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<br /> <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br /> <br />August 4, 2011 <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br /> 777 Pearl Street, Room 105 <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401-2793 <br /> (541) 682-5010 <br /> (541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br /> www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />IN THIS WEEK’S EDITION <br /> <br />PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVED AS PART OF SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL INITIATIVE <br />BLAIR BOULEVARD BUSINESSES ELIGIBLE FOR FREE RENOVATION FUNDS AND VOLUNTEER WORK <br />PURCHASING OFFICE AWARDED ACHIEVEMENT OF EXCELLENCE IN PROCUREMENT AWARD <br />WON TAN NARA DANCE ENSEMBLE AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />WEEKEND ON THE AMAZON ULTIMATE “STAYCATION” <br />SOUTH BANK PATH REPAIRS BEGIN <br /> <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Pedestrian Safety Improved as Part of Safe Routes to School Initiative <br />Just in time for the start of the new school year, pedestrian safety has been improved at a number of locations <br />around Eugene as part of the Safe Routes to School Program. In 2010, Eugene Public Works and the local Safe <br />Routes to School Program received $500,000 in federal funding to <br />make safety improvements at seven local elementary and middle <br />schools. One of the key improvements was to enhance crosswalks <br />on busy streets to make it safer for students to walk to and from <br />school as well as to improve safety for everyone. <br /> <br />"By creating a safe walking and biking environment we are creating <br />more active transportation choices for families, students, and our <br />whole community," said Shane MacRhodes, manager of the Eugene <br />4J Safe Routes to School Program. <br /> <br />2G Construction, working under contract to the City of Eugene, this <br />summer constructed or improved crosswalks on Queens Way near <br />Meadowlark/Buena Vista Elementary School; at the intersection of <br />Electrical equipment being installed on a new solar- <br />Willakenzie Road with Bogart Lane, and on Oakway Road at both <br />powered “stutter-flash” warning light <br />Lariat Drive and Bedford Way, all near Monroe Middle School; on <br />ndrd <br />22 Avenue at Onyx, Emerald, and Agate streets, and 23 Avenue at Onyx, Emerald, and Harris streets, all near <br />ththth <br />Edison Elementary; on 28 Avenue at Hilyard Street, on 30 Avenue and Alder Street, and on 29 Avenue at Harris <br />thth <br />Street, all near Camas Ridge Elementary; on Chambers Street at 15 Avenue and on 18 Avenue at Friendly Street, <br />near César Chávez Elementary, and on Todd Street at Ellen Avenue near McCornack Elementary. <br /> <br />nd th th <br />At four locations -- 22Avenue and Agate Street, 30Avenue and Alder Street, 15Avenue and Chambers Street, <br />th <br />and 28Avenue and Hilyard Street – pedestrian-activated rapid-flashing warning lights were added. At three of the <br />locations the lights are solar-powered. The lights are scheduled to be activated next week. These are very similar to <br />the flashing lights, sometimes called stutter-flash signals, previously installed on Bailey Hill Road near Churchill High <br />School and at two locations on River Road. Other enhancements include path and sidewalk improvements, new <br />bicycle parking facilities, wayfinding signs, and speed-reader boards on Cal Young near Meadowlark/Buena Vista <br />Elementary. <br /> <br />The rapid-flashing lights are intended to draw the attention of motorists and alert them when pedestrians are crossing <br />busy streets. Motorists are required to come to a full stop and remain stopped while pedestrians are in a crosswalk. A <br />video providing additional information and driving tips on rapid-flashing beacons is available on the internet at <br />www.eugene-or.gov/trafficsafety. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Project Manager Patrick Cox at 541-682-6854. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />August 4, 2011 <br />