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e e e Ms.Miller said it is an auto-oriented project which might have been appropriate for the 1950's or 1960's, but not for the 1990's or beyond. She said the council could tell the FAU that if this is how they want their funds spent, there are other places where these funds could be spent. Mr. Obie asked Mr. Lieuallen why he wished to postpone the vote. Mr. Lieuallen responded that he has more to say and is concerned it would get so late at this meeting that he could not cover all the points. Ms. Schue asked when in the foreseeable future the 30th and Hilyard intersec- tion might be improved, if this opportunity were not taken. Mr. Hanks said that using FAU funds, it might take two to three years, and if only City funds were used, it would take a minimum of two years. He said he was not sure that just widening the street would be adequate. He said when buses stop, cars must be able to pass. Ms. Schue asked if LTD feels the whole street needs widening or just the bus stop areas. Mr. Hanks responded 30th and Hilyard and 29th and Amazon would need to be widened for buses. Mr. Haws said he felt he was prepared to make a decision tonight. He said he felt the decision should be made when the public hearing was held. Mr. Obie said he would very much like to hear from LTD and specifically request a meeting. He also would like to have neighborhood groups on both sides of 30th to talk with the council about this project. It seems to be a critical area for their end of town. He said he was surprised no neighborhood group representa- tives were at the meeting. He said he would like to hear from both groups at the next council meeting, or at a Wednesday meeting within the next weeks. Mr. Lieuallen said he would also like to hear more from LTD. He said he was less than pleased an LTD representative was not present at the meeting so he could ask questions. He would like to have heard from the Public Works staff during the past three years about this project so alterations to the project could have been made to get it on the right track. He wants to hear from staff on how much can be altered and still be approved. Ms. Schue said she too would like to hear from LTD as to what the requirements are for an efficient operation of their system in this particular area. Mayor Keller said that the T-2000 Plan, which has the approval of this council, is a comprehensive transportation plan. It deals with alternative modes at a rate of 30 percent--the balance of 70 percent is for automobiles. There were several alternatives that staff was asked to try. He thinks the project deals very specifically with some of those issues. The project has changed dras- tically. Some of the changes he sees are landscaping, a different treatment for the middle of the street, some bicycle facilities available, and turnouts for the bus system to deal with the mass transit program. The staff has done a good job incorporating the areas in which the councilors had expressed great concern. Mayor Keller said it might not be fair to indicate to the staff that they have not appropriately addressed concerns. He said he thinks the project is a far better one than the one brought to the council three years ago. Public Works 3/24/80--7