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Ms. Nathanson noted the high ratings for the West 11th/13th route in terms of employment, planned <br />nodes, and zoning, and expressed surprise that Mr. Kelly suggested it be taken off the list. She <br />pointed out that the council had just decided to send the voters a ballot measure for alternative <br />transportation options in west Eugene; those options included transit. She did not understand <br />how taking the option off the list fit with that approach. She asked how people could be asked <br />what alternative solutions they preferred if the alternative solutions that could be put in place <br />quickly were now longer available. Ms. Nathanson asked what the council could offer citizens in <br />terms of alternative options for west Eugene if Bus Rapid Transit was not available. She <br />supported the Planning Commission's recommendation. <br /> <br />Mr. Farr found Ms. Nathanson's arguments in support of retaining the West 11th/13th option <br />compelling. He also believed that there was an argument to be made for the 6th/7th/Highway 99 <br />route in terms of ease of build out. He also supported the Planning Commission's <br />recommendation and wanted to retain all three options. <br /> <br />Mr. Pap8 also supported the Planning Commission's recommendation, and said that he would <br />likely support West 6th/7th/Highway 99 as the first priority, West 11th/13th as the second priority, and <br />Coburg Road as the third priority. He believed the Coburg Road route would require another <br />bridge crossing, and that would require further study. With regard to the fairgrounds, Mr. Pap8 <br />said that there was activity year-round and at all hours of the day, citing the basketball and ice <br />skating programs as specific examples. <br /> <br />Ms. Taylor said that the community needed buses that stopped frequently and at community <br />location such as the fairgrounds at night, rather than a system that passed by quickly. She was <br />not convinced BRT would do anything good, and favored shuttle routes and more frequent <br />service. She supported only the West 6th/7th/Highway 99 route only at this point, and called for <br />more public involvement. <br /> <br />Mr. Rayor liked the West 6th/7th/Highway 99 route and believed that it could be directed south <br />toward the West 11th/13th route near Garfield Street. He also supported the Coburg Road route, <br />but was concerned that the critical mass needed to support the system was still building in that <br />area. <br /> <br />Mayor Torrey found value in the 6th/7th/Highway 99 route and agreed with Mr. Rayor that it could be <br />directed north or south at Garfield Street. He also wanted LTD to consider a BRT route that <br />served Pioneer Parkway, Game Farm Road, Chad-Crescent, Coburg Road, Harlow Road, Garden <br />Way, and Autzen Stadium; people would park at Autzen Stadium, and travel across the Autzen <br />Footbridge on small buses. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kelly, seconded by Ms. Bettman, moved that the council recommend to <br /> LTD that the following two routes be immediately considered for Bus Rapid <br /> th th <br /> Transit: the West 6 /7 /Highway 99 route, with flexibility of use of the "Y," <br /> and the Coburg Road to the Chad-Crescent area route with possible link to a <br /> BRT line connecting downtown Springfield to the Gateway area. <br /> <br />Mr. Meisner indicated support of the motion. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman also supported the motion. She said that LTD had included the industrial corridor <br />west of Garfield in its ratings for the West 11th/13th route, but without that corridor that route did <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 12, 2001 Page 9 <br /> Work Session <br /> <br /> <br />