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Cycle of Change: Walking
“I want to move the needle by advocating for complete and safe sidewalks in the Eugene-Springfield area, with a revised funding model.”
The CoC Walking working group is also known as Citizens United to Repair Broken Sidewalks (CURBS).
To get involved, subscribe to the coc-walk@best-oregon.org Google Group:
Projects
Currently, the CoC Walking working group is pursuing one project:
- Petition: Make Eugene Sidewalks Safe, Clean, and Hazard-Free!
Petition: Make Eugene Sidewalks Safe, Clean, and Hazard-Free!
Our city government knows the importance of sidewalks: “Safe sidewalks benefit pedestrians, people in wheelchairs, joggers, and others who use sidewalks to travel around town. Safe, clean and hazard-free sidewalks promote mobility and livability for the citizens of Eugene. The community and citizens benefit from having pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and driveway approaches as part of the City’s overall transportation system.”
Sadly, we residents of Eugene find that our sidewalks are clearly NOT safe, clean and hazard free. Many are in poor and deteriorating condition, and pose a significant risk for tripping and falling.
We call on City Leaders to:
- Develop a plan to substantially improve the condition of Eugene’s sidewalks over the next 10 years.
- Devise a stable, adequate and equitable funding mechanism for ongoing sidewalk repair.
We agree that:
- 100% of Eugene residents are pedestrians some of the time; everyone uses our sidewalks!
- Many depend on walking to meet basic needs because of age, ability, and to save money.
- Walking is an important component of our health and neighborhood life. Walking supports our local economy.
- Many home and business owners in our neighborhoods cannot afford to repair their sidewalks. It is expensive!
- Sidewalks are transportation infrastructure, just like streets and bike paths.
- There does not appear to be an effective plan for fixing the sidewalks. Indeed, they are steadily getting worse.
We urgently call on city leaders to develop a long-term funding mechanism to fix Eugene’s sidewalks.
We will present the petition—with these individual and organizational signatures—to the City Council.
Further reading
- Eugene sidewalk neglect poses safety risks, property owners responsible (KMTR, 4/18/24)
- Concerned citizens launch petition for better sidewalks (Whole Community News, 2/29/24)
External links
- Sidewalk Quality (LiveMove)
- Eugene Sidewalk Inventory (presentation to Jefferson Westside Neighbors, Anne Brown, Ph.D., Feb. ’24)
- Meet the LiveMove Sidewalk Quality Team
- Sidewalk Safety (City of Eugene)
See also
Related information from BEST: