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<br />e <br /> <br />Boles agreed with Mr. Rutan and stated that there must be a creative transi- <br />tion strategy between reducing automobile use and increasing use of mass <br />transportation. Ms. Ehrman concurred. <br /> <br />Ms. Ehrman wondered if the City could work with LTO on the bus station park- <br />ing issue. Mr. Gleason responded that parking would still need to be provid- <br />ed. Ms. Ehrman noted that the Hult Center parking structure is not being <br />used to its fullest and wondered if the City could strongly encourage people <br />to use it even if doing so meant that they had to walk an extra block to <br />their destination. <br /> <br />The council and the LTD Board agreed that greater cooperation and commitment <br />was needed. In response to a question from Mr. Miller, Mr. Brandt said the <br />two bodies needed better communication. He believed that it would also be <br />helpful if the board knew more about the long-term plans for Eugene's down- <br />town. For example, he wondered whether buses would be allowed to pass <br />through Willamette Street if it were opened. Mr. Nicholson noted again that <br />the possible opening of Willamette and/or Olive streets was not a critical <br />issue. He commented that in visiting three of the Ferry Street Bridge pre- <br />sentations, the LTO station was never mentioned. He added that of the four <br />current bridge plans, only two were workable for LTD. <br /> <br />Mr. Miller believed the two groups should meet more frequently, have more <br />information updates in between, and that the LTD Board should make sugges- <br />tions to the council. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Mr. Gleason commented that developing the downtown core requires integration <br />of all transportation elements. He believed that if there are only a few <br />possible station sites, someone just needs to choose one. Mr. Boles added <br />that whether a site is chosen in the near future, he was willing to work with <br />Ms. Loobey in garnering funds for the rest of the project. He further sug- <br />gested that the two groups meet within 60 days. Mr. Miller believed they <br />should meet as soon as a site is chosen. <br /> <br />The meeting adjourned at 7:24 p.m. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />~,f4,..~ <br /> <br />Micheal Gleason <br />City Manager <br /> <br />(Recorded by Jacqueline Woge) <br />mncc 030491-530 <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />MINUTES--Eugene City Council <br /> <br />March 4, 1991 <br /> <br />Page 4 <br />