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... developed which would include more than just a series of sidewalks. A third concern regarded the proposed bus rapid-transit system with two changes sug- gested: A more direct route needed from the Friendly area neighborhood to the University of Oregon; additionally, they wanted to see the BART line from 29th ~ and Willamette to 18th and Polk realigned to 29th-28th, Friendly-24th, Chambers.- ~ 18th. Another concern expressed was opposition to the proposed 18th-19th couplet. It was felt that this would increase traffic flow and congestion in front of South Eugene High School and 19th was considered to be a major bicycle route with this couplet interferring with its use in that manner. The final concern was the opposition to the Eugene east-west corridor recommendation. Specifically the group objected to the 6th-7th Freeway and the West 8th Avenue intersections project. The group proposed that 6th and 7th be treated in the manner outlined in the unrecommended Alternative No.2 of widening each to four lanes and constructing an arterial connecting them to West 11th. For 18th Avenue the group proposed intersection improvements at Chambers, Polk, and Willamette only. Mr. Silvermoon concluded that the neighborhood group felt each neighborhood should be consulted during the design 'and implementation process for any project recommended during the adopted plan. F. A. Sparrow, 1568 West 24th Place, spoke in regard to treatment of citizens. He said the City had been harrassing him for quite some time, telling him he would be fined $500 a day for feeding sea gulls. He said he planned to sue the City and felt there would not be enough money left for the T-2000 Plan after his lawsuit. Jon Stafford, 1060 Madison, represented the West Side Neighborhood Quality Project. He spoke regarding the Washington-Jefferson street corridor, express- ing dissatisfaction with the increase in traffic into the local neighborhood. He felt the initial planning and zoning of the area of establishing a corridor between the residential and commerical areas was a good idea; however, it is now a ~ corridor between residential and residential areas. He said his group had been trying to rectify that for a number of years and had been hoping in the T-2000 Update that could be changed. However, it has not happened. One point he wished to make clear was the indication in the plan of an incentive to be used to direct the Ferry Street Bridge-Coburg Road traffic to the Washington-Jefferson Street Bridge. His group was very much in opposition to that particular part of the plan and felt it would make an already bad situation worse. He felt the plan should delete that suggestion or add the wording "after measures have been completed to return the Washington-Jefferson Street Bridge traffic to residential status." Suggestions such as keeping parking on Washington-Jefferson street, widening 6th-7th avenues, and closure of Madison at 6th Avenue do not seem to provide much relief to the Washington-Jefferson street problem. It was asked that the plan delete those proposals and establish for the interim diver- sion of some traffic to Lincoln and Charnel ton, and implementation of traffic control techniques to provide such diversion. The main concern was to get traffic off Washington-Jefferson streets. Jim Williams, 2083 Garfield, spoke regarding the issue of traffic on Washington- Jefferson streets. He said most traffic off those streets are going west; and an alternate program that would take the traffic more east than west mi~ht be 4/17/78--2 . 2.~O