Presenter(s): Jack Buechler
Faculty Mentor(s): Sarah Stoeckl
Poster 172
Session: Environmental Leaders ARC
Eugene, Oregon is one of the most bike friendly cities to live in. Due to the high number of bike paths and bike lanes, the League of American Bicyclists awarded Eugene and Springfield as a ‘Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community.’ Since biking is a widely loved activity which provides many benefits, we decided to initiate a ride group to both familiarize riders with the numerous bike paths in Eugene and to encourage people to use them safely. We advertised to both the student body at UO and the community within Eugene through flyers and Facebook. Tour de Friends meets once a week on Thursday afternoons, and usually rides for approximately an hour. We change the route weekly in order to help people, mainly students, gain increased exposure to the different areas within the city. By getting more people to choose to ride their bikes over driving a car, we can hopefully help to reduce emissions caused by vehicles.