Nine bike routes in the Santa Clara area are listed below. Six 2-mile routes, two 5-mile routes and one 10-mile route.
The 2-mile rides
These are intended to be 10 to 15 minute rides that stay off of high traffic, high speed streets like River Road, Irving, Irvington and Wilkes. All but one pass a city park.
The 10-mile route is a 45 minute to an hour and 15 minute ride. The route crosses River Road at two points. One is a controlled light and one is at a stop sign. The route passes the farms and pastures along Beacon and River Loop 1 as well as passing Arrowhead Park on the west side.
Here’s a 2 mile bike ride that starts at Scenic and Edwards.
Choose an entry point and then travel the course clockwise. Biking clockwise will give you the most right hand turns, which are much safer than left hand turns. There are three left hand turns on this route. Please stop and make sure the coast is clear when you make a left hand turn.
Turn by turn directions starting at the corner of Scenic and Edwards. (You can join in anywhere along the route and follow the turns.).
L onto Scenic (head south)
R onto Spring Creek Dr
R onto Spring Meadows
R onto Beacon (head east)
R onto Scenic
L onto Wendover
L onto Nottingham
R onto Wendover
R onto Edwards
End at Scenic (or go to top and continue loop)
ALWAYS wear a helmet
WEAR bright colors – florescent yellow or florescent orange are best.
DON’T LOOK DOWN at a cell phone. Homeowners often walk out from their houses between hedges to begin walks. If you’re looking down, you’ll hit them.
Join us for a Community Park meeting put on by the city of Eugene on August 25th from 6 to 8 pm. The meeting will be the second community workshop to help determine what to do with the 35 acres near Madison Middle School.
You can get updates like the following from LTD by joining the email list on this web page – Santa Clara Transit Station. Look for the green tab near the top right if you visit the LTD page.
August 3 LTD update:
Current Status: Construction
During the month of July, significant progress was made at the transit station and park and ride. At the driver relief building, the concrete slab was poured, the framing was completed and the electrical and plumbing rough-in began. As we enter August, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work will continue in the building and structural steel will be installed.
At the platform area, the concrete footings for the shelters were poured and electrical conduit for lighting was installed. The new shelters are currently being fabricated and are planned to be installed at the end of August.
The concrete curbs at the park and ride have been installed and work on storm water planters and general grading continues. Concrete curbs and sidewalks will continue to be poured throughout the station in August.
Privately Engineered Public Improvements (PEPI) continued thru July. Conduit for the new traffic signal at the intersection of River Road and Green Lane was bored underground in July. The traffic signal pole foundations will be installed over the month of August while the actual traffic signal poles and arms are planned to be installed in September. In early August along Green Lane, EWEB will be installing electrical infrastructure underground and removing several poles. Following EWEB’s infrastructure install, construction efforts will begin along Green Lane and are expected to last two months. Green Lane will be stripped of the current asphalt and a new base will be constructed for the road. New asphalt will be laid and a sidewalk will be installed along the north side of Green Lane. During construction hours, Green Lane will be open to one-lane traffic. Flaggers will be on site to direct traffic around the construction. Outside of construction hours, Green Lane will be open for two-way traffic. The curbs for the new Elementary Lane were poured during July. In August, the sidewalk along the western side of Elementary Lane will be poured.
Traffic Impacts: Green Lane will be open to one-lane traffic from River Road to the east end of the Santa Clara Transit Station during construction hours of 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Flaggers will be directing traffic around the road construction; drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists are encouraged to use caution when traveling on Green Lane. Outside of construction hours, Green Lane will be open for two-way traffic.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
In 2015, LTD purchased an 8-acre undeveloped parcel along River Road between Hunsaker Lane and Green Lane to pursue the design and construction of the Santa Clara Transit Station. This site was selected because the property allows for flexible development of a transit station and Park & Ride. The site provides sufficient space to allow for maximum maneuverability of buses and for better access for riders, pedestrians, cyclists, and people who use mobility devices. The design includes 6 bus bays, 55 parking spaces at the adjacent Park & Ride, on-street parking, secure bike parking, covered station platforms, and a small driver relief building.
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