Cycle of Change » Safety

Cycle of Change: Safety

“I want to move the needle by advocating for a safer transportation system for the Eugene-Springfield area soon enough to save lives.”

Currently, the CoC Safety group is organizing a response to a series of people bicycling being killed by people driving.

The CoC Safety working group meets on the 4^th Monday of each month at 1:30 pm.

To get involved, subscribe to the coc-safe@best-oregon.org Google Group:

External links

Further reading

• Unsafe streets: Trying to reach consensus on reducing road fatalities (Oregon On the Record, KLCC, 12/17/25)

Erick Munene Njue (Patterson Street & East 22^nd Avenue)

• VIDEO: Memorial Service for Erick Munene Njue (Willamette Christian Center at YouTube, 2/1/26)
• Hundreds celebrate and mourn UO student hit, killed on bike (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/31/26)
• Eugene vigil honors Erick Njue, PhD student from Kenya (KEZI, 1/30/26)
• Statement on Recent Bike Fatalities (LiveMove at Facebook, 1/29/26)
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• UO Ph.D. student killed in bicycle crash (Daily Emerald, 1/26/26)
• UO Ph.D. student killed in crash in Eugene (Register-Guard, 1/26/26)
• UO student riding a bicycle killed in vehicle collision at Patterson and 22nd (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/26/26)
• Speeding cars in Eugene raise safety concerns after tragic crash (KEZI, 1/26/26)
• Witnesses report speeding in fatal Eugene crash near campus, police say (KEZI, 1/26/26)
• University of Oregon doctoral student dies after getting hit by a car while cycling (KLCC, 1/26/26)
• Bicyclist killed in crash at Patterson and 22nd in Eugene (KMTR, 1/26/26)
• Bicyclist killed in crash at Patterson and 22nd in Eugene (KVAL, 1/26/26)
• Eugene Police is responding to a crash at Patterson Street and 22nd Avenue (Eugene Police Department at Facebook, 1/25/26)
• Bring Erick Home to Kenya for a Final Farewell (GoFundMe)
• VIDEO: Erick Njue shares about why he is excited to make a difference in the field of special education (UO College of Education at YouTube, 4/12/24)
• Graduate Student Showcase (UO College of Education)
• Meet Erick Njue, ’23 (UO College of Education)

Merle Dean Sheffield (Highway 99 & Side Street)

• Driver arrested in fatal hit-and-run has previous DUII charge pending (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/27/26)
• In State of the City Address, Eugene Mayor focuses on safety, especially on Highway 99 (KLCC, 1/12/26)
• Mayor Knudson’s 2026 State of the City Address (City of Eugene, 1/12/26)
• Bicyclist’s death another grim reminder of Highway 99 danger (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/9/26)
• Police arrest man in connection to hit and run death on Highway 99 (Register-Guard, 1/8/26)
• Eugene police make arrest in fatal hit-and-run on Highway 99 (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/8/26)
• Eugene police arrest suspect in hit-and-run that killed 63-year-old bicyclist (KVAL, 1/7/26)
• Cyclist dies after Highway 99 hit-and-run (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 1/6/26)
• Bicyclist struck in hit-and-run crash on Highway 99 has died (Register-Guard, 1/6/26)
• Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run; Eugene police release details on suspect vehicle (KMTR, 1/6/26)
• Bicyclist killed in hit-and-run; Eugene police release details on suspect vehicle (KVAL, 1/6/26)
• Suspect sought in hit-and-run crash on Highway 99 that hospitalized 1 (Register-Guard, 1/5/26)
• Driver sought in hit and run that injured cyclist (KLCC, 1/5/26)
• Eugene police seeking suspect vehicle in fatal alleged hit-and-run crash with bicyclist (KEZI, 1/5/26)
• Along Highway 99, pedestrian traffic deaths are another risk for the unhoused (12/28/25)

Jordan Schwartz (Jasper Road)

• Bicyclist killed in Springfield collision, police say (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 9/18/25)
• Cyclist killed in suspected multi-vehicle crash on Jasper Road (KMTR, 9/18/25)
• Cyclist killed in suspected multi-vehicle crash on Jasper Road (KVAL, 9/18/25)

Elizabeth Cardenas Figueroa (Hilyard Street & 8^th Avenue)

• Hold committers of traffic violence accountable (letter by Willow Hamilton, Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 11/24/25)
• No charges in fatal car-bicycle crash is an insult (letter by Kate Shapiro, Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 11/19/25)
• Prosecutor declines to file charges in car-bicycle crash that killed UO student (r/Eugene, 11/15/25)
• Prosecutor declines to file charges in car-bicycle crash that killed UO student (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 11/14/25)
• UO student dies 10 days after bicycle crash on Hilyard Avenue (Daily Emerald, 8/20/25)
• 21-year-old University of Oregon student dies after crash near campus (Register-Guard, 8/20/25)
• Eugene bicyclist struck by driver on August 8 has died (KLCC, 8/20/25)
• Bicyclist hit by vehicle on Hilyard Street in Eugene dies, police confirm (KMTR, 8/20/25)
• Bicyclist hit by vehicle on Hilyard Street in Eugene dies, police confirm (KVAL, 8/20/25)
• Eugene bicyclist dies of injuries sustained in Aug. 8 crash (KEZI, 8/20/25)
• Bystander steps in after vehicle hits bicyclist in Eugene (KMTR, 8/18/25)
• Bystander steps in after vehicle hits bicyclist in Eugene (KVAL, 8/18/25)
• UO student hit while riding bicycle recovering from broken bones, brain injury (Lookout Eugene-Springfield, 8/15/25)
• Bicyclist critically injured in crash with car on Hilyard Street remains hospitalized (KMTR, 8/13/25)
• Bicyclist critically injured in crash with car on Hilyard Street remains hospitalized (KVAL, 8/13/25)
• Stand by Eli: Aid Her Recovery and Family (GoFundMe, 8/12/25)
• Traffic Advisory – Please avoid E. 8th Avenue from Broadway to Hilyard (Eugene Police Department at Facebook, 8/8/25)

See also

Related information from BEST:

• Cycle of Change
  • Safety
  • Biking
  • Walking
  • Steering

Last updated 2/1/26.