The leaf season is here and this year we have some good developments from the Public Works Maintenances Leaf Program. GEARs has worked closely with the City to make changes to their program including changing their outreach material, working to create priority sweeping streets (similar to snow plowing routes), and a new reporting method.  The [...]

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Now is your chance to learn more about your rights and responsibilities as a bike rider. On September 24th, 6:30pm-8:00pm at The Atrium Building (Sloat Room), Olive & 10th, Derek Johnson, of Johnson, Clifton, Larson & Schaller P.C., will present and answer questions relating to civil justice, insurance, and liability associated with bike crashes. It [...]

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Another cyclist has died on our city streets. Marcellus Tryk, 47, also known as Donald Tryk, was listed in critical condition at RiverBend Hospital on Monday but according to a story by KVAL he died yesterday at the hospital. I have only found the one news story about it. I have a call into the [...]

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The GEARs Board met yesterday afternoon and came to agreement that as an organization GEARs supports HB2690, otherwise known as the “Idaho Stop Bill” that would allow cyclists to treat stop signs as yield signs. The April 13th GEARs Meeting has also been rescheduled to allow Board and general members to make public comments about [...]

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After the City of Eugene’s letter in opposition to the “Idaho Stop Bill” appeared last week the local cycling community has been active in their response to the “out of left field” obstruction on this bill.  During the first hearing in Salem the letter in opposition surprised not only the local biking community but also [...]

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(updated post after Jonathan Maus interpreted this post as not “too supportive of the Idaho Stop”- GEARS hasn’t taken a position yet so I was trying to be a bit neutral, maybe to a fault?)* GEARS hasn’t officially met to discuss this issue yet but I think that as cyclists we all know the realities [...]

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