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place to re-enter the dating scene. Speed dates are four minutes long and include refreshments and snacks. For <br />more information, please contact Rayna Luvert at 541-682-6394. <br /> <br /> <br />Also on February 9, adults age 18 and older, who are experiencing developmental disabilities, are invited to a <br />night of music, dancing and refreshments, from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Hilyard Center. For more information, please call <br />Carly Schmidt at 541-682-8837. <br /> <br />Left Coast Sax Quartet to Play Free Concert at Library <br />The Left Coast Saxophone Quartet will play a free concert at the <br />Downtown Public Library on First Friday, February 5, at 6 p.m. <br /> <br />The quartet pools the talents of Rich Berg, Charlene Decker, <br />Annalisa Morton, and Jonathan Neher to play everything from <br />ragtime to baroque, classical to klezmer, not to mention Latin and <br />jazz. Local audiences will recognize these expert musicians from <br />the Eugene Symphony, Oregon Mozart Players, Swingin’ <br />Marmalukeys, and more. But, the group says, “You’ve never heard <br />us like this!” <br /> <br />For more information, please contact the Eugene Public Library at <br />541-682-5450 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />City of Eugene and 4J Schools Awarded “Safe Routes to School” Infrastructure Grant <br />Recognizing the need for safer pedestrian crossing facilities and improved bicycle infrastructure, Oregon’s <br />Department of Transportation recently announced a $495,000 award of federal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) <br />funding for the City of Eugene. <br /> <br />Eugene’s grant is one of only eight awarded statewide for the 2010 and <br />2011 SRTS grant cycle. In a collaborative effort, faculty and parents <br />from seven elementary and middle schools, 4J’s SRTS coordinator, and <br />Eugene Public Works staff worked to develop a number of safety <br />improvements designed to create a safer and more bike- and pedestrian- <br />friendly environment for children walking and biking to school. Projects <br />include crosswalk enhancements, path and sidewalk improvements, new <br />bicycle parking facilities, and way-finding signs. Design and construction <br />will occur between 2010 and 2011. <br /> <br />For more information, please contact Associate Transportation Planner, David Roth at <br />david.f.roth@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5727. <br /> <br />Improving Safety One Helmet at a Time <br />Over the past three years, the City of Eugene’s Transportation Planning Team has donated more <br />than 100 helmets per year to the community at targeted events such as the annual Project <br />Homeless Connect and to children at a number of affordable housing developments. Carrying on <br />and expanding this tradition of providing free safety equipment for bicyclists, the Transportation <br />Planning Team recently received a grant to fund the purchase of additional helmets to reach even <br />more people in need. Grant funding is made available through the Association for Community <br />Traffic Safety (ACTS), based in Salem. For more information, contact Lindsay Selser at <br />lindsay.r.selser@ci.eugene.or.us or 541-682-5094. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 2 <br />February 4, 2010 <br />