Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 39 especially with sudden stops, brakes are too abrupt for elders etc. Drivers sometimes do not wait until elders are seated. Schedule forces them to hurry. Needs more neighborhood buses to service W 11, Oak patch, etc. Has no effective insurance to carry safe for injuries? • I don't favor putting the bus stops further apart -- that disadvantages so many people: the young, the elderly, the disabled.... I really did not like the result of the EmX between the Eugene station and Springfield for that reason and am not crazy about the extension to Commerce for that reason. I would be happy with conventional busses that ran every 10-15 minutes with stops that are closer together. • My primary concern is that potential builds or enhancements will reduce (consolidate) the number of transit stops along Coburg Road. The most important thing to me--even more important than frequency and speed of transit--is how close each stop is to my start or destination. Part of why I chose to live at my current address is due to close walking proximity to a bus stop. If stops were removed or locations altered, it would potentially defeat the purpose of living along a transit corridor for I and other similar residents. • Thanks for taking the time to read my feedback and have a great day! • Focus on stop spacing (more spaces between stops). Make the system less downtown centric. Take auto lanes for transit. Work on signal priority. • Do what the planners do best! Plan! Don't listen to the pitchfork crowd!" • Very informative open house, thank you! I live one block from E 30th Ave and I hope to see EmX in our transportation corridor at some point in the future. • Thanks for your consideration of handicapped and for access, you have a lot of good ideas. Personally I'd like an Enhanced Corridor alternative investment option not just price, the considerations. • Glad you are thinking ahead! Go LTD! • Honestly, this stuff should have been a long time ago, I mean having to wait an hour for a bus is ridiculous and hurts those who need the bus for work and school. • I use River Road often, so I would rank it with Coburg as an important corridor. • Improving routes to Hwy 99 and River rd are a priority as a feel that is the area of town with the most growth potential in population size and job growth • Keep up the progress. I know Eugene has a strong NIMBY group, don't let that wear you down. • Make it safer to bike, walk, and ride public transit, and impossible to drive a car. Do not support private vehicle ownership. Remove parking minimum requirements from all zoning. Do not build parking garages and other wasteful uses of public space. • More buses. Anything else are window dressings. • Most of these options have too many motor vehicle lanes. • Plan for a future with fewer vehicles overall, including mass transit. • Spend the money on transit, any dollar invested is worth it • We will absolutely need highly efficient public, bike and pedestrian transportation in the very near future. • I am house shopping and currently considering which of these corridors I am willing to travel every day to get to my job downtown. This is a big deal for me personally as well as for the future of our growing city. I hope you can balance the positive investment with financial sustainability. Thanks for asking for my input! February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1