Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 11 Evaluation Criteria Preferences Participants were asked to give their input on their preferences for various evaluation criteria based on a list of criteria provided by the project team. Below is a list and explanation of each of the criteria. The phrases in parentheses indicate the criterion’s abbreviation on the graphs below. • Capital Costs. Capital cost includes estimated costs for vehicles, design, construction, right of way, and project management. • Operating Cost. This is the estimated annual cost to operate and maintain the service. This includes paying operators, vehicle maintenance and fuel, as well as administrative and overhead costs. • In Vehicle Transit Travel Time Savings (Travel Time). This measure estimates how long it would take for someone to travel from the end of the line to Eugene Station during the morning peak hour. • Ridership Increase (Ridership). Annual transit ridership as projected for the year 2035 using the regional transportation model. • New Bicycle/Pedestrian Access and Safety Improvements (Bike/Ped). This criterion is based on the amount of proposed investment in bicycle and pedestrian improvements in each corridor. • Support Development and Redevelopment (Development). This is an assessment of how well the alternative supports development and redevelopment as identified in adopted plans. • Tree Impacts (Trees). The number of medium and large trees that may need to be removed. • Number/Acreage of Acquisitions (Acquisitions). This criterion is based on the number and total acreage of properties that would potentially need to be purchased. • Potential Property Displacements (Displacement). This measure indicates the number of residences or businesses that may be displaced as a result of constructing the project. • Parking Impacts (Parking). The amount of on-street and off-street parking that may need to be removed. • Existing Jobs and Population Served (Jobs & Pop). These estimates are based on the No-Build and Enhanced Corridor Alternatives providing transit that serves people working and living within a quarter-mile of the corridor, and the EmX Alternative serving people working and living within a half-mile of the corridor. • Investment in Corridors with Disadvantaged Populations (Disadvantaged). This criterion considers the amount of spending in corridors with greater numbers of low-income and minority people. In-Person Feedback There were two opportunities to weigh in on the evaluation criteria at the open house. First, participants were given three dots that they could place next to the three criteria they consider the most important from the full list on the display board. Additionally, on the comment cards, participants were asked to rank their top five criteria from the full list of criteria. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, in both exercises “New bike/pedestrian access and safety considerations” was chosen as important most often and “Ridership Increases” was chosen second most often. Similarly, the least prioritized was “Parking Impacts,” and the second least prioritized was the “Number/Acreage of Acquisitions.” February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1