The Bailey Hill Road Safety Coalition has been working to reduce pedestrian danger on this street. At the Churchill Area Neighborhood meeting on January 23, 2008, Eugene Public Works communication manager, Eric Jones, agreed to take this safety issue into the Public Works formal planning process.

That process begins with three public design workshops. They will all be held on Wednesday evenings in the Churchill H.S. library from 6 to 8 p.m. The dates are April 9, May 7 and June 4, 2008. Anyone who has an interest is invited to attend.

The first workshop on April 9 will highlight work completed to date and will provide an opportunity for participants to learn more about the concept of a "road diet" and how this treatment could be applied to Bailey Hill Road. The second design meeting will use maps to have planners mark out the design ideas generated by the participants at these meetings. City staff will present a refined concept design at the final workshop on Wednesday, June 4, 2008.

The goal of this process is to develop a concept design that addresses operational and safety issues with the input of nearby residents, the broader community, important stakeholders and City engineering staff.

For additional information, contact Associate Transportation Planner, David Roth at david.f.roth@ci.eugene.or.us or (541) 682-5727. The Eugene project website is located at www.eugene-or.gov/pwprojects.

In related news the parents of McCornack, Kennedy and neighboring Arts and Technology Academy at Jefferson are working on Safe Routes to School grant proposals for their schools. Contact these schools to volunteer.