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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 />September 18, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />OPEN HOUSE ON PEDESTRIAN AND BICYCLE MASTER PLAN UPDATE SLATED FOR OCTOBER 2 <br />EUGENE SUNDAY STREETS BRINGING LOADS OF FUN TO HARLOW NEIGHBORHOOD <br />BANNED BOOKS WEEK READ-OUTS AT EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARIES <br />DOORHANGERS ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS TO JOIN EUGENE’S LEAF TEAM <br />OLYMPIANS TO COACH LOCAL SWIMMERS AT AMAZON POOL <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />Open House on Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan Update Slated for October 2 <br />The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan (PBMP) was accepted by the City Council in 2012 as an <br />interim guiding document for the development of bicycle and pedestrian projects. It will be <br />adopted as part of the City’s Transportation Systems Plan (TSP) in 2015. <br /> <br />There will be an open house on Thursday, Oct. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Downtown Eugene <br />Public Library, 100 West 10 Avenue, in the Bascom/Tykeson Room. The purpose of the open <br />th <br />house is to verify bicycle and pedestrian projects and policies before they are incorporated into <br />the long-range TSP. Maps and comment forms will be available for people to record their <br />preferences. Attendees can drop in anytime between 5 and 7 p.m. <br /> <br />For more information, go to www.eugene-or.gov/pedbikeplan, or contact Transportation <br />Planner Reed Dunbar at 541-682-5727. <br /> <br />Eugene Sunday Streets Bringing Loads of Fun to Harlow Neighborhood <br />This Sunday, Sept. 21, from noon to 4 p.m., people will be able to walk, roll, bike, and dance in the streets along a car-free <br />route in the Harlow neighborhood. This is the second and final Sunday Streets event of the year. At the event, the City of <br />Eugene, in partnership with the Harlow <br />Neighbors, will be giving away over 350 free <br />helmets, sized toddler to adult. The helmet <br />giveaway begins at 1:30 p.m. on the lawn at the <br />North Park Community Church. <br /> <br />Activity centers along the route will be located at <br />Country Lane Park (at Sorrel Way and Country <br />Lane) and on the lawn at the North Park <br />Community Church (at Harlow Road and <br />Honeysuckle Lane). The activity center at <br />Country Lane Park will include a Slip ‘N Slide, <br />BMX demonstration, yard games by Playground <br />Sports, food carts and a pedal-powered music <br />stage. The stage will feature CaraVan playing <br />side one of Van Morrison’s Moondance album, <br />and local favorite Soulicious, playing funk, R&B <br />and some sweet rock and roll. The activity <br />center on the lawn at the North Park Community <br />Church will feature lawn games for families by <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />September 18, 2014 <br />