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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />August 21, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />SUNDAY STREETS COMING TO HARLOW NEIGHBORHOOD SEPTEMBER 21 <br />NEW SKATEBOARD AND BICYCLE LAWS BEING IMPLEMENTED DOWNTOWN <br />REGIONAL WASTEWATER OPERATIONS FEATURED IN TPO MAGAZINE <br />EUGENE RECREATION OFFERS MORE FAMILY FUN THIS FALL <br /> <br />ALL AGES: LEARN A LANGUAGE AT LIBRARY WEBSITE <br />AQUATICS PROGRAM DRAWS CROWDS <br />GET THE LOW DOWN ON LOW-IMPACT LIVING AT BRING’S HOME AND GARDEN TOUR <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Sunday Streets Coming to Harlow Neighborhood September 21 <br />The next Eugene Sunday Streets event is scheduled for Sept. 21 along a 1.5-mile-long route in the Harlow neighborhood. <br />The event will run from noon to 4 p.m., with live music, local food, games and family-friendly fun. Streets that will be used <br />for the event include portions of Harlow Road (Palomino to Honeysuckle <br />Lane), Palomino Drive, Country Lane and Rustic Place. A section of <br />Oakmont Way and Sorrel Way will be designated for mixed-use traffic, and <br />the east side of Coburg Road from Oakway Road to Oakmont will be <br />temporarily designated as a two-way “cycle track.” City staff has worked <br />with the Harlow Neighbors in the design of this event. <br /> <br />Eugene Sunday Streets events promote healthy, active living by opening the <br />city’s largest public space - its streets - for people to walk, bike and roll to <br />discover active transportation in a safe, traffic-free environment. People are <br />invited to bring bikes, skateboards, roller blades, or just their own two feet <br />to enjoy the event on Sept. 21. <br /> <br />Volunteers can sign up at eugenesundaystreets.org/essvolunteer. More information is available at <br />eugenesundaystreets.org or by contacting Lindsay Selser, transportation options coordinator, at 541-682-5094. <br /> <br />New Skateboard and Bicycle Laws Being Implemented Downtown <br /> On July 28, the Eugene City Council approved new skateboard and bicycle laws that go <br />into effect on Aug. 29, 2014. The council approved a new downtown no-sidewalk-riding <br />zone for people skateboarding and bicycling. <br /> <br />The new zone is designed to improve pedestrian safety, simplify the zone for better <br />public understanding, and to improve enforcement. Riding skateboards or bicycles on <br />sidewalks inside the zone is a violation of Eugene Code 5.450(2), and violators are <br />subject to a maximum $50 fine. In the next several weeks, disks will be installed on the <br />sidewalks in the downtown area to alert people skateboarding and bicycling that they <br />have entered the no-sidewalk-riding zone and must walk their bikes and carry their <br />skateboards. Materials are also being produced to provide a map of the new zone and <br />other helpful information about the new rules. <br /> <br />The council also amended the City Code to allow people to operate an electric-assisted <br />Draft design for downtown sidewalk disk <br />bicycle on off-street paths with the electric motor engaged except within the East <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 21, 2014 <br />