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Accessibility <br />Eugene has awell-deserved reputation for <br />accommodating individuals with disabilities. These <br />accommodations include improvements such as <br />textured sidewalk edges and ramps at curbs. These <br />make downtown moi°e welcoming and accessible for <br />all individuals, regardless of ability. The City should <br />continue to invest in improvements that maintain <br />and improve accessibility downtown, and encour- <br />age developers of downtown projects to do the same. <br />Eugene has a walkable downtown, <br />comfortable, interesting and accessible. <br />Bicycle System <br />Bicycle riders throughout Eugene are a hallmark <br />of our city's environmentally conscious character, <br />and a product of local topography and climate. The <br />number of bicycle riders increases as the practical <br />elements required for safe and pleasurable <br />riding are more routinely incorporated into new <br />development and street improvements. Many of <br />the suggested improvements for bicycles in the 1993 <br />CATS have been accomplished. Bicycle lanes and <br />routes have been added on several streets in the <br />CATS area, providing improved access and <br />increased safety for cyclists on these streets. Bicycle <br />parking has been included with recent street <br />improvements, and is now a required element for <br />new buildings. <br />Eugene has been ranked one of <br />the leading cities in the nation <br />for birycle friendly streets and <br />the promotion of non-vehicular <br />transportation. <br />Some long-term bicycle access projects remain, <br />including improvements to Lincoln Street between <br />11th and 13th Avenues, and 10th Avenue between <br />Oak and High, in conjunction with construction of <br />the Bus Rapid Transit project on 10th Avenue. <br />A new bikeway along 6th Avenue, planned in <br />conjunction with the transportation improvements <br />for the courthouse area, will connect the university <br />area to downtown, from east along Franklin and <br />south along Hilyard. <br />Transit System <br />Our existing transit system facilitates travel to, <br />through and around downtown. In addition to fixed- <br />route service, the downtown shuttle will continue to <br />operate at fifteen-minute intervals, with frequency <br />increasing as ridership grows. The first Bus Rapid <br />-.cam <br />The portion of IOth Avenue in front of the library was converted <br />to two-way traffic, with on-street parking. The wide sidewalk <br />includes spaces for birycle parking. <br />EUGENE DOWNTOWN PLAN APRIL 2004 39 <br />