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<br /> <br /> <br />ECC <br />UGENE ITY OUNCIL <br />AIS <br />GENDA TEM UMMARY <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Work Session: West Eugene EmX Extension Update <br /> <br /> <br />Meeting Date: May 13, 2009 Agenda Item Number: A <br />Department: Public Works Staff Contact: Rob Inerfeld <br />www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5343 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />ISSUE STATEMENT <br /> <br />At this council work session, Lane Transit District (LTD) staff will provide an update on the West Eugene <br />EmX Extension (WEEE) including elements of the National Environmental Policy Act process, the <br />relation of the EmX to City and regional goals, progress to-date, and the process from this point forward. <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />th <br />The council voted on October 9, 2006, to identify West 11 Avenue as the City’s priority for the next <br />EmX corridor study. At its October 18, 2006, meeting, the LTD Board of Directors endorsed the Eugene <br />City Council action. Based on this direction, staff began work on planning for the West Eugene EmX <br />Extension. LTD staff last provided an update to the council on the WEEE process at the September 8, <br />2008, City Council Work Session. <br /> <br />The attached memo from LTD staff provides an update on the WEEE process to-date and discusses <br />connections between the WEEE process and the West Eugene Collaborative process and report, and <br />describes the relationship between the build-out of the EmX system and regional and community goals. <br /> <br /> <br />RELATED CITY POLICIES <br />From Eugene-Springfield Transportation System Plan (TransPlan): <br />TSI Transit Policy #2: Bus Rapid Transit <br />Establish a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system composed of frequent, fast transit service along major <br />corridors and neighborhood feeder service that connects with the corridor service and with activity <br />centers, if the system is shown to increase transit mode split along BRT corridors, if local <br />governments demonstrate support, and if financing for the system is feasible. <br /> <br />From Adopted Growth Management Policies: <br />Growth Management Policy 11 <br />Increase the use of alternative modes of transportation by improving the capacity, design, safety, and <br />convenience of the transit, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation systems. <br /> <br /> <br />COUNCIL OPTIONS <br /> <br />This is an informational meeting only; therefore there are no options for the council to consider. <br /> Z:\CMO\2009 Council Agendas\M090513\S090513A.doc <br /> <br />