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Entries Tagged as 'Ped/Bike Master Plan'

Transportation Remix- Save the Date!

September 28th, 2010 · 3 Comments

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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Tags: Advocacy · Event · Fun · Infrastructure · Local · Ped/Bike Master Plan

Update on STP-U Funding Issue

February 10th, 2010 · 7 Comments

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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Tags: Advocacy · City Council · Infrastructure · Local · Ped/Bike Master Plan

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 Climate & Energy Action Plan- Land Use and Transportation

December 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

Last night over 100 people gathered at the EWEB building to discuss Eugene’s Climate and Energy Action Plan and it’s approach to Land Use and Transportation. Attendees were given a list of of over 100 actions that will help in the goal to “reduce total, current, community-wide, fossil fuel consumption by 50% by 2030.” In [...]

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Tags: Advocacy · Ped/Bike Master Plan