Evan,

Can you provide us with the names of the most appropriate city
personnel/city councilors to whom we should address our comments?
And are you in a position to clarify "It has come to my attention... ". In
other words, have there been public comments made that we can quote or refer
to?

Thanks,

Susan

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-----Original Message-----
From: obra-bounces@list.obra.org [mailto:obra-bounces@list.obra.org] On
Behalf Of Evan MacKenzie
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 7:56 AM
To: Jonathan Maus; obra@list.obra.org; info@bta4bikes.org
Subject: [OBRA Chat] Bicycling in Hillsboro

It has come to my attention that a number of Hillsboro City Councilors are
not in favor of bicycle lanes.
My first question then is:
What is the ORS that refers to bicycles having the right to use the full
lane when no bicycle lane is present?
My second question:
In lieu of a bicycle lane, should I start riding my bike down the middle of
the right lane on Cornell Road at 8 mph? Should I ask the Street Committee
and the City Council why a street designated as a collector, without any
traffic calming devices (NE Grant Street) is designated a part of the City's
Bicycle Way Network? This is not the only example of such a conflict, by the
way.
My third question:
Are there any people out there who would like to express their views to our
Mayor, the City Council, and/or the Hillsboro Street Committee?
Hillsboro Street Committee
Meeting Dates
4th Tuesdays of the month at 6PM in rooms 105/115.
Civic Center, Conference Room C113C
150 E. Main St.
Hillsboro City Council
First and third Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Hillsboro Civic Center Auditorium
150 E Main St.
Work Session follows regular meeting in Room 113B
(Third Tuesday only)

As some of you who may have read any of my previous posts may know, I am a
public employee for a certain municipality in the Portland metro area. Given
my status, I have to be very careful when I pursue what might be construed
as "political activities" while on the job (it's 7:55 am right now). So
please consider this a heads-up. Those of you out there in the cycling
community, if you feel the need to offer some constructive criticism of this
viewpoint, it's up to you.
Please feel free to forward this message to people in the cycling community,
but PLEASE DO NOT forward this email directly to anyone at the City of
Hillsboro.
Keep the rubber side down,
Evan

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