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MINUTES – Eugene City Council September 19, 2018 Page 1 Work Session M I N U T E S Eugene City Council Harris Hall, 125 East 8th Avenue Eugene, Oregon 97401 September 19, 2018 12:00 p.m. Councilors Present: Emily Semple, Betty Taylor, Alan Zelenka, Jennifer Yeh, Mike Clark, Greg Evans, Claire Syrett, Chris Pyror Mayor Vinis opened the September 19, 2018, Work Session of the Eugene City Council. 1.WORK SESSION:Transportation Planning Engineer Chris Henry and Lane Transit District Senior Project ManagerSasha Luftig provided a MovingAhead update including policy direction, project history, processand engagement, and upcoming decision making.Council Discussion •Questions asked about whether LTD is working on other long-range planning scenarios thatdon’t involve large buses. •Concerns expressed that the City and LTD are investing money in something that maybecome obsolete. Support an analysis of the likelihood of the disruption of technology andwhen that may happen. •Request made for an explanation of the difference between “enhanced corridor” and “busrapid transit.” •The Coburg Road transportation corridor is the most problematic and deserves attention. •Concerns expressed about how lack of transportation options or trip rate can contribute toeconomic fatality when businesses start being affected by it. •Support increased frequency of service which will help get people out of cars and ontobuses, and help the City meet its CRO goals. •The ultimate goal of transportation corridors is to increase safety and cut transit time. •Need to be able to show how transit corridors are affecting all modes of transportation. •Information requested about how much the City saves when people stop using their cars. •Improvements are being seen on Highway 99 and River Road, specifically aroundpedestrian safety. •Questions asked about bike improvements in Coburg Road corridor, co-locating walkingenhancements with bicycle enhancements and ways to cross the street safely. •Concerns expressed about the MovingAhead and Transit Tomorrow processes occurring atthe same time and how LTD will reconcile the two outreach processes if there happens to becontradictory input. •Questions asked about when potential scaled projects would be available in order for thepublic to know what they would look like and be able to contribute to the conversation. •The report is well done, the alternatives are clear, and the next step for public involvementis being coordinated. •Public transit investments have many benefits including quality of life, more mobility, lesstime in traffic congestion, less individual cost, as well as reduced pollution and greenhousegases. •Not a single community has lamented its investment in transit, but many wish they haddone more sooner. October 22, 2018, Meeting - Item 2A ATTACHMENT A