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June 2019 FAQ <br />pay for the preferred package. Some projects may be more competitive for large federal grants, while <br />other projects may be clear candidates for local and state funds. The smaller projects could be built <br />incrementally using funds available to our local community. These funds might include local tax <br />revenues, SDCs, Metropolitan Policy Committee discretionary federal funds, and others. <br />No matter how the projects proceed, it’s important to know that there will be additional decision points <br />and opportunities for public feedback. A small sample of some of these check-ins include: <br />• Design refinement: MovingAhead has developed preliminary designs, but final detailed <br />design is still necessary before any projects could be built. This will include opportunities to <br />work with the public on station placement and working with property owners to mitigate <br />impacts. <br />• Environmental Clearance: The work staff have done to date was designed to meet federal <br />environmental standards. Depending on which package of investments is selected, some <br />projects may require additional public engagement to complete the required federal <br />environmental clearance. <br />• Funding: Eugene City Council and LTD’s Board of Directors will each regularly make decisions <br />about funding for any potential corridor investments through their typical annual budgeting <br />processes. All projects will also need to be included in both LTD’s and the City’s Capital <br />Improvements Programs. Spending any local funds, even if they match federal funds, will <br />require one or both organizations to take action. The Central Lane Metropolitan Planning <br />Organization controls some regional discretionary federal funds and is composed of elected <br />officials. All of these decisions will require public input and action by local elected and <br />appointed officials. <br /> <br />In short, the current decision making provides a direction and vision for staff to pursue over the next 10 <br />years, but there are many other opportunities to provide input and shape the projects. <br /> <br />How does MovingAhead relate to Transit Tomorrow? <br />Transit Tomorrow is a short-term look at changes in LTD’s fixed-route bus network, including in <br />Springfield, that can be implemented within the next three years. MovingAhead is a partnership with <br />the City of Eugene to consider multimodal (people walking, biking, using mobility devices, and riding <br />transit) investments to increase safety and accessibility along five specific corridors in the City of Eugene <br />over the next ten years. <br />Put another way, Transit Tomorrow is about what we can do to improve the bus system with the <br />resources we have today. MovingAhead is a longer-term plan to determine what LTD and the City of <br />Eugene should invest in to help implement local policy direction, including the Frequent Transit Network <br />Steps remaining before the implementation of MovingAhead. <br />July 15, 2019, Joint Work Session – Item1