Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 50 homes for seniors and another 200 or so homes are being built now just north of us off Ayers Rd. In addition, somewhere around 500 apartments are soon to go in west of the current western termination of Ayers Rd. Because of the ages of most Lakeridge residents and the finances of many apartment residents, it would seem that LTD service in this area would be desirable. I hope you will consider it. • You attended one of our neighborhood association meetings last year, and I asked the question, What about W18th being named a future corridor? Your response was something such as, We have no plans for now; maybe somewhere down the road. Was that supposed to be a joke, or what? My question back was, What are you waiting for, for it to get even more congested, more dangerous? Have you been on W18th since the W Eugene EmX construction began? Have any of you sat at the new EmX stop at W11th & Bailey Hill Rd and seen the traffic backed up from W11th all the way up to W18th - both lanes, even when it isn't a busy-at the-high-school time or a work rush-hour time? Any of you sat at that same stop or been on the #78 bus and seen where it's trying to make a left from W11th onto Bailey Hill Rd but must sit through 2, maybe 3 left- hand turn signal lights, before it gets the green turn arrow? Here was an opportunity for the City to at least bring W 18th into consideration, into the discussion, and the City limped out. How long before that discussion happens? • Why isn't there a single tax paying person represented on the committee chock full of government employees and politicians? None of you people represent me or the over taxed citizens. All of your salaries are paid by us hard working taxpayers that you don't even think that you have to listen to us. Why can't the working person get representation? • Concerning the bustling coming up Coburg road, it would seem if you look carefully at the amount of new apartments north of Crescent Avenue, it would seem more reasonable to have the bus stops closer to Crescent, like by the Eugene Tennis and Racquet Club and Shopko, rather than having the apartment people have to come down to the extremely busy Chad Drive area. There could be a crosswalk with a blinking light, which would actually slow the traffic on Coburg road. This would help in many ways, since homes in the subdivision off Chad drive would be affected. • We need to cover EVERY bus stop with a bench at EVERY one. I mean to put a bench with a cover at EVERY bus stop. This allows EVERYBODY to use them. Many people use the bus because they cannot walk long distances. EVERY stop should be available. And, nobody should HAVE TO stand in the rain for a city bus! I'm sure that I'm not the ONLY one that wants this for Eugene. • Why is the 30th and LCC Corridor open house at the Library? That’s not convenient for residents in the area. Why not South Eugene High School or Amazon Community Center? • I LOVE the EMX buses. They’re super fun to ride on, and the fact that they have a higher seating capacity means I never have to stand. In addition to that, the swirly movey part is really fun to be in. I enjoy them very much, and hope that everyone else does as well. • Why is there no open house for the neighborhoods near the EMX. Would also be nice to have a downtown Open House, which is the easiest area for most bus riders to get to. • Enough with the spokes. Run a loop around town so we can use your system. How many thousands of people aren’t using your system because they have to visit both downtown Eugene and Springfield to get to work. People who live outside the downtown areas and work outside the downtown areas shouldn’t have to spend hours touring downtown to get to their destination. Run a bus line from Walmart on West 11th to Peace Health, on Beltline, making February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1