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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />September 25, 2014 <br /> <br />CONTACT: Reed Dunbar, Engineering Division Associate Transportation Planner, 541-682-5727 <br /> <br />From Public Information Section, 541-682-5523 or 541-954-2938 <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br /> <br /> <br />City of Eugene Division Named Gold Bike Friendly Business <br />The City of Eugene Public Works Engineering Division has been recognized as a gold- <br />designated Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists. <br />The designation, announced today, recognized the innovative ways the Engineering Division <br />encourage bike ridership. Examples include providing free secure bike parking with access to tools <br />and tire pumps, participating in the regional Business Commute Challenge, publishing bicycling- <br />related events each month in the InMotion e-newsletter, giving employee access to a bike fleet that <br />includes hybrid bicycles, a cargo bike and an electric-assist bicycle, sponsoring Breakfast at the Bike <br />Bridges for people who commute by bike, giving away helmets, lighting and bicycle bells at <br />community events, and participating in Bicycle Music Fest, Disaster Relief Trials, CycloFemme, and <br />Safe Routes to School programs. <br />“You should take great pride in the bike-friendly workplace you have created for your <br />employees and visitors,” said Amelia Neptune, manager of the League’s Bicycle Friendly Business & <br />University program. Neptune and her staff consulted with local cyclists and advocates in making the <br />determination that the Engineering Division be awarded the gold designation. <br />Nationally, more than 800 businesses and government agencies have earned Bicycle Friendly <br />Business designations. In Eugene, those businesses include Cascadian Courier Collective (silver), <br />Mountain Rose Herbs (bronze), and Organic Materials Review Institute (bronze). Previously, the city <br />of Eugene has been designated as a gold-level Bicycle Friendly City and the University of Oregon <br />achieved silver-level as a Bicycle Friendly University. <br />“Visionary business leaders are recognizing the real-time and long term impact that a <br />culture of bicycling can create,” said Andy Clarke, President of the League of American <br />Bicyclists. “We applaud this new round of businesses for investing in a more sustainable <br />future for the country and a healthier future for their employees.” <br /># # # <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />