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Our streets are incredibly steep!!!! The very few bicyclists that attempt to ride up the streets <br />usually end up walking their bikes. Or as, Sue Wolling, president of the Eugene Bike Coalition <br />stated at a recent City Council meeting, those bicyclists who are able to ride up these steep <br />streets must zig zag across the street to make it to the top. We would have to have a zig zag <br />bike lane to accommodate these bikers. That doesn't really make much sense. What will protect <br />all of us is narrow streets with slow moving traffic. We don't need bike lanes to accommodate the <br />very few bicyclists that do attempt to ride or streets! A bile lane would make the streets wider and <br />it has been proven that cars travel faster on wider streets. May you should all try to ride a bike up <br />these streets. NO BIKE LANES!!!!!!!! <br /> <br /> <br />Larry Larson <br /> <br /> <br />-----Original Message----- <br />From: jim [mailto:hjobrien@bluebottle.com] <br />Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 4:51 PM <br />To: *Eugene Mayor and City Council <br />Subject: Safe Narrow Streets (Crest) <br /> <br />We are very excited about the proposed street designs for the Cresd Drive area. Our <br />neighborhood is unique and has very unique needs. We feel that the proposed designs will fit in <br />with the fell of our neighborhood. We also support shared roads. We look forward to being proud <br />of our new streets. Please approve the proposed designs. <br /> <br />Helen & Jim O'Brien <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />From: <br /> Cindy Anderson [mailto:canders@uoregon.edu] <br />Sent: <br /> Friday, April 04, 2008 12:47 PM <br />To: <br /> *Eugene Mayor and City Council <br />Subject: <br /> Crest Roads <br /> <br />Hello, <br /> <br />I am writing to express my opinion regarding the Crest Roads area. I am certain you are <br />inundated with opinions as…this is Eugene and we do opine, don’t we? <br /> <br />As a cyclist who rides often in the area, I am encouraging you most strongly to have all roads <br />include a bike lane on hills. I have heard it argued that because the roads are twisty and narrow, <br />bike lanes are not needed. In fact, this is PRECISELY why they are needed on climbs. Cyclists <br />are going slowly up hills and we have no where to go to get out of the way on narrow roads. This <br />is not a problem on decents as we can keep up with the speed of traffic. <br /> <br />Some have said that few will commute in this area as it is so hilly. First, hills are not an <br />impediment to many commuters. Second, many of us who ride in that area do not commute <br />through there but rather use those roads as a way to get out to Lorraine highway and other routes <br />out of town. Bike lanes will keep us safe. <br /> <br />Thank you for your consideration. <br /> <br />Cordially, Cynthia <br /> <br />Cynthia M. Anderson, PhD <br />- 20 - <br />Crest Drive CSS Design Recommendation Public Testimony 2/14/08 through 4/8/08 <br />