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Development Of New Concrete Trail Begins Near Jessen Drive

City of Eugene

Construction is underway on the Jessen Path in West Eugene. The mile-and-a-half long concrete path will run along the southern edge of Golden Gardens Park, and north of Jessen Drive.

Katie Marwitz is Program Manager for the City of Eugene.  She says construction calls for lighting that’ll be confined largely to the 12-foot wide path itself.

“Most of it will be pedestrian-scale lighting, and all the lighting will have ‘baffles’. Basically a shield on the back side so it funnels the light in one direction," explains Marwitz.  "Which provide a shield for both the neighboring homes and the natural areas within Golden Gardens Park.  So it focuses the light down into the pathway where the pedestrians or other users would need it.”

The $ 2.1 million grant-funded project is slated to be done in September.

Copyright 2018, KLCC.

Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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