Agenda Packet 2-19-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead 2018 Outreach Summary 57 • A - Pointed out that on Coburg Rd there are improvements for cars based on the need to get them out of the way of buses. Information about intersection performance is also in the AA Transportation Chapter. • Q - Can you speak to existing EmX routes and whether they are meeting expectations? • A - Franklin is doing well. EmX West is doing well. We just reduced frequency on Gateway. As a whole they are meeting expectations. • Q - In the middle of the day I notice a lot of empty buses or one person on them - why is this? • A - Depends where you are on a bus route. If you are at the end of the route, it is likely the bus doesn't have a lot of people on it. Friday Art Walk (9/17): • Keep 78 on Oak Patch. Route it to go to Eugene Station. Concers of drugs in front of EmX/Elderly have to be in the back. Need evening and weekend, like the old 30. Drivers breaking hard is dangerous. SE Neighborhood Picnic (9/18): • 82 bus gets stuck at light turning left at 30th. Save 82! Need covered bus stops on Tamarak Wellness Route 24. • 24 predictable, great drivers, convenient. • LCC bus route is very important. • Crosswalk for ADA accessbility 34th and Donald. Eugene Chamber Local Government Affairs Committee (10/3): • The funding questions asked were about where funding would come from for capital investment as well as questions about how ongoing operation would be funded. The return on investment question was about how it would be factored into decision-making. Operators Lounge Tabling (10/3-10/4): • Where the bike lane is in-between the BAT lane (Queue jump) and a travel lane – that is really difficult both for bus operators and bike riders (30th/LCC EmX Alt and River Road EC). • EMX doesn’t make sense on 30th – it does on River Road and Coburg. • BAT lanes are really challenging because auto drivers don't know how to use them. • Need more consistency/congruency with EmX, including station height, where you need to stop at the station, and priority transit signal call. • River Road needs EmX – 51 and 52 are a nightmare to ride. • Why don’t we have a Downtown station – LCC – UO express bus? • Don’t think the level of investment is necessary on Hwy 99 – land use is too spread out right now. The ridership isn’t very high. There are a lot of mobility devices on the corridor however. • Mixed feelings on Coburg Rd. • Hwy 99 – EmX on Cubit Street would be really tight – cars park on both sides and we can’t even get a 40 ft February 19, 2019, Work Session - Item 1