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The bike path near West 19th Avenue and Poik Street Is currentty
being re-paved.
City making routes
more biker-friendly
By Jason Jones
For trie Oregon Daily tmeraio
Bicycling, a much favored
form of transportation in the
Eugene area, may become even
more favored in ensuing months
because of the construction and
repair of bicycle paths through
out the city.
Areas of Alton Baker Park. the
Fern Ridge bicycle path and var
ious streets in downtown
Eugene will see renovations to
make the routes more bikor
friendly. Work on the projects
began between mid-August and
early September, and each pro
tect is expected to l>e completed
within one month.
A section of the riverside
bicycle path through the west
ern portion of Alton Baker Park
will lie relocated to increase vis
ibility and improve safety for
people who use the path, but
bicycle and pedestrian access
will be maintained throughout
the project.
"The current bicycle path is
substandard,” said Louis
Kroeck, project manager of the
construction. "It's windy, and
one section of path leads down
hill to a blind corner That sec
tion will be replaced.”
The riparian zone, which is
the area between the path and
the water's edge, will be
increased to accommodate cot
tonwoods and shrubbery that
provide a valuable habitat for
wildlife.
Cola Construction, under con
tract to the city of Eugene, will
construct about 1.800 feet for a
12-foot-wide concrete bicycle
path in a new alignment that
moves the path slightly away
from the river and avoids the
sharp turns and dips that pre
sent safety hazards to bicyclists,
pedestrians and other users of
the pathway. The $57,000 con
struction cost will be paid for
through a combination of gener
al. urban transition and bicycle
path funds.
The Fern Ridge bicycle path
from Polk Street to the Blue
Heron Bridge near Chambers
Street is also being reconstruct
ed this summer and fall. The
well-traveled section of bicycle
path has deteriorated in a num
ber of places because of the poor
soil condition next to the Ama
zon. During the reconstruction
work, bicyclists and pedestrians
will be detoured to the concrete
walkway on the south side of
the Amazon.
The project also includes an
overlay of the paved approach
on the west side of Garfield
Street to the bicycle path next to
Westmoreland housing The
cost of the three phases neces
sary for the reconstruction work
has been estimated at $30,000
The project has been contracted
to Eugene Sand Jk Gravel, and
money for the project will come
from funding for rehabilitation
to the city’s bike path system
Main streets through down
town Eugene now have a new
look in terms of bicycle paths as
well New bicycle lanes have
been installed on Hth Avenue
between High and Lincoln
streets, and 11th Avenue
between Oak and Lincoln
streets, on 13th Avenue between
Lincoln and Patterson streets, on
lHth Avenue between Pearl and
Alder streets, on Lincoln Street
between 5th and 13th avenues,
and on Charnelton Street
between 5th and 13th avenues
Some on-street parking has
been removed to accommodate
the new bike lanes, and some
additional parking has been
installed by removing existing
travel lanes
About 100 on-street parking
areas were lost because of the
installation of bicycle lanes, said
Don Blackmore of Eugene
Transportation Operations, but
quite a bit was put back in when
existing travel lanes were elimi
nated. Property owners whose
on-street parking has been
affected by the changes have
been notified, and the city is
granting a grace period for visi
tors to recognize that parking is
not allowed in the new bike
lanes.
The work is part of the recent
ly adopted Central Area Trans
portation Study, which defines
the policies, strategies and pro
jects needed to maintain or
improve the operation of
Eugene’s transportation system
The work will meet one of the
strategies outlined in CATS that
encourages the use of alternative
modes of travel, specifically
bicycle transportation. The
city’s past practice has been to
primarily accommodate auto
mobiles. The direction outlined
in CATS creates a transportation
system that the city hopes will
equally serve the needs of
pedestrians, transit users and
drivers.
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Washington bans Crazy Horse
OLYMPIA. Wash (AP) — A
malt liquor named after
revered t9th century Sious
leader Crazy Horae will remain
banned in Washington, the
state Liquor Control Board
ruled this month
Gov Mike Lowry applauded
the ruling, which was sought
by several tribes.
"Using a Native American
spiritual loader of the stature of
Chief Crazy Horse as a com
mercial symbol promoting the
consumption of alcohol is
clearly insensitive, degrading
and hurtful in the eves and
hearts of Native Americans,
and I believe for most of Wash
ington's citizens as well."
l.ow ry said in a prepared state
ment
Sale of this beer is particu
larly unconscionable in light of
the ravages alcohol has
brought to Native American
people." said board member
Mike Murphy
A second board member,
lack Ra bourn, said that among
all the testimony and letters
the panel received, only the
brewer and one < itiien favored
lifting the tmn. whit h has Irwii
in place since early 1992.
Spokesmen for the brewer.
Hornell Browing Co .of Brook
lyn. NY, and Ainerit an Indi
an foes of the label tiid not
return telephone t alls left on
answering machines
Washington is the only state
to ban sale of the beer, which
at one point was outlawed In
Congress
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