Update/Reminder: The general meeting of the Friendly Area Neighbors is tonight 7-9 at the Washington Park Cottage (2025 Washington). I heard from the City that they are presenting at 7:30 pm and there should be time after their presentation for questions/answers. Now would be a great time to write a letter to City Staff & Elected Officials [...]

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A final neighborhood open house has been scheduled for Thursday, January 5th to discuss the street rehabilitation project for 24th Avenue (from Chambers St to Jefferson St). There will be a presentation and discussion on design alternatives for this street.  Alternatives discussed will include removing on-street parking on one side of the street, installing bicycle [...]

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As the official liaison between the Sustainability Commission and GEARs, I wanted to let you know that the Sustainability Commission will be discussing the draft Ped/Bike Master Plan at its meeting this Wednesday, Dec. 21.  The meeting is:   Wednesday, Dec. 21, 5:30 p.m. McNutt Room, Eugene City Hall, 777 Pearl   There’s an opportunity for public comment [...]

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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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This post was originally published in similar form on the EugeneSRTS site. There are few meetings happening this week that will inform and influence our transportation system in the coming years and your input is needed. On Thursday (Oct. 13th) from 11:30-1:30 the Metropolitan Planning Commission (MPC) is meeting at the Eugene Public Library (100 [...]

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Please come to the final Open House for Draft Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan on Monday, Sept. 26 where there will be an opportunity for public feedback on the plan from 5 – 7 p.m. in the downtown Eugene Public Library‘s Bascom-Tykeson Room. At the open house, copies of the plan as well as large [...]

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posted by Anya Dobrowolski, Advocacy Committee Chair Riding the success of our spring advocacy efforts, the GEARs Advocacy Committee (AC) will be meeting in June to discuss to start putting together a local advocacy strategy.  The June meeting will cover two important actions that will help us move forward to make bicycling in our community [...]

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We last held an Advocacy Committee Meeting on January 31 to get everyone up to speed on various bike-related issues, and think about initial steps for the committee to make. Now we are going to be having an action meeting, where the intention is to develop distinct actions for the committee to take. The details [...]

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Join the Eugene Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Project Advisory Committee on October 14th for your chance to share your ideas about improved walking and bicycling conditions throughout the greater Eugene area.  The Project Advisory Committee (PAC) is excited to hear new ideas about existing conditions and how to make active transportation safer.  Susan Peithman, [...]

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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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