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News Releas Business Bicycle Challenge Winners <br /> <br /> ~y„ June 14, 199 <br /> Page 2 <br /> The icycle commuting promotion also drew interest from employees at <br /> Weyerhaeus is particle board plant (6 percent participation), SpectraPhysics (33 percent), Bi- <br /> ~I <br /> Mart (11 pe cent), and The Register-Guard (10 percent). <br /> Othe businesses participating in the event included Advanstar (17 percent), ,Humble <br /> ~ Bagel Co. (0 percent), Molecular Probes (8 percent), Oregon Research Institute (25 percent), <br /> Sundance N tural Foods (64 percent}, and Symantec (26 percent). Also participating but not <br /> keeping sco a were First Interstate Bank, Friendly Foods and Deli, KLSR-TV, McKenzie- <br /> Willamette ospital, and Pedaler's Express/Center for Appropriate Transport. <br /> Pub ~c agencies participating in the event included 4-J School District (19 percent), <br /> f, Bureau of and Management (17 percent), City of Eugene (8 percent), City of Springfield (18 <br /> percent), E gene Water and Electric Board (8 percent), Lane Council of Governments (13 <br /> percent), ane Transit District (6 percent), and the Willamalane Park District (14 percent). <br /> Agencies p rticipating but not keeping score included Emerald People's Utility District, Lane <br /> County, L e Regional Air Pollution Authority, and the Springfield School District. <br /> Sp sors of the event included the City of Eugene, City of Springfield, Lane Regional <br /> Air Polluti n Authority, and the Bicycle Federation of Oregon. Special supporters included <br /> r <br /> the Center for Appropriate Transport (offered valet bicycle parking), Collin's Cycle Shop <br /> (provided peakers for businesses who requested information on bicycle repair and <br /> maintenan e), Prince Puckler's Homemade Ice Cream (donated ice cream for the awards <br /> ceremony ,and Pedaler's Express (transported T-shirt to participating businesses). <br /> <br />