Agenda Packet 7-15-19 Work Session

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MovingAhead Spring 2019 Outreach Summary 97 Appendix D: All General Comments Comments received mostly via email and the website submission form. To whom it may concern: I have been trying to reach someone to discuss the impact on our property of the different Coburg Development plans. We are the owners of 365 Coburg Rd and are trying to verify what we understand from the proposed impact study. It appears that in both the Enhanced Corridor and EmX Alternatives the construction footprints will go beyond the street onto the sidewalk. We want to find out if the future distance from the front of our building to the street will change and, if so, by how much. Also, we are interested to find out if there is a timeframe for the construction itself in our area so we can plan for the disruption. Feel free to email me at the address or call me at the number below. This is a very good plan and I support it. I live in Lakeridge, a 55+ housing location on N. Delta Rd. There are roughly 300 residents here and just north of us across Ayers Rd is a new development of around 200 homes and 500 apartments. There is also significant development on Gilham Rd.north of Ayers. This all lies between your planned River Rd and Coburg Rd corridors. I would like to see provisions for some sort of scheduled shuttle service between this location and either River Rd or Coburg Rd bus stops. The nearest bus stop now is at Green Acres Rd which is a half-mile from Lakeridge and even further from the new construction north of Ayers--further than many will walk. I'd like further details on the status of the proposals for the Coburg Road corridor before replying to the on-line open house. Would appreciate a call at my office (541/600-8018); thanks! I have taken the bus into Eugene from Dexter several times in my attempt to lower my carbon pollution footprint. The Dexter stop usually has two or more customers waiting and there is NO shelter from the rain/weather. Why is this? Also, we need weekend service and one more run to and from Eugene in the early evening. Folks that get off of work need time to get to the downtown bus stop and a 5:30 departure is very limiting to who can make that from their work place without a car. If you cannot have weekend service, perhaps the bus from Oakridge could stop in Lowell and Dexter on weekends? Electric buses with solar panels powering them would be best. I am writing to voice my concerns for the LTD expansion on Hwy 99. For over four years I sat on the Lane county commission of transportation, representing the Trucking industry and have driven trucks for forty years. I have lived in the Bethel area since 1958. I travel Highway 99 and Roosevelt Blvd , and I know that intersection. Where those two road cross can be maddening. One of your planners should do a survey for one week and do a count of how many trucks heading north and south or east and west crossed that intersection. To compound the problem there is the railroad switching cars blocking Roosevelt and backing vehicles July 15, 2019, Joint Work Session – Item1