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<br /> 1 <br /> Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> May 10, 19 1 <br /> CONTACT: iane Bishop, Bicycle Coordinator, 687-5298 <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> ICYCLE RELAY CELEBRATES 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF OREGON BIKE BILL <br /> In 19 1, Oregon passed the nation's first bicycle bill. It provided a <br /> ~ way for Or gon to build miles of quality bikeways and put Oregon in the lead <br /> on bicycle issues. In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the passage of <br /> this bill, a copy of the Oregon Bike Bill will be encased in a baton and <br /> carried fr m Ashland, the home of Don Stathos (the author of the bill) to <br /> Portland i time for the grand opening of a section of bicycle path along the <br /> ~ I-205 free ay. <br /> The bill will be carried from Ashland to Medford, then on to Grants <br /> Pass, then to Roseburg, next to Eugene, then to Corvallis, on to Salem, <br /> ending in ortland on June 15. <br /> A series of events are planned in Eugene and Springfield. Bicycle <br /> riders fro Roseburg. will arrive in Eugene on Thursday, June 13, at 5:15 <br /> p.m.. The ommunity is invited to welcome them when they arrive at the 4th <br /> Avenue Plaz at EWEB. At 5:30 a formal ceremony will begin. Don Stathos; <br /> retired Sen for George Wingard, co-sponsor of the bill; and Eugene and <br /> Springfield mayors, Jeff Miller and Bill Morrisette will be on hand to <br /> welcome the relay riders. Refreshments will be provided. <br /> more <br /> ,j <br /> <br />