Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 31 • Need lots of pedestrian crossing safety enhancements on RR • Create greater tree canopy for RR • Carbon reduction is my number one concern" • We need to protect our air and water and improving our transit system would be a huge step. Yes, it will cost a lot, but what choice do we have? • We need to get the people who can get out of their cars onto the bus, bikes, or onto their feet. " • I would like to lose as few trees as possible. I would like better cycling options. • In light of the recent UN report on climate change, it is essential that LTD's fleet of buses be fully battery-electric as soon as possible, whichever options it pursues. • Besides the trees, there should be a question about other environmental impacts, including both flora and fauna, of any changes to public transportation in the future, especially expansion of systems. Getting private cars and trucks off the road is always a good idea, though. • Beyond providing reliable, convenient alternatives to driving, the most important thing that we can do in making these changes is make driving less convenient. Bus-only lanes, and wider, protected pedestrian routes and bike lanes can be taken out of driving lanes, and we absolutely must reduce the speed limits on all of these corridors. Thank you for the work you are doing! • I didn't see anything in the literature about environmental impacts. In particular, 30th to LCC travels through a forested area with lots of wildlife. If you increase service, how will you mitigate traffic and infrastructure impacts on wildlife? Will you build safety features to keep wildlife from being hit by vehicles? It's already a big problem on this stretch of road. • Also, I'm really disappointed that a government-funded website did not provide captioning or even a transcript for its videos. This is such a basic accessibility requirement. Please do better in the future. • Serve low income work and live areas first, then high traffic corridors second. • Thanks for your interest in public comment but as I am not an expert on logistics or transportation engineering I hope that you all are listening to the professionals who are experts on this stuff. The public is great at letting you know what we think but I certainly don't know what the right answers are. I hope that you select the options that make the most sense for the people who are most likely to use the transport - Helping poorer folks without access to reliable personal transportation seems a greater priority than giving us rich folks in South Eugene another bike lane. I hope you create a progressive transportation plan and system that not only moves folks about town but does so in ways that address inequity and likely housing/development patterns. In my neighborhood I have ample transportation options - we have one car; my husband and kids ride the bus or bike to school. We're good. I'm happy to pay for solutions that improve the community and support stability for families and individuals. • Please consider acquisition of key parcels along each corridor to facilitate development of affordable housing for working class people to avoid the "Seattle effect" of skyrocketing real estate values along improved transit corridors! Will the coburg route have capacity to carry increased traffic to MLK from all other routes on game days in the autzen complex? The same would apply to the 30th Ave corridor as it approaches civic park. • I have never been on a bus in Eugene. I looked into taking it to work. It would take over an hour. It takes 8 minutes to drive, 15 minutes to bike, and 45 minutes to walk. • I do not currently use public transportation because as a working parent, I cannot afford the time to drop my child off at school and get to work in a reasonable amount of time. It would add February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1