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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Work Session: Central Area Transportation Study Meeting Date: March 8, 2004 Department: Public Works www. cl. eugene, or. us Agenda Item Number: D Staff Contact: Chris Henry Contact Telephone Number: (541) 682-8472 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY This is a work session to review public testimony from the January 26, 2004, public hearing regarding an update to the adopted 1993 Central Area Transportation Study (CATS). If adopted, the 2003 CATS Update would replace the 1993 CATS as the transportation refinement plan for the greater downtown area. The City Council will be asked to adopt only the policies included in the Central Area Transportation Study. BACKGROUND Council Action History The Central Area Transportation Study was most recently adopted in 1993 as the Central Eugene Parking and Traffic Circulation Plan. On April 9 2001, as key next steps to implement the Greater Downtown Vision, the City Council initiated updates to both the 1984 Downtown Plan and the 1993 CATS. On December 1, 2003 the City Council held a work session to consider the Draft June 2003 Central Area Transportation Study. On January 26, 2004, the City Council held a public hearing to gather testimony regarding the Draft June 2003 Central Area Transportation Study. Policy Issues Should the 1993 Central Transportation Study be updated for consistency with the Eugene Downtown Plan and to include the "Great Streets" concept? Council Goal Action Priority SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT A community that retains a high quality of life anda healthy economy, effectively links landuse and transportation planning, and successfully manages growth and change in the urban environment The CATS policies support integration of land use and transportation planning through specific actions related to the transportation system that implement the goals of the Eugene Downtown Plan. The study L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040308\S040308D.doc