Inspired by the BikePortland.org series of “People on Bikes” I’ve been wanting to do the same kind of series here in Eugene. I’m not as good a photographer as Jonathan but I hope to catch some of the same feel of diversity that he has in his series, showing that there isn’t a “cyclist type” [...]

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Work has been completed on a $1.6 million extension of the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path in the River Road-Santa Clara area, and the multi-use path extension is open for public use. Knife River Corporation, working under contract to the Eugene Public Works Department, began work early this year to extend the path from River Avenue, [...]

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From Paul Everitt (via Paul Cole of Wheelworks): Hi , I’m Paul and I’m in need of some help. After many months on the road I have to end my cycle trip in Eugene. Its been no normal trip. I have been cycling a 4 wheeled 2 seated bike car more than 8000 miles. Due [...]

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One of the cities busiest bicycle corridors will be closed at one intersection tomorrow. Please be aware of this closure and adjust your travel/timing accordingly. The closure (and short notice) is unfortunate but at least it is for a good cause- Eugene’s first dedicated bike signal. Here’s the info: Traffic Advisory Alder Closed Wednesday from [...]

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Join us as Rob Inerfeld presents the Eugene Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. Rob is the city’s transportation planning manager and has a presentation that lists bike and pedestrian-related upgrades the city could undertake over the next 20 years. The plans range from creating bike lane along Willamette Street from 17th to 32nd avenues, connecting [...]

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The City of Eugene Adaptive Recreation program needs some assistance this Tuesday with a group of 8 teenagers from Mobility International USA who are blind. The City will be providing an adaptive bike day with them from 1:45-3:15 at the Amazon Center and they are looking for some folks with tandem bikes who could come and give [...]

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The sun is shining, blackberry vines are growing several feet each day–and momentum is  building toward the Blackberry bRamble on Sunday, August 7! For this year’s Blackbery bRamble, we’ve kept everything you loved last year: the scenic routes, spectacular food, friendly volunteers and dependable service.  But this year, after  you finish your ride, you can [...]

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As many of you know, the Lane County Fairgrounds have recently begun locking their gates except during public events. This cuts off a critical north-south connector between the College Hill/Friendly St. and the Jefferson Westside/Whitaker neighborhoods. The policy was enacted without public outreach and without gathering the opinions of those affected by the closures. A [...]

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*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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