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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 15, 2015 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Jessica Kessinger, SmartTrips Program Coordinator, 541-682-5059 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />SmartTrips: South Central Kick-Off Party at Tugman Park Saturday <br /> <br />This Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Tugman Park (Hilyard and 37 Avenue) join <br />th <br />the SmartTrips: Eugene program for free bike repairs, lunch, Eugene's first-ever bike wash, prizes and <br />fun games. <br />Learn about healthy and active ways to get around the south-central neighborhood and meet <br />with fellow SmartTrips neighbors. Come by bike, foot, carpool or catch the bus. <br />Patchwork Repair will provide free tube replacements, free brake pad replacements and free <br />cabling and housing repairs for all south-central SmartTrips residents. A bike wash will also be <br />provided by SmartTrips staff for all south-central SmartTrips residents. Have a lunch while your bike <br />is enjoying some TLC; hotdogs, chips and drinks will be provided. <br />SmartTrips: Eugene is a neighborhood-based program working to help residents drive alone <br />less and increase walking, biking, carpooling and taking the bus. Changing even one or two drive-alone <br />trips a week to a more active mode such as walking, biking, taking the bus and even carpooling can <br />help you save money and take inches off your waistline. This is a City of Eugene sponsored program, <br />funded by a federal and state grant. <br />For more information about the program, including a map showing the south-central Eugene <br />area visit www.smarttripseugene.com. <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />