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ALTEP, NAT~VES CONSI~RED- WEP <br /> <br /> Base Case and Existing Conditions - description of physical east - west facilities in West <br /> Eugene <br /> <br />Alternatives Considered <br /> <br />~ Evaluation Factors <br />~ Comparison of Alternatives <br /> <br />List of Appendices <br /> <br />A. Purpose and Need <br />B. Transportation Operations <br />C. Summary of Alternatives Dismissed <br />D. Evaluation Framework <br />E. Related Projects <br />F. Reference List <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />Purpose and Need <br />The pu~ose and need for the WEP has not changed from the Supplemental Draft Environmental <br />Impact Statement and Draft Section 4(f) Evaluation, chapter 1, page I (see Appendix A)~ 'I~e West <br />Eugene Parkway Supplemental Needs Analysis of September 1994 demonstrates a continuing need <br />for the project. The transportation issues are improvement of mobility and access, relief from <br />congestion, and safety improvement. <br /> <br />Without the West Eugene Parkway, numerous intersections in the vicinity of West 11th Avenue <br />would operate w!th levels of service greater than F and volume to capacity ratio in excess of t ~0 for <br />peak hour traffic (see "No Build" level of service ~n Appendix B). In addkion, the intersections of <br />6th and 7th Avenue (Hwy 99W, MP 121.7 to 122.4) with Garfield Avenue have an accident rate of <br />9.41 vehicle crashes per 1 m~llion miles traveled compared to a statewSde average of 3.83 vehicle <br />era£hes per 1 million miles traveled for urban arterials ~br the period from 1996 through 1998. <br /> <br />Project History <br />As Eugene's population grew from about 36,000 in 1950 to an estimated 125,000 people today, <br />development continued to expand to the west in accordance with plans. During this period, the CiD' <br />of Eugene steadily annexed lands to the west. The current urban growth boundary (UGB) extends <br />west to Green Hill Road. The West Eugene area is one of the city's areas of existing and future <br />industrial land supply~ <br /> <br />A 1960 Highway Study for the years 1980-85 [the Eugene~SpringfieldArea Transportatio~ Study <br />Interim Report (E~SATS)] identified a need for a limited access facility serving West Eugene. The <br />Roosevek Freeway was conceived to link I~5 with Highway 126. It was planned to be a loop <br />expressway to avoid the central business district and run parallel to and north of the railroad through <br />the Bethel-Danebo region. The connection with Highway 126 was to be the completion of the <br />Roosevelt Freeway to carry traffic from I-5, River Road, and H~ghway 99 through congested areas <br />westward. <br /> <br />EXHIBIT C-2 - F~NDINGS 2 <br /> <br /> <br />