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MINUTES – Eugene City Council October 15, 2018 Page 3 <br />Work Session <br />identify the best way to move people in the community to the destinations that are important to them. <br />MOTION AND VOTE: Councilor Clark, seconded by Councilor Taylor, moved to extend for 10 minutes. PASSED 5-3, councilors Syrett, Semple, and Clark opposed. Council Discussion <br />•Questions asked about mobility on demand and whether it considers the use of taxis or TNCcompanies. <br />•Decisions and issues are difficult; will result in improvements for some and challenges forothers. <br />•Community is interested in and supportive of increasing transit access for more people. <br />•Transit needs to be reliable regardless of your work schedule. <br />•Consider how transit can support affordable housing whenever possible. <br />•Transit is important to the City’s Climate Recovery Ordinance; better transit is needed tomeet expectation that people will leave their cars at home. <br />•Late night service would be helpful for people who are out drinking or out at events. <br />•Permitting dogs on buses would help increase ridership. <br />•Efforts should appeal to all types of users, not just frequent riders. <br />•Consider apprenticeship for bus drivers, using smaller buses and vans to provide services. <br />•If transit is easy to access and convenient, people will use it. <br />•If an emphasis is placed on shorter wait times, consider the impacts on those whose serviceis reduced. <br />•Question asked about the estimate on taxes LTD will receive with the transportationpackage. <br />•Questions asked about the pedestrian network analysis. <br />•Consideration must be given to how we serve those people who can’t walk longer distancesto access more frequent service. <br />•Night and weekend service is important and a long unmet need. <br />•Important to consider how Transit Tomorrow will be aligned with or take into accountinitiatives that come out of the MovingAhead project. <br />•Invite LTD to return to council after next round of public comments with alternatives.The meeting adjourned at 7:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted, <br />Elena Domingo Deputy City Recorder <br />Link to the webcast of this City Council meeting: here. <br />November 13, 2018, Meeting - Item 3A