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/i/ ~lr~~/il~i1'iT~~.r <br /> ~i i ~ i .i ~i i ~i~i ~ <br /> iii ~~~i~~r~w~iw~i,i-~~ <br /> ~i~~ ~ ~~s~~ia~~~i~-~~ <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> OCTOBER 14, 1993 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> CONTACT: Bob Noble, Traffic Operations Supervisor, 687-5242 <br /> Don Blackmore, Traffic Technician, 465-2681 <br /> From Public Information Section, 687-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> BIKES, CARS SHARE LANE ON EAST 13TH <br /> Bicyclists and motorists are being asked to share the street literally at two recently <br /> signed intersections on East 13th Avenue. <br /> In order to provide room for three vehicle travel lanes and the recently installed through <br /> lane for bicycles, the bicycle lane and the right-turn pockets on 13th Avenue at Pearl Street and <br /> at Patterson Street are combined into one lane. The bike/turn lane has been marked with aint <br /> P <br /> on the street, and signs have been posted alerting cars and bikes of the share lane. <br /> The combined lane is 11 feet wide and includes afull-lane, right-turn pocket for <br /> motorists and a 5-foot-wide through bicycle lane within the turn lane. Motorists may occupy <br /> the entire width of the lane, but they must yield to bicyclists already present. Bicyclists entering <br /> the shared lane must wait for any cars already in the lane to complete their right turns. <br /> Motorists and cyclists on East 13th Avenue are encouraged to be cautious when sharing <br /> the combined lane. Because this design is new to Eugene, the Public Works Department will <br /> <br /> monitor the two locations to evaluate how well they are working. <br /> (NOTE TO EDITORS: CALL BOB NOBLE OR DON BLACKMORE TO ARRANGE PHOTO) <br /> <br />