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Mr. Pap8 disagreed with Ms. Nathanson. He said the council should place the issue before the <br />voters and respect their intelligence. He called for a full hearing of all sides of the issue. If the <br />voters voted the project down, it would inform the council. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner did not support the motion at this time. He would have supported the motion if some <br />of the amendments related to the project list and council accountability for the list had passed. He <br />maintained that ODOT had repeatedly eliminated funding for the project over the past few years, <br />and had not been consistent in its support. <br /> <br /> The motion failed, 2:6; Mr. Pap8 and Mr. Farr voting yes. <br /> <br />D.Work Session: Bus Rapid Transit <br /> <br />The council was joined by Planning and Development Department Director Paul Farmer, City <br />Engineer Les Lyle, Lane Transit District (LTD) Board members Pat Hocken and Rob Bennett, and <br />LTD staff Mark Pangborn, Stefano Viggiano, and Andy Vobora for the item. Mr. Farmer provided <br />background on the development of the proposed Bus Rapid Transit system and requested input <br />from the council to help guide the Planning Commission in its deliberations. Mr. Lyle described <br />the Eugene/LTD BRT Policy Committee, which was a staff team formed to develop <br />recommendations related to the project phasing. He emphasized the need for quick action as <br />LTD needed to complete the processes that would allow it to secure federal funding. <br /> <br />Ms. Hocken noted the federal funding intended for the project and stressed the importance of that <br />funding being obligated soon, or it would be lost, leading to some urgency in proceeding. <br /> <br />Ms. Hocken emphasized the importance of BRT to the community's land use and transportation <br />issues. She said that the City's earlier work to foster bicycle riding, which resulted in a higher per <br />capita number of bicycle users than could be found in other communities, could be extended to <br />the use of transit in the community. She acknowledged the no-build option but said it did not <br />mean no change would occur. She did not think continuation of current service patterns would <br />foster the City's goals related to nodal development and transit. <br /> <br />Ms. Hocken said the pilot corridor was only the start of the system. Other routes were planned. <br />However, the pilot corridor was currently the heaviest used route. She noted Springfield's interest <br />in a route to Gateway and anticipated the Eugene council would have suggestions for other <br />corridors. <br /> <br />Ms. Hocken said that LTD believed that the system could make a difference even without <br />dedicated right-of-way with the special approaches that had been developed. She noted the most <br />recent design for the corridor preserved all historic trees along the busway. She anticipated that <br />landscaping along the routes would occur in the future. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner asked for information about the proposed phasing, noting a proposal by the Ad Hoc <br />Committee on Greater Downtown Visioning for redevelopment along the Franklin corridor, making <br />it more expensive and difficult for LTD to purchase right-of-way in the future. Ms. Hocken said <br />that the phasing was put forth by the Eugene Planning and Development Department. Mr. <br />Farmer said that the council might want to give further direction on the issue to the Planning <br />Commission, such as the development of an overlay zone to protect the right-of-way. Mr. Meisner <br />said that the system would only work if done right, and planning for the third phase needed to <br /> <br /> MINUTE--Eugene City Council February 26, 2001 Page 12 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />
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