Fwd: Important meeting about bicycling / walking downtown

[Sue Wolling]

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From: Allen Hancock <allen...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, Nov 18, 2019 at 8:04 AM
Subject: Important meeting about bicycling / walking downtown
To:

Thank you to everyone who attended the open house in July.  It's important that we continue to show up and support changes to High St., 8th Avenue, Willamette St., etc. that make for safe, convenient, and pleasurable routes to downtown--at an earlier meeting a few influential property owners' strong opposition almost derailed the proposed two-way protected bike lane on High Street.

Please forward this message to others.

cheers,
Allen

November 18, 2019

Safe Streets Central Eugene in Motion Attend open house on Tuesday, November 19 At an open house, city staff will unveil possible design changes to several streets in central Eugene with the goal of improving safety and comfort for all modes of travel: Tuesday, November 19, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Campbell Community Center 155 High Street, Eugene The public is welcome to view the ideas and weigh in for the three areas of the Central Eugene in Motion project: Downtown on 8th Avenue Amazon Path to Riverbank Path via Pearl & High Streets Midtown Willamette Street Some of the proposed designs are expected to include protected bikeways, separated from auto traffic. The study of Pearl & High Streets grew out of an idea to connect the Amazon Path and the River Path system with a more path-like biking experience through downtown. The Pearl & High Streets portion of the effort is also notable because the city’s Vision Zero Action Plan identifies Pearl as a “high crash” street for both walking and biking. If you can’t make the open house, an online forum will open on November 20. The city plans to gather feedback and present its preferred designs for the three areas at another open house on January 15.

Central Eugene in Motion study area.