Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 48 Appendix 5: All General Comments • I appreciated getting to see what LTD is thinking at the open house the other night. I have a bit of feedback and couldn't find a place to enter it there. What I wanted to see was an analysis of which of all the corridor options was likely to create the greatest carbon reduction...in all aspects. I asked an LTD employee this question and they looked me in the eye and said the data had been analysed and that all the options had the same outcome for carbon reduction. I find that ridiculous and frankly, insulting. There is simply no conceivable way they all come out equally in that regard. Although I might love to have emx on my corridor, I want the greatest outcome for the expenditure. If that's in another part of town, so be it. I am certain I am not alone in wanting to see this as my #1 consideration in the decision making process. Can you please pass this along to whomever needs to see it. • Hello. I'm glad these traffic concerns are being addressed. I live off of Oakway Road and ride my bike most of the time. Here are some issues I encounter: o 1. When driving south on Oakway Road during the afternoon, the traffic gets very backed up and I often can sit through 3 light changes before I am able to turn onto Coburg Road or Southwood Lane. When biking, cars will inch out and block the bike lane which is dangerous and annoying. o 2. The intersection of Coburg Road and the HWY 126 exit is dangerous for many, especially for bikers. More than half the time, cars will run the RED going north on Coburg. Also, when I am on my bike waiting for the light to change, I would estimate 1/3 of drivers are using their cell phones. • Please dont allow the EMX on River Road. Allow the bus to go later instead. • I hereby demand that the Eugene planning commission and lane transit district solicit and consider all feedback from River Road home owners before making any decisions regarding extending the EMX bus plan to River Road or significantly changing the current traffic configuration along River Road. There have been previous surveys that may or may not have been published but must be considered. There has also been a total lack of consideration of public input for previous EMX expansion. There is a small group of highly involved individuals that want to run the show and own our neighborhood plan. Their ideas are not aligned with the overall community based on my experience. Progressing with extreme development on River Road will require adherence to existing laws. These individuals encourage bending of interpretation of existing law to accommodate their personal agendas. There was a public survey that was conducted as part of this process, it makes the most sense to consider the results of that survey as the primary neighborhood input. If the MovingAhead team truly appreciates and considers public input there are opportunities present. Disregarding these opportunities will only further the community perception that public input is nothing but a sham and hurdle to the powers that be. • My self and others have shared at River Road Association meetings that we oppose the EMX bus plan to River Road. Our voices do count. We are active in the community and apart of daily traffic. We use personal automibles, bikes, walk, and take the bus. We would like to see the bus run later in the night. Our friends and family would use the bus more to go down town for dinner and shows, and weekend down town activities. However, there is no bus at these times. February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1