Chico and Redding - "City of Roses" meets Shasta Cascade

Chico, known as the "City of Roses" is the most populous city in Butte County, California, and is one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. The original inhabitants of the area now known as Chico were the Mechoopda Maidu Native Americans.  As of the 2010 census population was 86,187 up from 59,954 at the time of the 2000 census. The city is a cultural, economic, and educational center of the northern Sacramento Valley and home to both California State University, Chico and Bidwell Park, one of the country's 25 largest municipal parks and the 13th largest municipally-owned park.  

Redding is located on Interstate 5 in Northern California, and the Sacramento River courses through the city. It has a population of 89,861 and is the largest city in the Shasta Cascade region, and is the fourth largest city in the Sacramento Valley.

The major roads through Chico and Redding include:

• State Route 99 and State Route 32 intersect in Chico.
• Interstate 5 runs through the east central portion of Redding.
• CA 299, formerly U.S. 299, runs through the western, central, and northeastern parts of Redding.
• CA 44 runs through the middle and eastern part of town. Its western terminus is at Market Street (California 273) in downtown Redding.
• CA 273, was formerly the Interstate 5 Business Route, and also formerly the U.S. 99, directly through Redding.

To get up-to-date road information, go to the California DOT site. And to find out current weather conditions in Chico and Redding, go to Accuweather.com.

Links to accidents that occur in the Chico-Redding area

Here is information on the most recent accidents in the Chico and Redding areas:

• Chico and Redding car accidents
• Chico and Redding motorcycle accidents
• Chico and Redding pedestrian accidents
• Chico and Redding commercial truck accidents
• Chico and Redding bus accidents
• Chico and Redding aircraft accidents

If you are looking for information on a specific crash that happened in Chico or Redding, go to the link above for the accident type you are seeking. 

If you know someone who has been injured in a Chico or Redding accident, here are links to the major hospitals in the area:

CHICO -

• Enloe Medical Center
• Riverside Convalescent Hospital

REDDING - 

• Shasta Regional Medical Center
• Patients' Hospital
• St Elizabeth Community Hospital
• Mercy Medical Center Redding

Chico and Redding Community Safety Resources:

Bike Walk Alliance advocating for a safe people-powered movement. Healthy Shasta promotes safe trips to school in the Redding area.

Legal information for accident victims in Chico and Redding

When injury or death is the result of a motor-vehicle crash in Chico or Redding, many decisions need to be made immediately, and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?

Eugene, Oregon - Oregon's second largest city, home to the University of Oregon

Eugene is home to more than 140,000 people. It covers approximately 41.5 square miles, with the Willamette River running through the heart of the city and the McKenzie River joining the Willamette to the north of town. The elevation is 426 above sea level and the city's topography features Skinner Butte to the north of downtown and the south, the landmark Spencer Butte, now a 310-acre city park.

Eugene's climate, with an average temperature of 53 degrees, is one of the city's attractive features. Mild winters, long growing seasons, and few drastic weather changes are characteristic. Normal annual rainfall is 43 inches which falls mostly between September and June. 

Eugene has a high percentage of professionals including doctors, lawyers, architects, and educators. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon , Northwest Christian University, and Lane Community College.

Major highways around the Eugene region

Highways traveling within and through Eugene include:

• Interstate 5: Interstate 5 forms much of the eastern city limit, acting as an effective, though unofficial boundary between Eugene and Springfield. To the north, I-5 leads to the Willamette Valley and Portland. To the south, I-5 leads to Roseburg, Medford, and the southwestern portion of the state. In full, Interstate 5 continues north to the Canadian Border at Blaine, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia and extends south to the Mexican border at Tijuana and San Diego.Oregon Route 126 is routed along the Eugene-Springfield Highway, a limited-access freeway. The Eugene portion of this highway begins at an interchange with Interstate 5 and ends two miles (3 km) west at a freeway terminus. 
• Delta Highway: The Delta Highway forms a connector of less than 2 miles (3.2 km) between Interstate 105 and Beltline Highway.
• Oregon Route 99: Oregon Route 99 forks off Interstate 5 south of Eugene, and forms a major surface artery in Eugene. It continues north into the Willamette valley, parallel to I-5. It is sometimes called the "scenic route" since it has a great view of the Coast Range and also stretches through many scenic farmlands of the Willamette Valley.

Transportation options to and from Eugene

Air travel is served by the Eugene Airport, which is the fifth largest airport in the Northwest and second largest airport in Oregon. The Eugene Metro area also has numerous private airports, several heliports, and many single helipads.

The 1908 Amtrak depot downtown was restored in 2004; it is the southern terminus for two daily runs of the Amtrak Cascades, and a stop along the route in each direction for the daily Coast Starlight.

Lane Transit District covers 240 square miles of Lane County, including Creswell, Cottage Grove, Junction City, Veneta, and Blue River. Operating more than 90 buses during peak hours, LTD carries riders on 3.7 million trips every year. 

Get information on recent accidents in Eugene

If you are looking for information on a specific accident in Eugene, please check the links below:

• Eugene commercial trucking accidents
• Eugene car accidents
• Eugene pedestrian accidents
• Eugene motorcycle accidents
• Eugene bicycle accidents
• Eugene aircraft accidents
• Eugene train accidents

Major medical centers near Eugene

After a serious accident, many people receive treatment at one of Eugene's nearby medical centers, including:

Sacred Heart Medical Center;

Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend;

McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center.

Where to find legal assistance after you or a loved one are involved in a Eugene accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a Eugene personal injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, a Eugene wrongful death lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a Eugene accident lawyer can do to help.

Syracuse - 

Syracuse the county seat of Onondaga County. It is the fourth most populous metropolitan city in the state of New York. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 732,117.

Syracuse is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a downtown convention complex and, directly west of the city, the Empire Expo Center, which hosts the annual Great New York State Fair. Syracuse was named after the original Syracuse (Siracusa in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily.

Major Roadways in Syracuse

Four Interstate Highways run through the Syracuse area:

Interstate 81 runs north-south through Syracuse, and provides access to Canada, Pennsylvania and points south. 

Interstate 90 (Seattle to Boston), also known as the New York State Thruway, runs east-west, just north of the city. It is a toll highway that provides access to Rochester, Buffalo, Albany, and the north-south (Interstate 87) part of the Thruway which leads to New York City.

Interstate 690 runs east-west through the city, and provides access to Interstate 90, as well as to Syracuse's northwestern and eastern suburbs. A spur off I-690 directly west of the city, NY 695, provides freeway access to the southwestern suburbs. It meets Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse in a highly complex and incomplete intersection. 

Interstate 481 forms an eastern loop around the city and continues to the northwest as NY 481 to Fulton and Oswego, on the shore of Lake Ontario.

Other Transportation in Syracuse

Public transit

Syracuse is served by the Central New York Regional Transportation Authority, or CNYRTA. The CNYRTA operates bus service in Syracuse and its suburbs, as well as to outlying metropolitan area cities such as Auburn, Fulton, and Oswego.

Rail

The city lies on Amtrak's Empire Service, Lake Shore Limited, and Maple Leaf lines. The Empire Service runs several times daily from Niagara Falls to New York Penn Station, with major stops in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Utica, and Albany along the way.

The Lake Shore Limited connects Syracuse to the same cities as above (except Niagara Falls), but continues westward from Buffalo to Chicago via Cleveland and Toledo, and eastward to Boston. 

Also completing one roundtrip a day, the Maple Leaf follows the path of the Empire Service train, but continues to Toronto.

Bus

Greyhound Lines and Trailways provide long-distance bus service. Both also use the William F. Walsh Regional Transportation Center located in the northern area of the city.

Air service

Syracuse is served by the Syracuse Hancock International Airport in nearby Salina. The airport is served by 6 major airlines, which provide non-stop flights to destinations as far away as Minneapolis, as well as several daily flights to other important airline hubs and business centers such as Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, and Detroit, and 147 foreign cities from 87 different countries. Cargo carriers FedEx and UPS also serve the airport. New York City can be reached in under an hour flight.

Major Hospitals and Medical Centers in Syracuse

If you are searching for someone who was injured in an accident in Syracuse, there is a good chance they were taken to one of the following locations for medical treatment:

• Crouse Hospital;
• SUNY Upstate University Hospital;
• St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center.

Go here to read about recent accidents in Syracuse:

Syracuse pedestrian accidents;

Syracuse car accidents;

Syracuse motorcycle accidents;

Syracuse bicycle accidents;

Syracuse bus accidents;

Syracuse aircraft accidents;

Syracuse truck accidents.

Where to find legal assistance after a Syracuse injury accident

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a New York injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is injured or killed in a collision, a New York accident lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery.