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682-2739. <br /> <br />Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Releases First Annual Report <br />The City of Eugene’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) has released its first annual report to <br />the public. It presents the work accomplished by the BPAC during the first year of its existence as a committee, as <br />well as work accomplished by others in the <br />community towards achieving the goals of the City of <br />Eugene Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan. This <br />document provides information about the BPAC, a <br />summary of the 2009 Eugene Walking and Biking <br />Summit, and an up-to-date account on the Eugene <br />Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan and <br />recommendations for future action. <br /> <br />The BPAC was formed to help implement the Eugene <br />Pedestrian and Bicycle Strategic Plan, and advise <br />City staff, community organizations, and partners on <br />implementation of the Pedestrian and Bicycle <br />Strategic Plan. Additionally, the BPAC represents <br />community and constituent interests in transportation <br />planning decisions, and provides feedback to staff on projects relating to walking and bicycling. BPAC meetings <br />are held on the second Thursday of each month, and members of the public are encouraged to attend. The <br />annual report and more information about BPAC is available at www.eugene-or.gov/bpac. For more information <br />about the report or BPAC, contact City of Eugene Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Lee Shoemaker at 682-5471 <br />or lee.shoemaker@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> <br />New, Improved Leaf Program Hits Streets <br />A new and improved fall 2009 leaf program is up and running. The City’s <br />formal leaf collection program begins November 2, although crews are <br />already working to clean priority bike lanes. Here’s the schedule for the first <br />round of collections (unimproved streets are collected during the second <br />round): <br />November 2 - 11 -- Central and West Eugene <br />November 9 - 30 -- North Eugene <br />November 30 - December 18 -- Southeast Eugene <br />December 14 - 24 -- Southwest Eugene <br /> <br />The 2009 operational changes to the decades-old program are intended to <br />improve safety for cyclists while continuing to provide leaf collection <br />services to local residents, keep leaves out of local waterways and minimize the number of leaf-related flooding <br />incidents. <br /> <br />Here’s a summary of the changes made to-date: <br />? <br /> Public Works Maintenance purchased a new leaf vacuum, dedicated to maintaining 25 miles of priority <br />bike routes in Eugene. The City has worked with local cyclists to identify approximately 25 miles of priority <br />on-street bike lanes in Eugene. The Public Works Maintenance Division has increased the frequency of <br />sweeping on these streets with a goal of keeping these high priority routes as clean as possible. <br />? <br /> Several additional maintenance workers have been assigned to leaf duty, with a primary focus on cleaning <br />priority bike routes, inspecting routes and communicating with residents as needed. <br />? <br /> A new website has been created at www.eugene-or.gov/leaf. The website includes an interactive, easy-to- <br />use, map-based form so residents can report problems with <br />leaves in bike lanes. The information is fed into the Public <br />Works maintenance management system so crews can quickly <br />evaluate and respond to problems. The website includes an <br />automated map that shows where priority bike lanes have been <br />cleaned in the past several days. There’s also an online form to <br />request home delivery of leaves. <br />? <br /> A robust outreach program has been underway for several <br />weeks. Outreach materials have included postcards sent to <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />October 29, 2009 <br />