Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 49 We would not have to worry about parking. Please come back to community input and put aside your personal agenda to run the show. • I would simply like to stress that the decision made is based on ALL public comment submitted and not simply a few loud voices with their own agenda. I have been involved in several public comment processes recently and have come to find that the agenda has already been set and that the public comment process is simply a hoop that has to be jumped through. River road could use more frequent buses, but adding an entire dedicated lane, reducing the 2 lanes on each side sounds like a nightmare to the people like myself that live on the short streets to the east and west of River Road that already have a terrible time getting out. • I've noticed pedestrian safety to be an issue on Hwy 99. Specifically, I've seen people crossing the highway near St Vincent de Paul's Service Station where there isn't a crosswalk or light. Is construction of an elevated sidewalk within the scope of this project? An alternate, similar solution to protect pedestrians while having minimal effects on traffic flow would also be wonderful. • Re: the North end of River Road- Is there any proposed cyclist/pedestrian crossing the Willamette along the Randy Pape Highway? It seems bizarre that there is currently no crossing the river North of the Greenway, effectively eliminating any bike commuter access across the River. • As a homeowner in the Northeast Eugene Nieghborhood for 39 years, my primary interest is in regard to the Coburg Road Corridor. I have reviewed the Executive Summary, but have not studied the entire report. While the Executive Summary succinctly tabulates and graphically depicts a number of factors associated with the proposed transit, bike and pedestrian improvements, missing is information pertaining to the impact that these improvements will have on automobile trips - specifically travel time. Among the lessons learned from the South Willamette area planning process is the need to convince those who travel this corridor by automobile that safety, convenience and travel time will not be adversely affected on what is an already highly congested thoroughfare. For the MovingAhead project to be successful, this aspect needs to be included in the evaluation process. If the transportation planners can make the Coburg Corridor work better for car drivers as well as for pedestrians, cyclists and bus riders without hurting established neighborhoods and businesses, maybe much of the contention that is so often associated with these public planning projects can be avoided. • I have observed and been a passenger on the new buses on the various routes and I have a comment about them; when choosing which features a bus should have please give heavy consideration to the availability of windows that passenger's may choose to open in order to get fresh air inside the bus! A/C is not sufficient when certain individuals fill the bus with bad odors and everyone has to suffer to breathe it and there is no fresh air to help rid the malodorous offenders. Examples include poor personal hygiene, strong marijuana & tobacco odors, or too strong cologne/perfume. Oftentimes the buses get too stuffy and one is unable to open any windows to get fresh air! • I use a mobility scooter on the bus. The warranty on my scooter is nullified if I back at an incline to board a bus so I cannot ride the older buses because of that. I have to only use the emx buses limiting where I can go on LTD. • Neither your Enhanced Corridor or EmX plans include anything in the Green Acres Rd area. I live in Lakeridge which is a half-mile north of the Delta Oaks shopping center. Lakeridge is 197 February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1