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i <br /> .e s ~ : <br /> - ~ - <br /> April 18, 20011 <br /> CONTACT: Diane Bishop, Alternative Modes Coordinator, 682-5471 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> CYCLISTS CELEBRATE "BICYCLE BILL" WITH RELAY <br /> A bic cle relay ride to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the "Bicycle Bill" is planned to <br /> stop in Euge eon Wednesday, April 18. This landmark legislation, signed into law in 1971 by <br /> farmer Gove nor Tom McCall, mandated the addition of bicycle accommodations and sidewalks <br /> as a normal art of roadway construction on roads funded by gas tax revenues. <br /> The eight-day relay ride is organized by the Bicycle Transportation Alliance, a statewide <br /> bicycling adv cacy organization. Bicyclists will leave Ashland on April 12 carrying a copy of the <br /> bill to the ca~}ital in Salem. A relay group of cyclists carrying the bill from Eugene will gather at <br /> the Rivers E ge Public Plaza at EWER at 10 a.m. on April 18. Representatives of the Bicycle <br /> Transportati n Alliance and the City of Eugene will be available to describe the improvements <br /> for bicyclists and pedestrians That this bill has provided. Community members may join part or <br /> afl the ride a it continues to Corvallis. <br /> The lay will culminate in Salem on April 20 at noon during a rally on the steps of the <br /> capital, whe Governor Kitzhaber will re-enact the signing of the bill. Joining the governor will <br /> be the origin~l sponsor of the bill, Don Stathos of Jacksonville, whose motivation in 1971 was to <br /> provide a "pt ce I could feel comfortable traveling by bicycle or walking with my daughter." <br /> I <br /> <br /> ~I j <br /> I~ <br /> f~ublic Works • Administration • Ciry of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541 j 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />