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Willamette Street Bike Lanes Coming. Sharrows too?

May 18th, 2011 · No Comments

The City of Eugene is working on the repaving plans for Willamette St. including a section between 29th and 32nd. As many local riders know this is a major area of concern for cyclists and a missing link in our bike transportation infrastructure.  Originally there were no plans for bike infrastructure in the designs but [...]

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Tags: Advocacy · BPAC · Infrastructure

City Seeks New BPAC Members

April 14th, 2011 · No Comments

The City of Eugene seeks residents who are interested in serving on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). BPAC advises the City of Eugene staff, community organizations, and partner agencies on implementation of the Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan, represents community and constituent interests in transportation planning decisions, and provides feedback to staff on [...]

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Tags: Advocacy · BPAC

Fun & Important Gatherings Over the Next Two Weeks!

January 8th, 2010 · No Comments

Winter in the Willamette Valley doesn’t mean hibernation for cyclists. Recreational rides are happening and important advocacy projects are still prevalent. There are several GEARs rides happening each week. Check out the Rides section of the site to see those or download this months ride list here. The coming two weeks hold even more fun [...]

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Tags: Advocacy · BPAC · Fun · Kidical Mass · Local · Meeting · Ped/Bike Master Plan · Recreational · SRTS · Tweed

Eugene Goes Gold!

October 19th, 2009 · 2 Comments

We are celebrating because Eugene has just been awarded the Gold-level designation from the League of American Bicyclists in their Bicycle-Friendly Communities Program!! Eugene has been a Silver-level community since 2004 and now joins Corvallis in their Gold-level designation in Oregon. We have seen some great changes in the past few years at both the [...]

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Tags: Advocacy · BPAC · LAB

A New Bike Box….Or is it?

September 24th, 2009 · 11 Comments

One of the countries original bike boxes got it’s start right here in Eugene.  However, if you’ve ridden by it in the past few years it’s easy to see how you might have missed it.  The bike symbols and stop bar paint had long ago worn off, though the “Stop Here on Red” signed remained [...]

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Tags: Advocacy · Bike Box · bikeportland · BPAC · Infrastructure · Local