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ALTERNATrVES C(~SJOERED - WEP West 18th Avenue - West 18th is located approximately 0~6 miles south of West 11th Avenue and is classified as a minor arterial. West 18th connects to Willow Creek Road to the west extending past Garfield to the east to Agate Street. The section from Willow Creek Road to Bertelsen is currently being reconstructed to urban standards. From Bertelsen to Bail<¢ Hill, West 18th is a two lane facility with bike lanes and parking on both sides through a residential section posted at 40 mph. From Bailey Hill to Garfield, West 18th is a three lane section with bike lanes, no parking through a mixture of residential, financial, churches, and five schools with a posted speed of 30 mph~ The vertical and horizontal alignments may be designed for running speeds less than the posted speed. Without the WEP, using West t8th as an alternative route would require an average out of direction travel distance of approximately 1.2 miles. In addition travel speeds would be reduced and there are a significant number of schools and associated crossings where pedestrian/vehicle conflicts exist translating to potential safety problems. West Eugene P:~rkway - WEP is proposed to function as a limited access controlled fhcility. As such, the facility would serve primarily through trips while other parallel facilities would primarily serve local trips and facilitate access to lands in the West Eugene vicinity. Table 2 reports the percent of through trips not originating in or destined for the West Eugene corridor defined as Royal Avenue to the north, West 18th to the south, Green Hill Road to the west, and River Road to the east. The function of the WEP will be to primarily carry through trips. The purpose of other nearby facilities will be to carry local travel trips. The total through trips entering/exiting the WEP west of Greenhill amounts to over 42% of total trips exiting/entering the WEP at Highway 99. This indicates that there is a significant demand fi>r this facility for purposes other than access to properties in West Eugene. TABLE 2: PERCENT THROUGH TRIPS West to East Section Roosevelt Avenue WEP West 11th Avenue Western termini to Green Hill Green Hill to Danebo Danebo to Bertelsen Ber~elsen to Bailey Hill Bailey Hill to Seneca Seneca to Garfield 34% 0-24% 19-24% 19-24% 78% 74% 85~75% 4-17% 72-75% 13-19% 54-58% 13-19% 54-58% 18-23% 49-58% 23% Alternatives Considered The purpose of this section is to address alternatives considered for the purposes of state land use planning goals. Numerous other alternatNes have been considered over the years and are documented elsewhere in the project record. This section includes a discussion of the evaluation EXHIBIT C-2 - RNDINGS 13