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Ride 4 Justice: Statement by Aimee Okotie-Oyekan
Aimee Okotie-Oyekan is the Environmental and Climate Justice Coordinator for NAACP Eugene/Springfield and a graduate student studying planning at the University of Oregon. At home in Atlanta during the pandemic, she asked that the following…
Shift Lanes: 13th Avenue
The 13th Avenue Bikeway features a two-way protected bike lane from Alder Street to Lincoln Street, linking the University of Oregon to downtown Eugene. During the week of Fri–Fri, Oct. 23–30, Shift Lanes: 13th Avenue celebrates the…
Ride 4 Justice
UPDATE 10/23/2020: Added route map. On Saturday, Oct. 24, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., starting and ending in Alton Baker Park, join us for a 8-mile, family-friendly, socially-distanced solidarity ride for those we have lost…
20 is Plenty
20 is Plenty was approved for most neighborhood residential streets in Eugene on July 13, 2020; signs currently being installed on a rolling basis. 20 is Plenty yard signs are available starting in late October;…
LTD 2021–2030 CIP Open for Public Comment
UPDATE 11/13/2020: Now includes LTD Board adoption of CIP. UPDATE 10/21/2020: Now includes BEST’s recommendations. LTD’s Community Investment Plan (CIP) is a 10-year framework that provides direction on community investments. Scheduled for adoption on Nov….
Volunteer: Apply by October 23 to join Springfield’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
Apply by Friday, Oct. 23 at 5 p.m. to join Springfield’s Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC). Download an application. Questions? Contact Emma Newman at 541-726-4585 or enewman@springfield-or.gov.
BEST People: Marianne Nolte
Marianne Nolte says that biking is the way to go. She was BEST’s Transportation Options Coordinator for two years while earning a degree in planning from the UO. Now she is on the BEST Board…
After fatal traffic stop shooting, Springfield agrees to pay $4.55M, review police use of force
UPDATE 12/28/2020: Added links to recent Washington Post podcast and Atlantic story. UPDATE 10/17/2020: Added information from Washington Post story about police shootings involving people in the throes of a mental health crisis. On March…
Black Unity activist struck by driver during Children’s March
Multiple eye-witnesses report that Isiah Wagoner, 29, a leader of the activist group Black Unity, was intentionally struck by Travis Paul Waleri, 34, driving a white Subaru during a Children’s March on Sunday, June 28,…
2020 BEST Awards to Eugene transportation project, Downtown Springfield, and Springfield planner
EUGENE (June 24, 2020)—Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation recently presented awards to the Amazon Active Transportation Corridor, Downtown Springfield, and Springfield Transportation Planner Emma Newman.