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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />July 25, 2013 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />EUGENE’S RIVERBANK BIKE PATH SYSTEM LISTED IN USA TODAY’S BEST URBAN BIKE PATHS <br /> <br />WRITING WORKSHOPS AT THE LIBRARY: CREATE! EUGENE <br />OREGON BACH FESTIVAL AND HULT CENTER BID ADIEU TO HELMUTH RILLING <br />WOUNDED AND DISABLED VETERANS BENEFIT FROM RECREATION <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br />Eugene’s Riverbank Bike Path System Listed in USA Today’s Best Urban Bike Paths <br />Eugene’s riverfront bike path system has received another national accolade, this time listed among USA Today’s top urban <br />bike paths in the nation. Eugene was listed 10 of the 19 noted. <br />th <br /> <br />“Our Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System along the <br />Willamette River is one of the treasured jewels of this <br />community, and one of the many reasons people love to <br />live, work and visit here,” said Mayor Piercy. “It’s always <br />great to have our city’s excellent livability recognized and <br />acknowledged nationally. We are thrilled with this rave <br />review from USA Today.” <br /> <br />The Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path System is one of the <br />best-known, well-used and much-loved portions of <br />Eugene’s parks and open space system. Eugene's growing <br />bicycle network includes: 42 miles of shared-use paths; 81 <br />miles of on-street bicycle lanes; 35 miles of signed <br />bikeways; five bicycle/pedestrian bridges spanning the <br />Willamette River, and two bicycle/pedestrian bridges <br />spanning major roads or highways. <br /> <br />Eugene has received numerous other awards for its bicycling program including a #5 ranking by Bicycling Magazine’s Best <br />Cities for Biking, and a gold-level rating from the League of American Bicyclists in its Bike Friendly Communities Program. <br /> <br />Encouraging bike riding for recreation and transportation helps address many of Eugene’s long-term goals including those <br />for supporting healthy lifestyles, enhancing livability to make Eugene attractive for business development, and reducing <br />energy consumption and pollution, to name a few. <br /> <br />For more information, contact Bicycle Pedestrian Coordinator Lee Shoemaker at 541-682-5471. <br /> <br /> <br />Writing Workshops at the Library: Create! Eugene <br />In connection with Create! Eugene, the Downtown Eugene Public Library will host four, free writing workshops in August. <br />Due to limited space, pre-registration is required: call the Eugene Public Library at 541-682-5450. <br /> <br />Learn how to “Write the Perfect 10-Minute Play” on Saturday, Aug. 10, from 1 to 4 p.m. Presenters Paul Calandrino and <br />Connie Bennett are playwrights and producers of the annual Northwest Ten Festival at Oregon Contemporary Theatre. <br />Novelist Cai Emmons, winner of the Oregon Book Award, will teach “Creative Suspense: A Workshop for Fiction and <br />Screenplay Writers,” Wednesday, Aug. 14, from 2 to 4 p.m. Pre-register for these two workshops now. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />July 25, 2013 <br />