Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Planning

TO:	Craig Weinaug, Douglas County Administrator David L. Corliss, Lawrence City Manager
FROM:	Jessica Mortinger, Transportation Planner
DATE:	November 1, 2014
RE:	Bicycle Advisory Committee (BAC) Members host Ride to Celebrate 9^th Street Bicycle Lanes

Background

The recently completed 9^th Street lane reconfiguration reduced travel lanes and added bike lanes in each direction from west of Emery Rd. to Illinois St. and shared lane markings from Illinois St. to Mississippi St. to connect to the existing bike lanes to the east.

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Celebration Ride Planned

On Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 1 p.m., BAC members have invited the public to meet in South Park for a bike ride to celebrate the new bike lanes on 9th Street.

Lisa Hallberg, BAC Chairwoman says the ride is, “to acknowledge and celebrate the progress that the City of Lawrence has made to integrate cycling as a means of transportation and to advance cycling for healthy lifestyle and sport within our community.” Cyclists will meet in South Park by the fountain for a short (45 minute) slow paced family friendly ride.

For more information you may contact Lisa Hallberg, Lawrence-Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Committee Chair, by email at wirely.lisa@gmail.com or phone at (785) 418-6221 or Jessica Mortinger, Transportation Planner, Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, at (785) 832-3165 and jmortinger@lawrenceks.org.