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Video of a Eugene Oregon Cycle Track

Thought people might like to see this cycle track here in Eugene, Oregon.

To read the full article with Photos and Video check it out on my blog HERE.

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Have you ever needed to travel up and back on the new Alder Street Cycle Track, in under 5 minutes? Well I actually can’t help you with that, but you can view its entirety of the cycle track right now from your computer. The other day I rode North and South bound lanes of the Alder Street Cycle Track in Eugene, Oregon, recording it with my new camera so more people can see it who haven’t been able to make it to the street yet, just don’t ride in that area, or are not from Eugene and can see what this cycle track looks like. This is a great way to view it, or show it off and brag “my city has a cycle track and bicycle only traffic signals“. When I went out to film this ride; the streets were pretty empty due to students being home for the holidays, and because it was right before the 2012 Rose Bowl (the Ducks Won!) Normally this area is full of students riding, driving, and walking to and from the University of Oregon campus.

This is the first cycle track here in Eugene featuring: one way car traffic (South bound only), North and South bound bike lanes on one side of the road, painted buffer zone separating the car lane from the bikes, green painted intersections to denote “car and bike caution crossing zone”, green painted bike boxes for south bound lanes, bicycle only traffic signals, and center lane car parking between 12th and 13th.

Sorry for any added shakiness, speeding a 6min ride one way into about 2min adds some extra bumps along the way. Enjoy the videos and feel free to share them to show the new cycling infrastructure here in Eugene, OR.

North bound starting at Alder/19th ending at Alder/Franklin Blvd.
http://youtu.be/bihEKHAzaAg South bound tarting at Alder/Franklin Blvd ending at Alder/19th.
http://youtu.be/hxXMHXBM2EE Read more about Eugene’s First Bike Only Traffic Signal

To read the full article with Photos and Video check it out on my blog HERE.

That is pretty sweet.

Good job on the video amckimmey, I've ridden the portion of the cycle track closer to 13th, but haven't done the entire thing yet. I need to check out the bike stop light! Thanks for posting this, I love seeing Eugene bike related posts!

Nice! Excellent videos too. I lived in Eugene in the early 90s. Haven't been there in at least a decade now, but aside from the new bike lanes, it still looks pretty much the same. :)

Lovely infrastructure, nice choice of music. Well done!

I like the one way street + no parking = 2 way cycle track idea.

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Originally Posted by Standalone (Post 13676666)

I like the one way street + no parking = 2 way cycle track idea.

There is parking on the section of the street between 13th and 12th, where there is some parking on the curb side of the driving lane, but there is also middle of the street short-term parking which is an interesting concept. You can see it at about 1:00 on the north bound video, 0:40 on the south bound video. So far from what I can tell and hear about it, it works out pretty well.

I rode the cycle track tonight finally, I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the bike light. Maybe it will grow on me if they use it in different areas.

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Originally Posted by Standalone (Post 13676666)

I like the one way street + no parking = 2 way cycle track idea.

Agree, very nice!

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Originally Posted by crazyfishor (Post 13678297)

I rode the cycle track tonight finally, I have to say I'm not a huge fan of the bike light. Maybe it will grow on me if they use it in different areas.

Which light/intersection were you at? If it was after dark the cameras used to pick up cyclist might have a harder times, if that was why you didn't like it.