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Cycling Expert Makes Business Case for Bicycling

Posted on February 1, 2013 by shanerh

This article was originally published in the City of Eugene InMotion Newsletter; a great resource for local active transportation information. Subscribe here!

LiveMove and the City of Eugene would like to invite you to join us for a visit by April Economides, a nationally recognized expert on how bicycling can contribute to a thriving local economy as well as a safer and healthier community. April will be in town sharing her knowledge with our community next Thursday, February 7th.

April Economides is principal of Green Octopus Consulting and General Manager of Bike Nation’s Long Beach bike share program, which will launch this year. She created the nation’s first Bike-Friendly Business District program for the City of Long Beach and helped launch similar efforts in San Diego and other cities around North America. She speaks throughout the U.S. and Canada on “The Business Case for Bicycling” and “Bike-Friendly Business Districts.”

A Bicycle-Friendly Business District integrates bicycling into its operations, events and promotions to encourage people to bike to an area to shop and dine. Merchants and employees also ride bicycles to run errands and make deliveries.

Below is April’s schedule for her visit. Feel free to join us for one or both of the activities listed below. Please feel free to share this information with others who might be interested.

Bicycle Ride of Eugene’s Bikeable and Walkable Business Districts
Date: Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 PM
Location: Meet outside the Wells Fargo Building (99 E. Broadway).
Description: The bike ride will take guests through several retail districts in Eugene and highlight some of the current infrastructure already in place to our guest speaker.

Public Presentation on how Bikes Mean Business
Date: Thursday, February 7th, 2013
Time: 4:30pm Social Hour, 5:30pm Presentation
Location: Downtown Athletic Club, 3rd Floor, Ballroom A
Description: April Economides will give a presentation on how increasing cycling in a community can stimulate the local economy and improve health and safety.

The City of Eugene is excited for April’s visit and thankful for the University of Oregon’s LiveMove student group for sponsoring her trip to Eugene.

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Bicycle Friendly Business Districts

Posted on January 28, 2013 by RideCoordinator

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Bike Movie Matinee: Premium Rush

Posted on January 2, 2013 by RideCoordinator

Bike Movie Matinee: Premium Rush
at The David Minor Theater

Saturday, January 12th
Doors open at 1:00 PM
Suggested donation: $10
Ages: 21+

Join Trips for Kids-CAT for good food, local beer, and great raffle prizes contributed by businesses such as REI,Blue Heron Bicycles, Hutch’s Bicycles, Co-Motion Cycles, Rolf Prima, Dianne Davis L.M.T., and more.

This is a fundraising event for Trips for Kids-CAT. Proceeds will be used to buy mountain bikes through a great deal provided by Life Cycle Bike Shop.

The event is being made possible by the Disciples of Dirt, GOATS, The David Minor Theater, and a good number of other businesses … getting kids off the couch, off the streets, and into the wild.

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John Herberg
Trips for Kids-CAT
tfk.catoregon.org

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Amazon Path Closure

Posted on November 26, 2012 by shanerh

Via the Register Guard:

Wall collapse forces temporary closure of Amazon path
Published: Monday, Nov 26, 2012 12:54PM

A 28-foot-long section of concrete wall along Amazon Creek, just north of 24th Avenue, has collapsed into the creek, forcing city officials to close a section of the Amazon shared-use path today and Tuesday in order to make repairs.

The path is being closed during daytime hours between 19th and 24th avenues. The 50-year-old wall section collapsed Saturday after several days of heavy rain, officials said.

There are no public safety issues associated with the collapse, officials said.

The city has hired a private firm to make repairs. City engineers are now trying to learn whether the remaining concrete wall is structurally stable, officials said.

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LiveMove Speaker Series: Rob Sadowsky Discusses the State of the Active Transportation Movement in Oregon

Posted on November 21, 2012 by shanerh

Active transportation leader Rob Sadowsky will discuss the state of bicycling and walking in Oregon at the Downtown Athletic Center ballroom in Eugene on Thursday, November 29th at 6pm. This event is open to the public.

Sadowsky joined the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA), a Portland-based active transportation advocacy group, as executive director in June 2010. Rob will discuss the current state of active transportation in Oregon, including what we can expect from federal and state funding, emerging legislative priorities of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, what’s up and coming in the bicycling and pedestrian movement, and a personal reflection on being in Oregon for two years and how it compares to the rest of America.

Previously, Rob served as Executive Director of the Active Transportation Alliance in Chicago, Illinois for six years from 2004 to 2010. He has more than 25 years of non-profit advocacy and management experience working on issues of affordable housing, community economic development and transportation policy. He serves on the board of the Alliance for Biking and Walking, Institute for Bicycle and Pedestrian Innovation and the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium. He serves on the State of Oregon’s Access Management Oversight Task Force.

At 5pm, LiveMove will host a social hour before Sadowsky’s presentation at 6pm, both in the Downtown Athletic Club’s ballroom. Bike shop Arriving by Bike will sponsor a raffle for free bike gear. Sadowsky is the second speaker in the 2012-2013 LiveMove speaker series. The series brings transportation and planning professionals to Eugene to speak on topics around sustainable transportation and livability issues.
About LiveMove
LiveMove is the University of Oregon’s transportation and livability student group. LiveMove’s members engage in community outreach, campus advocacy, and career development around those topics. LiveMove is supported by a grant from the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium, a partnership between four Oregon universities with the mission of supporting surface transportation research.

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2013 University of Oregon Kit Orders

Posted on November 16, 2012 by shanerh

From the UO Cycling Team:

The University of Oregon Cycling Team is now accepting orders for our 2013 team kit. I want to personally apologize for the delay in getting this order started. We struggled through several redesigns before we were confident that the quality of our artwork matched the quality of these materials. Thank you for your patience. We are extremely excited to offer you an entirely new product line, featuring top-quality clothing by Castelli Sportful America and the stellar design work of current team member Scott Warneke and UO Cycling alumnus McKenzie Sampson. You will find the current design concepts below. Please know that while the overall concepts will stay the same, the UO licensing process and several pending sponsorships will likely necessitate slight changes in the designs between ordering and production.

Product Options and Pricing

-Team Race Jersey_ _– $109 (Special Pre-Order Price: $99)
-Team Bibshort w/Kiss 3 Pad — $124 (Pre-Order: $109)
-Long-Sleeve _Speed_suit — $190 (Pre-Order: $170)
-Wind Vest (wind proof, water resistant, artwork similar to that of speedsuit) — $99 (Pre-Order: $90)
-Thermal Jacket (four-way stretch, water proof, artwork similar to that of speedsuit) — $164 (Pre-Order: $155)
-Arm Warmer (Lycra, featuring Scott’s wood-grain pattern) — $39 (Pre-Order: $34)
-Leg Warmer (Lycra, artwork TBA) — $49 (Pre-Order: $44)

Ordering and Payment:

Your order and payment-in-full must be received no later than WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH. This is a firm deadline, which must be respected in order to guarantee the receipt of our order by the start of the 2013 collegiate road race season. You may choose to defer payment for shipping until the product arrives (estimated arrival date: March 1st, 2013). If you would rather simply take care of shipping costs right now, please send either a pre-paid shipping label or additional funds to cover the estimated shipping cost to your home or place of business. Upon arrival of the kits next year, orders lacking adequate payment for shipping will be set aside until additional payment is received.

CUSTOM ORDER FORM FOUND HERE

Please send your payment (CHECK ONLY, payable to “UO Cycling”) to the following address:

EMU Club Sports (Cycling)
1222 E 13th
Eugene OR, 97403-1228

You will receive a confirmation email within 48 hours of receipt of payment.

Lastly, feel free to share this information with any friends or family that may be interested. Prices will go up once the order is placed and reserve stock becomes limited in quantity. Many thanks for your support, and happy holidays. Go Ducks!