*This article originally appeared on WeBikeEugene As we reported back in March (twice), April, May and August the City has some great plans for completing one of the ‘missing links’ in the Eugene bicycle transportation system, the connection of the Alder St. ‘bikeway’ to the river path system. The city received official word on November [...]

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Transportation Remix Building Livable Communities Through Bicycle & Pedestrian Design What does the future hold for active transportation in North American cities?  With each passing year, walking and bicycling rates increase as more people choose to get around on foot or by bike based on interest in improved personal health, environmental considerations and simple economics. [...]

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Mark your calendars and be sure to come down for the Delta Ponds Bridge Dedication on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 11 a.m Join Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy and members of the community in celebrating the substantial completion of the new bicycle and pedestrian bridge over Delta Highway and through Delta Ponds. Put on your [...]

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A story on NPR about Ray LaHood’s revolutionary change for DOT to “make biking as important as driving”. It really is an amazing step for cyclists at the national level.

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Surface Transportation Program- Urban (STP-U) funds; where we’re getting it right and where we might be missing the boat. On Thursday the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) met at the Eugene Public Library and the main item on the agenda was the STP-U funds allocation for 2011-2013. For more information on the MPC you can visit [...]

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An interesting thing happened at Mondays City Council Work Session. Because of a policy recommendation made by the Sustainability Commission that Surface Transportation Program-Urban (STP-U) funds be used for bike/ped projects and not strictly pavement preservation as is currently mandated by council, the council members heard from the community that they would like to revisit [...]

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Now that we have a new, smooth, beautiful Amazon Path a lot of riders are asking “what’s next?” Well here’s the answer. It’s the City of Eugene Public Works “Multi-Use Path Rehabilitation/Repair Priority List” and it shows what’s coming down the pipe.  The BPAC helped in the prioritizing of this list along with Public Works [...]

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There are a some rumors floating around regarding the West Eugene EmX extension.  Last fall GEARs was active in gathering information and giving feedback on different alignments. LTD has gathered more information and is holding more community input meetings that we, as cyclists, need to attend to discuss how this transportation corridor affects us.  Having [...]

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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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DeFazio at I-5 Bike/Ped Bridge Opening Local Congressman, Peter DeFazio, is breaking away and headed for the yellow jersey in the race for real change in our transportation system, leaving the most popular and famous ‘change maker’, President Obama, back in the peloton. Congressman DeFazio (D-OR) is attempting to work on a “comprehensive overhaul” of [...]

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