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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 25, 2014 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />HEALTHY COMMUNITIES SPEAKER DR. JIM SALLIS COMING TO EUGENE OCTOBER 9 <br />TREE PLANTING PARTNERSHIP BRINGS TOGETHER CITY, LTD AND FRIENDS OF TREES <br />CITY PARTNERS WITH NONPROFITS TO HOST GREEN APPLE DAY OF SERVICE <br />“EVERY CHILD READY TO READ” TRAININGS AT EUGENE AND SPRINGFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARIES <br />CITY DIVISION NAMED GOLD BIKE-FRIENDLY BUSINESS <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Healthy Communities Speaker Dr. Jim Sallis Coming to Eugene October 9 <br />James F. Sallis, Ph.D., a national expert on active living, will visit Eugene on Oct. 9, to discuss how community design, land <br />use, and transportation policies affect the community’s ability to be more physically active – and, in turn, affect one’s ability <br />to stay healthy throughout life. <br /> <br />Sallis, a distinguished professor of <br />Family and Preventive Medicine at the <br />University of California-San Diego, and <br />director of the Robert Wood Johnson <br />Foundation’s Active Living Research <br />program, will lead a discussion, from <br />5:00 to 7:30 p.m., at Lane Community <br />College’s Downtown Center, 101 West <br />10 Avenue. <br />th <br /> <br />Sallis uses research to inform policy <br />and environmental changes that lead <br />to health benefits, including lower <br />rates of chronic disease in Oregon, by <br />providing more opportunities for <br />physical activity. Active travel modes, <br />such as walking and bicycling, also <br />improves air quality, reduces injuries <br />and fatalities due to motor vehicle crashes, and cuts greenhouse gases. Sallis’ practical suggestions for making active travel <br />safer and more convenient have been used in health care settings, schools, universities and private companies. <br /> <br />Sallis’ presentation will be followed by comments from local experts Claire Syrett, Lane Coalition for Healthy Active Youth <br />and Eugene City Councilor; Dr. Rick Kincade, PeaceHealth; Robyn Sattler, Springfield Elementary School parent; and Shane <br />MacRhodes, Eugene Springfield Safe Routes to School. They will lead an interactive exchange on specific steps that <br />communities can take to improve conditions for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other active travelers to improve health <br />outcomes. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Terri Harding at 541-682-5635 or terri.l.harding@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />Tree Planting Partnership Brings Together City, LTD and Friends of Trees <br />Join Friends of Trees and Lane Transit District (LTD) in removing concrete and preparing the soil for planting more trees <br />along the West Eugene EmX route. The “Go Gray to Green” event is Saturday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. to noon, at the corner of <br />West 7 Avenue and Almaden Street, adjacent to AutoHaus. <br />th <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />September 25, 2014 <br />