Author: RideCoordinator

BTA Comes to Town for Strategic Plan Get-Together- Tomorrow!

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From Susan of the BTA:
Just wanted to remind everyone that we’re having a BTA Strategic Plan meeting on Thursday night 6:30-8:30 at Pegasus Pizza, 790 East 14th (in the bar Fathoms, so everyone needs to be 21 or older- sorry about the age restriction).
We’ll be discussing our strategic plan and want to talk to you on how we can work together to make Oregon awesome for riding bikes.

Please RSVP to Susan Peithman (susan@btaoregon.org) if you plan to attend a meeting.

Cheers,

Susan

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Susan Peithman | Statewide Advocate
tel: 503-226-0676 x18 | fax: 503-226-0498
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Bicycle Transportation Alliance
618 NW Glisan Street, Suite 401
Portland, OR 97209

 

Alder 18th-19th Closed Part of Wednesday

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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 18th to 19th to Install New Bike Signal Pole

Work to upgrade the traffic signal at the intersection of Alder Street and 18th Avenue will require closing a portion of Alder Street to through traffic for several hours on Wednesday, Oct. 26.

Alder Street between 18th to 19th avenues is scheduled to be closed to southbound traffic from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesday. The southbound and northbound bicycle lanes will also be closed in that area. All sidewalks as the crosswalk on the south side of 18th Avenue will remain open.
The closure will allow a crew from the Eugene Public Works Department to install a temporary bicycle signal pole at the southeast corner of Alder Street and 18th Avenue. In about a week, the crew will return to install the signal indicators. Once completed, the signal will provide a dedicated signal phase for bicycles to cross the intersection.

The dedicated bicycle signal phase at Alder Street and 18th Avenue is one of a number of improvements designed to increase safety for bicyclists and pedestrians on Alder Street from Broadway to 19th Avenue and on 13th Avenue from Alder to Kincaid streets. Other improvements include buffered bicycle lanes and a “cycle track” on Alder Street, sharrows and parking reconfigurations on 13th Avenue, and a new signal to be installed in November at the intersection of Alder Street and Broadway.

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CONTACT: Steve Gallup, Assistant Traffic Engineer, 541-682-4960

From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October General Meeting- Ped/Bike Master Plan Presentation

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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 popular path systems with separated facilities (cycletracks), to building a bike and pedestrian overpass over Randy Pape Beltline.

The plan will show improvements that will help pedestrians and bicyclists travel safely and efficiently through the city. It will include shared-use paths to standard bike lanes, buffered bike lanes, bicycle boulevards, and tunnels and overpasses that will help getpedestrians and cyclists safely across busy streets. As quoted in theRegister Guard, Rob mentions “We’re looking to hear from people: Did we choose the right projects? Are we looking at the right kind offacilities?  What do people think about the policies we arerecommending?”

Join us for this very informative meeting. Tuesday, October 25, 6pm-8pm, Countryside Pizza, 645 River Road

Learning and Sharing With the Dutch

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Join us for the start of another great LiveMove Speaker Series. They will be kicking off the year with a social hour and presentation on “Creating a Balanced Transportation System” from Ronald Tamse of the Netherlands.

Tamse is an engineer and city planner for the City of Utrecht. He specializes in traffic education and safety and will focus on discussing three forms of a balanced transportation system:

1) Balance between engineering, education and enforcement.
2) Engineering balance between the use of commercial and residential streets within a bike system.
3) Balance between bikes, walking, transit and driving to give people travel options.

The event will be at the UO Knight Library in “The Browsing Room” (Rm 106) on Thursday, Oct. 20th. Social Hour is from 5:30-6:30pm and his presentation is 6:30-7:30pm. Light hors d’oeuvres will be provided. See you there!

 

Input On Our Future Transportation System

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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 West 10th Avenue) and will be discussing the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP). It’s a good time to let the Commission know that active transportation options are important and that we need more facilities that allow more people feel comfortable walking and biking throughout our community. Public comments (limited to 3 minutes) are at the beginning of the meeting

This would also be a good time to indicate support for some of the projects called out for funding in the next round of Flexible Funding from ODOT. Those projects include the following (more information on each in these letters of support):

  • Blair/Van Buren Active Transportation Corridor
  • West Bank Bike Path completion
  • Regional Bicycle Wayfinding/Signage/Shared Lane Markings
  • Bob Straub Parkway/Mt. Vernon Road Pedestrian Improvements
  • A Bikeshare Feasibility Study
  • A Regional SmartTrips Program
  • Middle Fork Path Phase 2b
  • Highway 99/Roosevelt Pedestrian Improvements
  • Main Street Safety Improvements

Also on Thursday there is an Open House from 4:30 to 6:30 PM, at the Library to discuss the Regional Transportation Plan. The MPC will adopt the RTP in November and we need to make sure that facilities that make walking and biking just as easy (if not easier) than driving are a center piece of that plan. Go to the open house and give feedback on the importance of a great active transportation system. Connect the paths with a system more people will feel comfortable using (families, kids, and those currently not walking or riding as much as they want because they are not comfortable doing so). Continue reading “Input On Our Future Transportation System” →

Tuesday Tasting and Scenic Bikeway Presentation

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Samara is a GEARS member and part of a group that rode the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway. She did the ride on a Bike Friday and said she “loved every minute of it”.  Join Samara and the rest of her group in celebrating this great adventure in our own backyard. As they say “if we can do it, you can too!” Come enjoy local wine and Ninkasi beer tasting and listen to stories from the road.  Oregon State Parks Bicycle and Water Recreation Coordinator Alex Phillips will discuss the Oregon State Parks Scenic Bikeway program and introduce new routes in the Eugene, Cascades & Coast region. This is a wine and beer tasting cyclists will not want to miss!

Join the tasting and presentation Tuesday, October 11 at the Eugene, Cascades & Coast Adventure Center in Springfield. The tasting is from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. The presentation starts at 5:30 p.m. The Adventure Center is located at 3312 Gateway St in Springfield near Michael’s and Best Buy.

 

Crew on the Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway- Day One