The Amazon Active Transportation Corridor project has been in development since 2012. It seeks to implement the "Ridgeline to River" path concept envisioned by city leaders since the development of the Amazon Path. In summary, the "Ridgeline to River" corridor would connect the Ridgeline Trail and Spencer's Butte in south Eugene to the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path and Willamette River on the north. A portion of this corridor is already constructed - the Amazon Path is a 12' concrete path from 34th Avenue to 19th Avenue. The Amazon Active Transportation Corridor project builds the southern end of the "Ridgeline to River" pathway. (A future projects is planned for 2019-20 to extend the bikeway north on High Street from 19th Avenue to 6th Avenue.)
City of Eugene has received funding from the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to implement several neighborhood greenways identified in the Transportation Systems Plan. These projects would improve local transportation connections for walking and bicycling. The project area includes three neighborhoods in northeast Eugene (Cal Young Neighborhood Association, Harlow Neighbors, and Northeast Neighbors.)
Following a year-long pilot study, staff shared the study’s success with the Eugene City Council on February 26, 2018 and informed them that the bike lanes and a three-lane street will be made permanent with a pavement preservation project in 2019. The project will replace sidewalks, driveways, and access ramps; and add pedestrian-scale street lighting and rain gardens on side streets to treat stormwater. Community engagement is planned to review the design as it progresses this year.
The proposed 13th Avenue Bikeway will feature a two-way protected bike lane on 13th Avenue from campus to downtown Eugene.
Protected bike lanes provide physical separation between the bikeway and travel lanes. To facilitate two-way traffic, signalized intersections will have bike-only signal phases to prevent turning conflicts between street users and people riding bicycles.
The High Street Bikeway will include a two-way protected bike lane stretching from 19th Avenue to 5th Avenue. Signalized intersections will include bike-only signals to prevent conflicts between street users, bike riders and cars. This path will be the last piece of the “River to Ridges” active transportation connection, which connects the Ridgeline Trail in south Eugene to the Riverbank Path along the Willamette.
