Community Advocacy

Lane County Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) Open House

Please mark your calendar and participate in the upcoming online LCBMP Open House beginning March 8-22.

Help us understand your experience using Lane County’s rural roads and paved paths through the project’s online interactive mapping tool.

Want more to explore? A live session with the planners is available on March 16 4-6:00 p.m. Please visit the Events page on https://lanecountybmp.com to join the live conversation.

Lane County is developing its first ever Bicycle Master Plan (BMP) with the vision to make:

Bicycling a viable regional transportation option throughout Lane County for people of all ages and abilities, linking communities to destinations and services, and connecting where we live, work, and play.

This effort focuses on Lane County’s rural roads and its paved paths outside of the Eugene-Springfield urban area. As an amendment to the Lane County Transportation System Plan, the BMP will go before the Lane County Board of Commissioners for adoption with recommendations to improve the:

  • SAFETY AND COMFORT for people who bike and all roadway users.
  • CONNECTIVITY of regional bicycling between rural communities and the urban area.
  • EQUITY of access to convenient, safe, and affordable means of transportation.
  • ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT opportunities for bicycle tourism related businesses.
  • PUBLIC HEALTH benefits from expanded active transportation.

To learn more about the planning process, schedule, review the bi-lingual fact sheet and sign up for e-updates, please visit:

Lane County Bicycle Master Plan
or contact the BMP Project Manager, Becky Taylor, Becky.taylor@lanecountyor.gov, 541-255-5761.


The Safe Routes for All Coalition is working to pass Senate Bill 395, a critical piece of legislation that will provide for the future of walking, biking, and rolling in Oregon. Legislators need to hear from you on the broad support this bill has!

Fifty years ago, Oregon led the nation in supporting safe access to biking and walking, enshrined in what was dubbed the “Bike Bill.” Achieving that vision to provide safe routes demands increased investment as the Oregon Department of Transportation calculates it will take over 150 years at current funding levels.

Now is the time for us to pass SB 395 to make good on our promises and achieve our vision of safer streets for all.

We are rallying our membership to take action in support of SB 395 and ensure its passage during the 2021 Legislative Session. You can help by contacting your legislator, providing testimony, sending out action alerts, and more!

Please sign up here to join our coalition and be part of the movement to invest in Safe Routes for All! 

Thank you for your advocacy!

Richard Hughes, Advisor
Better Eugene Springfield Transportation


GEARs promotes and encourages bicycle riding for transportation and recreation. The Advocacy Committee works to create a physical and cultural environment in the Eugene-Springfield area in which riding a bicycle is safe and enjoyable.

GEARs Advocacy (and its predecessor, the Eugene Bicycle Coalition) has played a key role in implementing many improvements for bicycling, including:

  • Better bike access on the Ferry Street Bridge, and the construction of the DeFazio Bike Bridge
  • Construction of the East Bank section of the Riverfront Path, from Valley River Center to Delta Highway
  • Bike Improvements on 24th Avenue, west of Friendly
  • Installation of bicycle parking at Woodfield Station (29th & Willamette), the Fairgrounds, LCC’s Downtown campus, and other sites
  • Construction of Eugene’s first “cycle track”, on Alder Street
  • Creation of a system to help keep major bikeways free of leaves in the fall

GEARs Advocacy is planning to highlight top infrastructure hazards to cyclists in the Eugene-Springfield area. The goal is to help focus government entities on infrastructure improvements that improve safety of bicycling within the cities and also on roads connecting to surrounding communities.


Reporting Bike HazardsiBikeEugene

Reporting hazards on roads, bike lanes and paths in Eugene.

Web based reporting:

In Eugene you can call – (541) 682-4800

In Springfield you can call – (541) 726-3761


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InMotionInMotion is the City of Eugene’s one-stop shop for news about active transportation.  The monthly newsletter provides information about planned road projects, opportunities for public input, activities involving walking and biking, educational opportunities, and much more.  The information is accurate, and includes links that will allow you to learn more or get involved.  To sign up for InMotion, go to inmotion@ci.eugene.or.us