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~i i~ ~i iii iiii <br /> iii ~~ri~t.~r~ir~i,i~~ <br /> September 18, 1996 ~ Public Works <br /> Administration <br /> City of Eugene <br /> ' CONTACT: Diane Bishop, Bicycle Program Coordinator, 687-5218 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> From Public Infarmation Section, 687-5523 (503) 687-5262 <br /> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> CELEBRATE WITH FREE CONVENIENT BICYCLE PARKING <br /> Dozens of new bicycle parking racks await area residents who choose to ride to the <br /> Eugene Celebration this weekend. <br /> The 75 permanent parking spaces installed by the City of Eugene during the past month <br /> bring free, convenient bicycle parking to almost every location in the downtown area. The new <br /> and existing bicycle parking facilities come in a variety of designs: cages, lockers, "wave" racks, <br /> and the latest style individual hoop racks. New green-and-white signs direct cyclists to nearby <br /> <br /> i parking. Completion of the Willamette Street reopening project will add another 90 bicycle <br /> parking spaces downtown. In addition to the onstreet facilities, this fall the City also plans to <br /> begin providing bicycle parking in several downtown parking structures, including two new <br /> parking garages currently under construction at 10th Avenue and Pearl Street. <br /> The installation of safe, convenient bicycle parking facilities is part of an ongoing City of <br /> Eugene program designed to encourage and increase the use of bicycles as an alternative form of <br /> transportation. The City is currently working with a citizen advisory committee to find ways to <br /> further increase the use of bicycles by commuters and shoppers in the downtown area. Funding <br /> for the bicycle parking program is provided through the parking service fund. <br /> For more information about Eugene's bicycle program, call 687-5218. <br /> <br />