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<br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />125 East 8 Avenue, 2 Floor <br />thnd <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5010 <br />(541) 682-5414 (FAX) <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER <br />January 22, 2015 <br /> <br />IN THIS EDITION <br /> <br />NEWS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED ABOUT UPCOMING WORK ON WEST EUGENE EMX PROJECT <br />ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION FAIR AT EUGENE PUBLIC LIBRARY <br />CITY’S ‘GOOD EARTH’ BOOTH FOCUSES ON CLEAN WATER FOR ALL <br /> <br />AROUND THE CITY <br /> <br />News Conference Scheduled about Upcoming Work on West Eugene EmX Project <br />The next phase of the West Eugene EmX project is scheduled to begin next week. At a news conference on Tuesday, Jan. 27, <br />at 10 a.m., staff from Lane Transit District and the City of Eugene will describe the planned road, sidewalk and <br />infrastructure improvements and show how five miles of new landscaping will put the “right tree in the right place.” The <br />news conference will take place on West 7 Avenue, east of Garfield Street. <br />th <br /> <br />The City’s Public Works Urban Forestry staff has been closely involved in the <br />West Eugene EmX landscape plan to ensure that the new street trees and <br />landscaping will have better growing conditions than exist alon g the route <br /> <br />today. Approximately 260 trees will be removed along the EmX corridor to <br />meet requirements that streets along the route be widened to maintain traffic <br />flow. The widened streets will also provide more room for larger planting <br />areas and wider sidewalks. More than 460 trees will be replanted, meaning <br />that 200 additional trees will be growing along the West Eugene EmX corridor <br />when the project is completed. <br /> <br />Nearly four years ago, the City Council voted unanimously in favor of a route <br />that runs along 6, 7 and 11 avenues. Since then, extensive planning and <br />ththth <br />design work has focused on engineering a project that extends fast, frequent <br />transit service linking west Eugene to downtown Eugene and Springfield. Pre- <br />construction activities have included underground utility relocation and tree <br />root survey work. The next phase includes removing about 150 trees along 6 <br />th <br />and 7 avenues and staging materials and equipment. Actual road work is <br />th <br />expected to begin in March. <br /> <br />LTD has mailed postcards to 16,000 residents and property owners along the West Eugene EmX route. A factsheet titled <br />Landscape Improvements provides detailed information about how the right tree in the right place equals a healthy <br />landscape. For more information, contact LTD’s Project Information Officer Lisa VanWinkle at 541-682-6212, or Public <br />Works Project Engineering Liaison Kerry Werner at 541-682-5477. <br /> <br />Alternative Education Fair at Eugene Public Library <br />Parents, teens, and kids: drop in at the Downtown Eugene Public Library on Saturday, Jan. 31, between 1 and 4 p.m., for the <br />Alternative Education Fair. Admission is free. <br /> <br />The Alternative Education Fair will include displays and representatives from more than a dozen local private schools, <br />charter schools, Eugene District 4J alternative programs, and home-schooling organizations, plus other educational <br />resources available through the Eugene Public Library, including the online Homework Centers for kids and teens. <br /> <br />This event is co-sponsored by the Eugene Public Library and the Eugene Sudbury School. For more information, contact the <br />Eugene Public Library at 541-682-8316 or www.eugene-or.gov/library. <br /> <br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 1 <br />January 22, 2015 <br />