Bicycle experiment to
bar sidewalk cyclists
While the University undertakes a bicycle-traffic “experiment,”
parking a bicycle on campus is becoming a problem. Adminis
trators and planners comment on the campus bicycling situation.
By ERIC JONES
For (a tmaratd
You can ride a bicycle almost anywhere in
Eugene this fall, but not across most central
campus sidewalks
As part of a traffic-channeling "experiment"
the Campus Planning Committee decided last
spring to ban bike riding on most University
sidewalks weekdays between 7:30 a m and 5:30
pm
University vice-president for administration
and finance Ray Hawk says the plan was ap
proved by the central administration tor testing
this fall
"For years we've been looking for a way to
bring a bit more sanity to bicycle riding on cam
pus." Hawk says
The original plan, proposed by the transpor
tation subcommittee was amended to include
designated bike routes through the central cam
pus
One of the designated bike routes goes from
the Bean Dormitory Complex along sidewalks
through the EMU Breezeway and then north
between Science I and Lawrence Hall to Franklin
Boulevard Another runs from the southwest
comer of the Susan Campbell Hall parking lot
along the sidewalk between the Library and
Prince Lucien Campbell Hall to Kincaid Street
The final route follows a walkway on the west side
of the Pioneer Cemetery
Finances for signing and striping the central
campus so far have been kept to a minimum, says
University planner David Rowe
"The money we spend on experiments is the
same money we'd spend on bike racks — and
we re short of bike racks But we need to spend
enough money to do a valid experiment," Rowe
says
The success of the experiment relies on
cyclists who are willing to dismount on walkways,
Hawk says It will be evaluated following fall term.
"The plan's not foolproof, but it's a place to
start," he says
Steve Brye, the student representative on last
year's transportation subcommittee, cast the only
dissenting vote when the experiment was
propsed last spring
"The plan seemed to be without any
recognition of the unique position of bicycles in
Eugene," says Brye, who also objected to the
original proposal of a permanent plan with no
designated bike routes
Brye, a graduate student of Transportation
Systems and past chairman of the University for
Better Biking Committee, said he is in favor of the
present experiment, however
"I think there are too few bike paths (in the
experiment), but that's OK I’ve always favored
the scientific method, in which assumptions are
tested before permanent changes are made."
But Brye anticipates problems
"People ride bikes to get close in. Parking at
a distance wilt discourage bike riding," he says “I
anticipate a certain amount of bitterness I don’t
know if student bicyclists will stand being banned
from campus "
Another experiment in channeling bicycle
traffic on campus this fall entails moving the bike
racks on East 13th Avenue
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