Cycle of Change » Biking

Cycle of Change: Biking

“I want to move the needle by advocating for a complete bicycle network serving the Eugene-Springfield area, not in 50 years but in 5 years.”

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

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

Projects

Currently, the CoC Biking working group is pursuing two projects:

• Bicycle network
• Bicycle counts

Bicycle network

Assess existing routes to learn how well these support safe, practical, and comfortable bicycling and where there are needs for improvements or additions.

• Visit existing routes, looking, snapping photos, and taking notes.
• Optionally, use AARP’s Bike Audit Toolkit.
• Optionally, reference LiveMove’s Tactical Urbanism for the kinds of modest improvements that could be made.
• Partner with affected neighborhoods.
• Report findings to the larger Cycle of Change and decide what next steps, if any, are warranted.
• When appropriate, communicate with the responsible jurisdiction.

Bicycle counts

According to The League of American Bicyclists, “No matter why or how you decide to collect bike counts, it is an important part of the bike advocacy process. Having reliable, consistent data will help to tell a story, reflect what is actually going on in a community, and can help to make informed decisions backed by data.”

More specifically, a counter will help show both taxpayers and City leaders how well the City’s protected bikeways are working to recruit the “interested, but concerned” cyclists. In addition, a counter could provide real data to track progress toward Eugene’s climate goal of tripling bike trips. A counter might also give cyclists the sense that riding a bike makes them part of a community of cyclists. If there is an artistic component of a bike counter, it can express the joy of riding a bike, and link cycling to Eugene’s vibrant arts community.

• Explore installing an automated bicycle counter in a prominent location, e.g., the intersection of two protected bikeways at East 13th Avenue and High Street in Eugene.
• Consider the possibility of mounting a bicycle counter on a sculpture.
• Research technologies and costs.
• Research potential grants and other sources of funding.
• When appropriate, communicate with the responsible jurisdiction.

External links

Information, plans & committees

• City of Eugene
  • Bike
    • Bike Maps
      • Eugene Bike Map (English)
      • Springfield Bike Map (English) 
      • Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path Map (English)
    • Guide to Your Ride
  • Move EUG: Active Transportation Strategy
    • List of Projects
    • Map of Projects
    • Vision Zero
    • Complete Street Design Standards
      • Street Typology Map – North Eugene
      • Street Typology Map – South Eugene
      • Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Access Ways (draft, 2020)
        • Quick Reference Guide
      • 2035 Transportation System Plan (2017)
        • Bike Projects Wall Map
      • Active Transportation Committee (ATC)
• City of Springfield
  • Walk Bike
  • Bicycle Plan (1998)
  • Bikeway Plan (1974)
  • Transportation System Plan (2020)
  • Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC)
• Lane County
  • Bicycle Master Plan
  • Transportation System Plan
  • Transportation Advisory Committee (TrAC)
• Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT)
  • Oregon Bicycling Manual (ODOT, 2021)
  • Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan (ODOT, 2016)
  • The Bicyclist’s Survival Guide (ODOT, 2013)
  • Oregon Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (OBPAC)
• Improving Safety for Walking, Biking, and Rolling (USDOT)
• Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety (FHWA)

Bike audits

• Bike Audit Toolkit (AARP)

Neighborhood greenways

• Neighborhood Greenways 2.0 (UO LiveMove, June 2023)
• Alder Street Neighborhood Greenway (City of Eugene, OR)
• Neighborhood Greenway Projects (City of Portland, OR)
  • What are Neighborhood Greenways?
• Healthy Streets (City of Seattle, WA)

Tactical urbanism

• Tactical Urbanism (UO LiveMove, June 2024)
• Street Plans
  • Tactical Urbanist’s Guide
  • Tactical Urbanism Projects
• Community-Led Placemaking Program Information & Application (City of Baltimore, MD)
• Community Led Traffic Calming Demonstration Program (City of Fort Wayne, IN)

Bike counters

• Innovation in Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts: A Review of Emerging Technology (Alta Planning + Design)
• Bicycle Counts (City of Portland, OR)
• Bike Counters (City of Seattle, WA)

Further reading

• A Blueprint for Better Bike Lanes (Bloomberg CityLab, 1/10/25)
• NACTO Launches New Urban Bikeway Design Guide for the Next Generation of Innovative Cycling Infrastructure (NACTO, 1/7/25)
• How to Design a Bikeway (Aaron Kuehn, BikePortland, 9/25–27/24)
• “Eugene approves 55 bike, pedestrian, and safety projects” (KLCC, 10/27/23)
• “55 new walking, biking projects coming to Eugene through road bond” (Register-Guard, 10/26/23)
• Making Bikes Count With Bike Counts (League of American Bicyclists, 6/21/22)

See also

Related information from BEST:

• Cycle of Change
  • Walking
  • Public Education
  • Legislation
  • Steering

Last updated 3/3/25.