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~ i ~ , i <br /> VIII <br /> '~,Apri130, 1998 <br /> I~CONTACT: Nathan Duke, 682-5218 <br /> i <br /> IFram Public Information Section, 682-5523 <br /> ,FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> ~I FREE PRESENTATION LOOKS AT EUGENE AS A `WALKABLE COMMUNITY' <br /> A transportation visionary will return to Eugene on May 7 to provide a look at Eugene as <br /> a "walkable community." <br /> I <br /> Dan Burden, founder of Walkable Communities, Inc., and an internationally known <br /> Iltransportation consultant, will present "Walkable Communities A Search for Quality" on <br /> ~~I Thursday, May 7, at 7 p.m. at South Eugene High School auditorium, 400 East 19;" Ave. The <br /> presentation is free and open to the public. <br /> In the three-hour presentation sponsored by Eugene Public Works, Burden will use local <br /> case studies, regional examples and national models to focus on ways to refine Eugene's <br /> .transportation system and make it more pedestrian, bicycle, and transit-friendly and usable for <br /> the people of this community. Among the topics he will address are the following: viewing <br /> streets as places of exchange; planning public streets with people in mind; the world's greatest <br /> I' walking streets; creating transit links that work; making walking spaces safe and secure; calming <br /> III traffic; setting realistic goals and strategies; involving citizens in street design; and tools for <br /> multi-modal streets. <br /> (more) <br /> <br /> Puplic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl • Eugene, OR 97401-2727 • Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX (541) 682-6826 <br /> <br />