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Blue Mountain School is adjacent to the park and Mosby Creek runs through the park. The creek is habitat for endangered Chinook salmon, according to the National Marine Fisheries Service, but Winter says no spray- ing was done near the creek or school. In response to public concern, Winter is offering to contact interested parties seven days before future spraying. To be on the Blue Mountain call list, call 682-2000.— TJT Restoration, and Teaching Garden, funded by a grant from the Weddle Foundation. The students, from the Rachael Carson Center for Natural Resources, were Clarissa Williams, Sarah Francis, Sarah Coon, Robi Phetteplace, Cassy Duyck, Danny Stratton and Caitlin Townsend. Project leaders were Heidi Branchesi, Mitzi Colbath and Lynn Lomax. DI TAKES A BREAK EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD RATED FIRST IN CYCLING Eugene-Springfield has a higher rate of bike commuting than any other large metro- politan area in the nation. Almost 5,000 people, 3 percent of locals, bike to work, according to the 2000 U.S. Census. That percentage ranks Eugene- Springfield as #1 among urban areas with more than 50,000 commuters. Compared to cities of any size, Eugene- Springfield ranks third, behind the smaller Missoula, Mont., area and the #1 ranked Corvallis area, with almost 5 percent com- muting by bike. Most of the local bike commuters come from Eugene rather than Springfield. In Eugene, 5.5 percent commute by bike, com- pared to only 1.3 percent in Springfield. Comparing cities rather than metro areas, Eugene’s 5.5 percent ranks second in Oregon for bike commuting behind Corvallis with 7.1 percent on bikes. By comparison, 1.8 per- cent commute by bike in the city of Portland and 1 percent in Salem. Census data ranking the Eugene only bike rate compared to cities nationally was not readily available. Despite Eugene’s comparatively high number of bike commuters, bikers are a dwindling minority in Eugene. In 1980, 8 percent biked to work; in 1990, 5.8 percent biked; and in 2000, 5.5 percent biked. Overall, Eugene is still struggling to solve the car problem that has choked many cities with smog, asphalt and snarl. In the last decade, the percentage of people walking, biking or busing to work in Eugene increased only half a percentage point. Two-thirds of Eugene commuters still drive to work alone in their cars. That per- centage of car commuters is slightly lower in Portland where 12 percent of commuters use public transportation. But in Eugene more people bike to work than bus. — Alan Pittman Don’t be surprised next week when Ducks Illustrated disappears from EW. As the foot- ball season winds down, the sports magazine will go to a less-than-weekly schedule. DI will be back for a Bowl Game preview Dec. 11, then for a Pac-10 Basketball pre- view issue Dec. 24. The magazine will pub- lish about once a month over the winter and spring, covering Duck basketball, wrestling, volleyball, track and other sports. CORRECTIONS/ CLARIFICATIONS • In last week’s cover story on sustainabil- ity, Jack Roberts of the Lane Metro Partnership is reported to be “lobbying for … revoking Eugene’s Toxics Right to Know or- dinance.” But Roberts tells us that in the in- terview with Alan Pittman he “simply ex- plained some of the problems local busi- nesses have encountered trying to comply “The world’s most comfortable recliner!” free your mind, relax your body... ® IT’S SUCH A FINE LOOKING BUDGET The city of Eugene last month received it’s 20th consecutive Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA). The GFOA has awarded hundreds of the awards to cities across the nation since start- ing the contest in 1984. 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