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MovingAhead Spring 2019 Outreach Summary 90 <br /> For those of us who ride bikes, there’s only 3 spaces (if that) on an EMX or in front of a normal <br />bus. It’d be nice if they had a better system for both. How can bikes be let on but not end up <br />trapped and/or tangled with 1-2 other bikes so they can exit swiftly? I always feel pressured <br />when it comes to wrangling my bike off the bus (unless I’m the only bike on board). And, as far <br />as the rack in front of buses, it’s nearly not an option to use the bus if your bike is weighted <br />down with groceries. You have to be pretty strong to hoof up your bike on a rack. Anyone with a <br />shoulder or back issue probably can’t use a normal bus bike rack. But, outside of those issues, I <br />AM grateful for the option of being able to use the bus if I’m biking. I’ve been without the use of <br />a vehicle at times & running a days-worth of errands (+ groceries) out to Springfield from SE Eug, <br />it was then nice to get a lift, especially in the rain or dark, on the EMX from Springfield. <br />Cost <br /> If this is the best we can do, then transit just doesn't make sense at this scale. Disband and give <br />the money to the riders. <br /> It's costing $10 per round trip systemwide. Ridership is down over the last five years, <br /> Provide more information re: funding sources and project viability. The overall price tag may <br />influence some of this input, but if we understood the feasibility there may be more support for <br />more costly investments. <br /> Stop forcing emx on us. It is not wanted or needed in Santa Clara or river road. Improve roads <br />first for all the housing that has been built. Stop taxing us for unwanted projects <br /> What criteria was used to develop the annual operating budget? ie; revenue vs. expense. <br /> It seems REALLY strange to present annual operating costs without including projected income, <br />especially if some scenarios are expected to significantly increase ridership. Did I miss <br />something? <br /> I do not believe the cost's of any of these ideas is worth it, How many people will be headed to <br />Jerry's to buy sheetrock and use LTD to get it back home, along with all the traffic crossings that <br />will cause delays and collisions. <br /> It would be nice to see a plan on how annual costs are expected to be acquired and maintained. <br />The full package (or any combination of the options) looks beautiful and promising in terms of <br />making Eugene-Springfield a great place to live. But these are big costs — please be transparent <br />about how these funds would be generated. I would love to support the project but do have <br />concerns about the cost. <br />Driving <br /> No plan exists for traffic on Beltline. By traffic, I mean current traffic. I can't imagine how bad it <br />will be in 10 year! I'm completely lost as to why that is. There are probably more greenhouse <br />gases being expelled on that section of road than just about anywhere else. You CAN'T make <br />folks ride the EMX. And some folks just can't ride the EMX! Every plan looks like gridlock and it <br />saddens me. <br /> Bridges need to be expanded to handle greater traffic volume, especially on the Beltline across <br />the Willamette River by Delta Hwy. That interchange needs revision, too. <br /> Coburg road is already so full of traffic and slow. No one going to Costco is going to take a bus. <br />How would they get things home? All a bus lane would do is clog up that road more without <br />July 15, 2019, Joint Work Session – Item1