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BIKING
AROUND
BELTLINE
ODOT plans to provide a bike
connection over or under Beltline in North
Eugene as part of its $202 million I-5
Beltline interchange project.
“The bike path will be connected from
the south side of Beltline to the north side of
Beltline,” said ODOT’s local spokesman
Rick Little.
ODOT engineers haven’t decided yet
on an underpass or an overpass, according
to Little. With all the interchange on and
off ramps, “its not an easy design,” he said.
ODOT is designing the bike/pedestrian
link now to fit in with the road project, but
the path won’t be built until 2014. Not all
ACTIVIST ALERT
• The Oregon Conservation
Network is planning its annual
Environmental Lobby Day from 9
am to 4 pm Thursday, April 7, at the
state Capitol in Salem. This free
event will start with expert training
on OCN’s priority bills, including
banning plastic checkout bags,
protecting children from toxic BPA,
and expanding the bottle bill, among
others. That afternoon, participants
will put their new skills to use,
directly lobbying lawmakers.
Register at http://wkly.ws/11p
• Oregon House co-speakers
Bruce Hanna (R-Roseburg) and
Arnie Roblan (D-Coos Bay) will have
a joint town hall meeting in
Cottage Grove. According to Hanna,
“These joint town halls are an
excellent chance to have a very rich
conversation about all the issues
facing Oregon.” The meeting
is Saturday, April 9 from 9:30-11 am
at the Cottage Grove Community
Center, Shepherd Room 700 E.
Gibbs Ave.
the federal funding for the interchange
project is secured, but Little said ODOT is
confident it will be. “At this point it’s not
a concern.”
Once ODOT engineers come up with a
draft design in the next few months, they
plan to share it with members of the local
bike community to get feedback, according
to Little. “It’s all going to start happening
here pretty quick,” he said.
A way to get around the Beltline
freeway wall that cut north Eugene in half
has long been sought by local bicyclists.
Busy Coburg Road offers only a long and
dangerous detour. The path would connect
to existing paths and bridges leading to the
riverfront path systems and Gateway Mall
and could be heavily used by commuters
to businesses on Chad Drive, employees
going to lunch and errands, neighborhood
residents and/or recreational cyclists
heading to rural routes. — Alan Pittman
SHELTERCARE
HOUSING
AT RISK
A non-profit that houses poor families
has taken a big hit from a county budget cut.
ShelterCare has lost $300,000 in
county funding that it used to pay for
family housing. ShelterCare director
Susan Ban said that this loss of funding
means it will lose 11 units of their facility,
which is located out on Highway 99.
The reduction of 11 units, which serve
about 81 families with children affects
around 277 individuals, Steven Manela,
division manager for Lane County Health
and Human Services said in a March 28
viewpoint in The Register-Guard.
The county claimed the cuts were
necessary due to the hard economic times.
The county, through its Human Services
Commission, had approximately $2.9
million more in requests from local
agencies than they had in their budget. Of
the county’s $102-million discretionary
general fund, the county’s primary
operating fund, only 6 percent is spent on
public health and welfare. Public safety
accounts for 63 percent. Conservative
county commissioners, which now hold a
board majority, have pushed to dedicate
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H oop Dancing
Who says workouts are boring?
Come try something new with Hoop Dancing.
Lead by Tara, this series of four classes will
take us from hooping basics to moves that will impress the inner kid in us all.
Classes will be at the Y
Mondays, April 25 th -May 16 th
1:30-2:30pm or 6:45-7:45pm.
Four sessions:
$40 Member
$48 Non-Member
Space is limited, so make sure to sign-up in advanced at the Y.
15 years and older, please.
EUGENE FAMILY YMCA
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