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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY <br /> <br /> Ceremonial Matters: Bicycle Friendly Community Award <br /> <br />Meeting Date: November 8, 2004 Agenda Item Number: 1 <br />Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Mark Schoening <br />www. cl. eugene, or. us Contact Telephone Number: 682-5243 <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br />The City of Eugene has been awarded a Bicycle Friendly Community Award by the League of <br />American Bicyclists (LAB), a national bicycle advocacy organization. Sue Wolling, chair of the Eugene <br />Bicycle Coalition, will present Mayor Torrey with the award on behalf of the LAB. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The league' s Bicycle Friendly Community Campaign is a national grassroots effort to increase the <br />number of trips made by bicycle, promote physical fitness, and help make communities more livable. <br /> <br />The Bicycle Friendly Community designation honors the commitment of the award-winning <br />communities to provide safe accommodation and facilities for bicyclists, and recognizes their efforts to <br />encourage bicycling for fun, fitness, and transportation. Eugene is the fifth city in Oregon to be awarded <br />the Bicycle Friendly Communities award, joining Corvallis, Portland, Beaverton, and Ashland. <br /> <br />Eugene, the highest ranked community receiving an award this year, received a "silver" level award. <br />According to the LAB, winning evidence of the city's long-term commitment to bicycling includes a <br />5.5% bicycle mode share, innovative facilities, top-notch education programs for youth, and effective <br />encouragement programs. Eugene has incorporated bicycling into City policies to ensure future <br />development will accommodate and enhance bicycling. In addition, Eugene boasts a combination of on- <br />and off-road bicycle facilities, ample downtown bicycle parking, bicycle education and training in <br />middle school PE classes, a summer-long encouragement program (People Powered Fridays), and the <br />Business Bicycle Challenge. <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />Not applicable. <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br />Not applicable. <br /> <br /> L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M041108\S0411081.doc <br /> <br /> <br />