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i <br /> ~ is 1 .i <br /> j April 14, 200 <br /> CONTACT: Lee Shoemaker, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator, 541-682-5471 <br /> From Public I formation Section, 682-5523 or 954-2938 <br /> FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> Work hop Set April 17 to Look at Westmoreland Park Path Improvements <br /> t <br /> The ugene Public Works Department will hold a community workshop on Thursday, April <br /> 17, to explor bicycle and pedestrian path improvements in Westmoreland Park. The workshop <br /> will be held i the Arts and Technology Academy Library, 1650 West 22"~ Ave. (the old Jefferson <br /> School) from 6 to 7:30 p.m. There will be a brief presentation followed by a walk-about to look at <br /> potential loc tions for the new paths. <br /> The roposed path improvements were first identified in the 1974 Eugene Bikeways Master <br /> Plan and ar also included in the adopted TransPlan. The new paths would be designed to <br /> <br /> j improve saf ty, reduce out of direction travel, and connect to the existing path in Westmoreland <br /> <br /> I <br /> Park. <br /> City tall will use the public input to develop path alignment and costs estimates for an <br /> application f r federal transportation enhancement funding. If the City is successful in receiving <br /> the federal f nds, construction could begin as early as 2011. For additional information please <br /> contact Lee hoemaker at 682-5471 or lee.shoemaker@ci.eugene.or.us. <br /> Eugene Public Works • www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br /> 858 Pearl S rest, Eugene, Oregon 97501 •541-682-5523 • fax 541-682-6826 • e-mail pwadmin@cl.eugene.or.us <br /> <br />