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JUNE 2, 1995 <br /> Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> CONTA Diane Bishop, Bicycle Coordinator, 687-5298 City of Eugene <br /> From Pub is Information Section, 687-5523 858 Pearl Street <br /> REVISED NEWS RELEASE FOR Il1'IIVIEDIATE RELEASE Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> (503) 687-5262 <br /> B SINESS BICYCLE CHALLENGE HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF ACTIVitTIFS <br /> Bi cling events will shift into high gear this week for the area's annual celebration of <br /> alternative modes of transportation. The second annual Business Bicycle Challenge is the <br /> highlight f the planned activities. <br /> • O Saturday, June 3, the Greater Eugene Area Riders (GEARS) will hold a <br /> workshop or bicycle commuters beginning at 10 a.m. at Alton Baker Park. The free <br /> workshop 'll offer tips on safety, equipment, and routes and will include a practice run for <br /> novice bik commuters. <br /> • ednesday, June 7, has been designated as bicycle commute day. More than 75 <br /> area organi tions have signed up for this year's Business Bicycle Challenge, which is <br /> sponsored y the cities of Eugene and Springfield, Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority, the <br /> Lane Coun it of Governments, and Lane Transit District's "Commuter Solutions" program. <br /> ~ Burley Des gn Cooperative will provide "tandem taxi" rides to employees who prefer the help <br /> of an expe fenced rider," and KRVM-FM radio will broadcast live from the corner of 24th <br /> Avenue an Amazon Parkway the morning of the ride. <br /> "W expect to see more than 1,000 people commuting on bicycles on June 7, which <br /> means ther will be 1,000 fewer cars on the streets that day," said Kurt Jensen, a local cycling <br /> enthusiast d co-coordinator of the Business Bicycle Challenge. <br /> <br /> ~1r? 'I (more) <br /> ~I <br /> I <br /> <br />