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i <br /> _ <br /> . - ~ - <br /> I <br /> March 23, 200 <br /> CONTACT: ary Ludeke, Traffic Engineer, 682-5237 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> PEDESTRIAN SAFETY ENHANCED WITH RECYCLED TIRES <br /> The intersection of Willamette Street and 16t'' Avenue will be safer for pedestrians <br /> crossing Willamette Street due to improvements made using a new curbing material made from <br /> recycled tires. The Public Works Transportation Division installed the curbing Tuesday, March <br /> 21, on Willamette Street to create a protected area in the crosswalk for pedestrians, including <br /> elderly residents of nearby Lane Towers, to stand while waiting to cross the street. <br /> The y~llow-painted curbing effectively reduces the curb-to-curb crossing distance in the <br /> street from 44!; to 24 feet. The improvement will also allow pedestrians a better view around <br /> <br /> parked cars ar}d trucks of oncoming traffic on Willamette Street. The new curbing material, <br /> <br /> manufactured by a company in Tualatin, is lighter and easier to handle and costs less than <br /> <br /> standard concrete curbing. <br /> I <br /> Public Works • Administration • City of Eugene • 858 Pearl Street • Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Phone: (541) 682-5262 • FAX: (541) 682-6826 • www.ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />