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<br />July 14, 2009 <br />CONTACT: <br />Sarah Thorpe, Transportation Planning Intern, 682-5378 <br />From Public Information Section, 682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Enjoy Breakfast at the Bridges on Friday, July 17, at Greenway Bike Bridge <br />The City of Eugene will be holding a Breakfast at the Bridges event this Friday, July 17, <br />from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the Greenway Bike Bridge along the south bank of the Willamette River. <br />The event, which is the second one this summer, will include free breakfast, free bike <br />bells installed on bikes, bike safety checks and tune ups provided by Wheel Works, bike <br />registration by the Eugene Police Department from 7 to 8:30, a.m. and other bike information <br />from the City of Eugene and Bike Lane Coalition. <br />The event will continue through the summer on the third Friday of each month: August <br />21 at the DeFazio Bike Bridge, and September 18 at the Blue Heron Bike Bridge. The first <br />Breakfast at the Bridges this year was held June 19 on the Amazon bike path at 24th Avenue <br />and was a great success with an estimated 50 cyclists stopping by. <br />Breakfast at the Bridges is a share-the-path event sponsored by the City of Eugene and <br />the Eye to Eye campaign. The event is designed for bike path users and commuters to stop by <br />on their way to work or during a morning ride, grab a quick bite to eat and a cup of coffee, meet <br />City staff, learn more about biking in Eugene, and get a quick safety check all at the same time. <br />The event features local advocacy organizations working with the City of Eugene, along with <br />other local businesses providing breakfast and bike repairs. <br />Special thanks to all the volunteers and local business donors who make these events <br />possible: Wandering Goat Coffee Company, Springfield Creamery, Bagel Sphere, Collin’s <br />Cycle Shop, Wheel Works, Paul’s Bicycle Way of Life, Revolution Cycles, GEARs, Bike Lane <br />Coalition, and Safe Routes to School. For additional information, please contact Sarah Thorpe <br />. <br />at 682-5378 or Sarah.D.Thorpe@ci.eugene.or.us <br /> <br /># # # <br />