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With respect to mode share, the survey results show a 4.4 percent reduction in drive-alone mode share, with
<br />corresponding increases of 1.8 percent and 0.4 percent in walk and bike mode share respectively. Based on a continuing
<br />reduction in drive-alone trips, it can be estimated that residents of this target area will travel nearly 882,000 fewer vehicle
<br />miles annually, resulting in a reduction of more than 716,000 pounds of carbon dioxide.
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<br />Residents of the Bethel target area also showed strong awareness of, and support for, walking and biking in Eugene. The
<br />vast majority of survey respondents (more than 85 percent) support the City’s efforts to help residents walk and bike
<br />more, would like to reduce their environmental footprint, and state that maintaining their health is important to them.
<br />More than two-thirds of respondents would like to drive less, and 67 percent of post-program respondents say they
<br />remember reading, seeing, or hearing information from the City in the last six months about transportation options in their
<br />neighborhood. Finally, of those survey respondents who say they are driving less than they were six months ago, 13
<br />percent point to access to better information as a cause of the change (as compared to just five percent in the pre-program
<br />survey).
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<br />The City of Eugene has secured outside grant funding for SmartTrips Eugene in 2015 in the south-central Eugene area and
<br />has a pending grant application for funding for 2016 and 2017 programs. The final 2013 SmartTrips: Bethel Report and
<br />program documents are available online now. Please visit www.smarttripseugene.com for more information on the
<br />program, or contact Transportation Options Coordinator Lindsay Selser at 541-682-5094.
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<br />Journalist Carl Hoffman at Eugene Public Library
<br />The Downtown Eugene Public Library will host award-winning journalist and bestselling author Carl Hoffman on
<br />Thursday, Mar. 27, at 6 p.m. He will talk about his new book, "Savage Harvest: A Tale of Cannibals, Colonialism, and Michael
<br />Rockefeller’s Tragic Quest for Primitive Art." Admission is free.
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<br />The 1961 disappearance of primitive art enthusiast Michael Rockefeller in New Guinea has remained a mystery ever since.
<br />Soon after his disappearance, rumors surfaced that he'd been killed and ceremonially eaten by the local Asmat, a native
<br />tribe of warriors whose complex culture was built around sacred, reciprocal violence,
<br />headhunting, and ritual cannibalism. The Dutch government and the Rockefeller family
<br />denied the story, and Michael's death was officially ruled a drowning. Yet doubts lingered.
<br />Sensational rumors and stories circulated, fueling speculation and intrigue for decades.
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<br />Retracing Rockefeller's steps, Hoffman traveled to the jungles of New Guinea, immersing
<br />himself in a world of headhunters and cannibals, secret spirits and customs, and getting to
<br />know generations of Asmat. Through exhaustive archival research, he uncovered never-
<br />before-seen original documents and located witnesses finally willing to speak publicly
<br />after 50 years.
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<br />In "Savage Harvest," Hoffman finally solves this mystery and illuminates a culture transformed by years of colonial rule,
<br />whose people continue to be shaped by ancient customs and lore. Combining history, art, adventure, and ethnography, the
<br />book is a mesmerizing whodunit and a fascinating portrait of the clash between two civilizations that resulted in the death
<br />of one of America's richest and most powerful scions.
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<br />Carl Hoffman is a contributing editor at "National Geographic Traveler" and the author of "The Lunatic Express:
<br />Discovering the World Via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boats, Trains, and Planes" and "Hunting Warbirds: The Obsessive
<br />Quest for the Lost Aircraft of World War II." A veteran journalist who has won four Lowell Thomas Awards from the
<br />Society of American Travel Writers Foundation, Hoffman has traveled to more than 70 countries on assignment for Outside,
<br />Smithsonian, National Geographic Adventure, ESPN The Magazine, The Wall Street Journal Magazine, Wired, and many other
<br />publications. At the event, books will be available for purchase and signing courtesy of Barnes and Noble. For more
<br />information, contact the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library.
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<br />Police Commission Invites All to Forum on Bias Based Policing
<br />The Police Commission invites all interested members of the public to attend a forum to receive public comments about
<br />bias based policing. In addition to soliciting general community comments, the commission will be seeking comments on a
<br />draft Police Professional Stops Policy, which explicitly prohibits using race, ethnicity, age, or other protected class
<br />characteristics as the basis for differing levels of police services or enforcement.
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<br />All are invited to attend to hear this valuable input. The meeting will be held Apr. 3, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m., at Harris Hall, in
<br />the Lane County Public Services Building. For more information, please contact Police Management Analyst Carter Hawley
<br />at 541-682-5852 or carter.r.hawley@ci.eugene.or.us.
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<br />March 20, 2014
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