Agenda Packet 10-21-19 Joint Public Hearing with LTD

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October 21, 2019, Public Hearing – Item 1 Proposed Investment Packages as Affirmed by Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors Package Highway 99 River Road 30th Ave to LCC Coburg Road MLK, Jr Blvd Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Package C Enhanced Corridor EmX Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Enhanced Corridor Package D (new) Enhanced Corridor EmX Enhanced Corridor EmX Enhanced Corridor Package E (new) EmX EmX Enhanced Corridor EmX Enhanced Corridor EmX EmX EmX EmX EmX Enhanced Corridor The formal decision-making process by the Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors is planned for fall 2019 into early 2020. Today, the Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors will hold a joint public hearing, deliberate later, and in early 2020 will be asked to select a preferred package of investments for people walking, biking, using mobility devices and using transit. The decision by Eugene City Council and LTD Board of Directors will select a preferred package of transportation investments (e.g., EmX, Enhanced Corridor, or No-Build alternatives) to be implemented over 10 years. The selected package will be advanced to the next MovingAhead project phase, which will include seeking design and construction funding, preparing final National Environmental Policy Act reviews, and initiating the Federal Transit Administration project development process for qualifying projects. This future phase will also include design refinements, which will be based on feedback received during the public review period this year and subsequent outreach to stakekholders along the corridors where projects are advanced. The selected package will include designs that reflect community priorities and enable the City and LTD to make smaller, strategic investments such as safer pedestrian crossings within the larger corridor visions. This type of incremental implementation allows investments today that address the community’s needs without precluding the ability to later construct a larger project. PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION The MovingAhead project is in alignment and consistent with policy direction contained in Envision Eugene, the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, Eugene’s Climate Recovery Ordinance, LTD’s Long-Range Transit Plan, and the Regional Transportation Plan. Additionally, the project structure has embraced a triple bottom line approach. This approach is part of the NEPA-