PARTY ON WHEELS
THIS WEEKEND
Forget cut-offs, streetlights and looking both ways
before crossing the street. This weekend the city of
Eugene is allowing South Eugene neighborhoods to
take back the streets for a day.
Last year’s event took place in the Whiteaker and
downtown, closing a mile-long stretch of road on 5th
Avenue between Pearl and Blair Boulevard. It drew
close to 2,000 people and garnered a lot of positive
feedback from the community, according to city
Transportation Coordinator Lindsay Selser.
This year’s Sunday Streets celebration is scheduled
for Sunday, Sept. 9, and it will close off about three
miles of city roadway connecting the Fairmont, South
University and Amazon neighborhoods. This free event
allows the community access to the roads for just about
anything they choose — other than cars.
The idea behind Sunday Streets is to promote
healthy, active lifestyles in the community, Selser says.
“It’s a chance to meet your neighbors by coming
together using the community’s largest asset, our roads,”
she says.
The city wants to keep this event moving around
Eugene year to year in order to showcase different
neighborhoods and local businesses.
According to Selser, the Eugene community kept
asking for this event. The 2011 Sunday Streets was
supported by a federal Environmental Protection
Agency grant. Now lacking that grant money, this
year’s event needed fundraising. The city raised close to
$15,000 that will go back into Sunday Streets for
everything from live music and fitness classes to
portable restrooms and, of course, closing the streets,
which requires signs and safety officials.
Sunday Streets will present live music, outdoor try-for-
free fitness classes, hula hooping, dancing and much more.
The Sunday Street tradition was inspired by those held
in Bogota, Colombia, where every Sunday more than 60
miles of roadway are car-free for the people to enjoy.
South Eugene neighborhoods are encouraged to limit
or postpone driving during the Sunday of the event from
noon to 4 pm. However, the city of Eugene will provide a
number of access routes for neighbors with escorts for safe
travel through the festivities. — Mike W. Davis
LIGHTEN UP
With the parking meter fee set to rise to $1.70 an
hour in the university area, one bank plans to open
a branch there just to make parking loans.
BY RAFAEL ALDAVE
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