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City Division Named Gold Bike-Friendly Business <br />The City of Eugene Public Works Engineering Division has been recognized as a gold- <br />designated Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists. The <br />designation, announced this week, recognized the innovative ways the Engineering <br />Division encourages bike ridership. Examples include providing free, secure bike <br />parking with access to tools and tire pumps; participating in the regional Business <br />Commute Challenge; publishing bicycling-related events each month in the InMotion <br />e-newsletter; giving employee access to a bike fleet that includes hybrid bicycles, a <br />cargo bike and an electric-assist bicycle; sponsoring Breakfast at the Bike Bridges for <br />people who commute by bike; giving away helmets, lighting and bicycle bells at <br />community events, and participating in Bicycle Music Fest, Disaster Relief Trials, <br />CycloFemme, and Safe Routes to School programs. <br /> <br />“You should take great pride in the bike-friendly workplace you have created for your <br />employees and visitors,” said Amelia Neptune, manager of the league’s Bicycle Friendly Business and Bicycle Friendly <br />University programs. Neptune and her staff consulted with local cyclists and advocates in making the determination that <br />the City division be awarded the gold designation. <br /> <br />Nationally, more than 800 businesses and government agencies have earned Bicycle Friendly Business designations. In <br />Eugene, those businesses include Cascadian Courier Collective (silver), Mountain Rose Herbs (bronze), and Organic <br />Materials Review Institute (bronze). Previously, the City of Eugene has been designated as a gold-level Bicycle Friendly City <br />and the University of Oregon achieved silver-level as a Bicycle Friendly University. <br /> <br />“Visionary business leaders are recognizing the real-time and long-term impact that a culture of bicycling can create,” said <br />Andy Clarke, president of the League of American Bicyclists. “We applaud this new round of businesses for investing in a <br />more sustainable future for the country and a healthier future for their employees.” <br /> <br />For more information, contact Associate Transportation Planner Reed Dunbar at 541-682-5727. <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3 <br />September 25, 2014 <br />