CID) is situated on the western banks of the Crocodile and Nels rivers.

In November 2004, following a successful application, Riverside Park Phase 1 was established as a legalised City Improvement District.

[2] Riverside Industrial CID, situated south of the R37 and east of the R40, is a predominantly light-industrial suburb mainly comprising commercial land use.

Riverside Park CID is a mixed-use development mainly comprising a mixture of commercial, residential and retail land use.

[6][7] Riverside straddles along the R40 (Madiba Drive) connecting White River to the north with Barberton to the south.