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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 37 more comment that I thought of on the way home. It concerns the River Road Alternatives and an option to I think help increase ridership and decrease travel times. For the enhanced alternative is there any way to consider a mix of a regular bus that stops at every stop along River Road and adding an ""express"" bus that stops at only two or three locations along River Road and leaves say twice an hour. I would think the 'express"" bus would really cut down on travel time to town and that would increase ridership. If that ""express'"" bus was extended to Beacon I think you would see a good bump in ridership. I know Portland does that during rush hours on their buses and I think folks like that option. • Thanks again for your effort in reaching out to the community. • I currently use two routes regularly, but I have used two of the other routes regularly in the past. I am somewhat concerned about removal of the 81 route. I very much want improvements for pedestrian safety. I don't particularly mind if some trees are removed, but I would like other trees or plants to be added in nearby areas to compensate. If parking spots are removed, it would be nice if new ones could be created at a mini-station or new park and rides established in the area, but I'm hoping ridership would increase so the spots aren't needed. I would like to know how much increased ridership would offset operating costs. I already transfer between routes at places other than the Downtown Station and wouldn't mind more mini-stations for transfer rather than connecting downtown if that improved efficiency. I am mobility disabled, so the distances between EmX stops causing more walking concerns me. I would prefer more seating at EmX stops, Could the resting bars on posts not go all the way around but have an opening (or maybe two) for seating at a lower level or could seating have front and back making double the seating or maybe low concrete or brick backside borders that could be used as additional seating and a partial windbreak? I would prefer seating at all bus stops, actually. • I do not believe the 5 corridors prioritize the economic development strategy of an innovation district linking downtown Eugene (downtown, 5th St, and riverfront) to the knight campus very well. The importance of connectivity to support an innovation district strategy is critical and seems poorly represented in this survey. • I often compare River Road with Coburg Road... Both 5 lane roads through mixed residential and commercial (River Rd is more residential currently). They are so different! Coburg Rd has middle lane plantings and trees that soften the impact of traffic. River Road just got asphalt. I hope that if River Rd gets EmX or Enhanced Corridor that funds will go towards making the road safer, more eco-friendly, and pedestrian friendly. I'd also like attention paid to intersections, especially those near River Road Elementary and North Eugene High School, to improve pedestrian crossing safety. • I wish I could get from â€˜way out N on River Road to Coburg Road without going downtown and doubling back, then reverse it to get home the way it is now, it’s an all-day affair to go to a half-hour appointment, especially when you consider the walking time to get to/from the bus stop and the half-hour frequency. It seems like having a few nodes where one could transfer from one route to another could help shorten such a day. • I'm surprised the Highway 99 corridor doesn't include the Prairie road to Maxwell road intersection and area. The Maxwell bridge is the only way in to the River Road and Santa Clara neighborhoods from this part of town, any improvements to Highway 99, especially bicycle and pedestrian, should include this area. The current Prairie road to Maxwell road and bridge are not safe for pedestrians and bicycles. February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1