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: : : ~ <br /> ~ - <br /> ;March 12, 2001 <br /> j CONTACT: Les Lyle, City Engineer, 541-682-5291 <br /> Jim Rash, Retired President PW Pipe, 541-912-9756 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 541-682-5523 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> 2-PAGE FAX <br /> GREEMENT MOVES EAST BANK TRAIL PROJECT FORWARD <br /> A coo erative effort by the City of Eugene and representatives of property owners along <br /> the east bank of the Willamette River has resulted in an agreement that smooths the way for <br /> construction f the final segment of the riverbank bike trail this summer. <br /> The fi al segment of the East Bank Trail is a little over a mile long and links the existing <br /> portion of the ,East Bank Trail to the rest of the riverbank path system and the Greenway <br /> Bicycle Bridg at Valley River Center. The City in 1999 constructed about a mile of riverbank <br /> i <br /> I <br /> path along th east bank of the river south of the Owosso Bridge to the south boundary of River <br /> Island Estate .Plans to complete the East Bank Trail have been on hold for the past several <br /> months while the City and property owners worked to find an alignment that met the needs of <br /> path users a d property owners. <br /> "This ong awaited stretch completing the River Bank Trails loop promises to be a <br /> unique and agical addition to Eugene's multi-use pathways," said Rich Coolman, a local <br /> i <br /> j pediatrician and Eugene Bicycle Coalition board member. "It opens previously unaccessible <br /> <br /> ~ environment I experiences to Eugenians of all ages and abilities and is sure to become a <br /> i <br /> special placejwe take visiting family, friends, and dignitaries to see." <br /> (more) <br /> ~ublic Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> ' Phone: (541 j 682-5262 • FAX: (541 j 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />