<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:purple;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Application Workshop scheduled for Jan. 14th 10 am - 11:30. Held via Go To Meeting. To sign up click here<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12kUlYQ8WuLLPS413yEEbGcwl6_M9T06FvIggadKjobQ/viewform">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12kUlYQ8WuLLPS413yEEbGcwl6_M9T06FvIggadKjobQ/viewform</a>
<o:p></o:p></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department’s Scenic Bikeway Program will accept applications in the spring of 2015 for new bikeway designations. Designated Scenic Bikeways are selected from locally proposed routes and represent the "best
of the best" road bicycle riding in Oregon. Currently, there are 12 designated bikeways totaling nearly 800 miles. Oregon is the only state with an official Scenic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Bikeway program. Completed applications consist of a proposed scenic route, a local proponent group, and letters of support from all governing bodies of road jurisdictions.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The applications must be submitted from March 17-31, 2015 to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Applications, , a list of important features for a bikeway and the criteria are available at<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/BIKE/Pages/info.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/oprd/BIKE/Pages/info.aspx</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information on the application process or the Bikeway Program contact Alex Phillips at 503-986-0631 or alex.phillips@oregon.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>