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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />July 22, 2015 <br /> <br /> <br />CONTACT: Emily Farthing,Eugene Sunday Streets Coordinator, Transportation Planning Office, <br />541-501-0390 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />Eugene Sunday Streets is This Sunday <br />This Sunday, July 26, from noon to 4 p.m. downtown Eugene will be the scene of a two-mile- <br />long car-free route for community members to bike, roll, walk or dance their way through the streets. <br />The route connects three activity centers – Kesey Square, Monroe Park and the Park Blocks. Each area <br />will be filled with sights, sounds, performances and interactive clinics. Participants can simply roll <br />through the event, or stop and enjoy live music, food and raffle prizes. <br />There will be traffic closures surrounding Broadway from noon to 4 p.m. but cars will be let <br />through at Washington, Jefferson and Oak streets. Volunteers will be at intersections assisting drivers <br />as well as encouraging participants on the route to ride safety and have fun. Motorists, including those <br />who are heading to the Lane County Fair on Sunday or heading downtown, are encouraged to give <br />themselves extra time to deal with detours and short delays. <br /> Downtown Eugene Sunday Streets has something for everyone: <br /> <br />The NOW! Stage at Charnelton and Broadway will showcase a wide variety of Eugene talent <br /> <br />from Lady LaFleur and Friends Poetry Slam to Kore Fusion Belly Dance and Vincent the Invisible <br />Musician. <br /> <br />Get wet at the slip’n slide or dunk tank, both located at Monroe Park <br /> <br /> <br />At Kesey Plaza, EUGFUN is sponsoring live music from noon to 5 p.m. with Concrete Loveseat <br /> <br />performing from 3 to 5. At Monroe Park, performances include drumming and dancing with the West <br />African Cultural Arts Institute intermixed with sets from the North Eugene Ukulele Orchestra at <br />Monroe Park and a performance from 3 to 4 p.m. by the Steel Wool Band. <br /> <br />Enter to win a massage from A Healing Space by visiting destinations along the route and <br /> <br />completing the scavenger hunt. Do you know where you can take a selfie as a doughnut? <br /> <br />MECCA and St. Vincent De Paul are facilitating an upcycle T-shirt design competition in Kesey <br /> <br />Square and winners will be chosen both by celebrity judges and through Facebook. <br /> <br />Bike Friday and Arriving By Bike will be in the Monroe Park Activity Center giving test rides on <br /> <br />an array of specialty bikes. At 3 p.m. join Run Hub Northwest for a 3-mile run. <br />For more information, go to www.EugeneSundayStreets.org. <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 />