CC Minutes - 06/19/00 Work Session

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In response to a question from Ms. Taylor regarding the reason for park-and-ride facilities if shuttle buses were to be implemented, Mr. Viggiano said that people had complex trip needs and found it necessary to use a car for part of their trip but not all of it. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Ms. Childs said that there was a list of suggested new planning and program actions. She did not believe that the other jurisdictions had discussed them but added that it would certainly be appropriate for the council to review the list. Mr. Viggiano said that the LTD board was the only group that spent any time on the list and had actually made a few changes. He said that planning and programming actions were not legally adopted as part of the plan and were less important in terms of making sure there was jurisdictional agreement. Mr. Meisner commented that all of the items on the list were important and stressed that the last entry was an absolute key issue for BRT which was to explore alternatively fueled buses. Mr. Pap8 agreed with Mr. Meisner. He raised concern that there was not enough of a link with rail systems and interstate busing. Mr. Kelly agreed with Mr. Pap8 and suggested improving service frequency for all corridors. Mr. Rayor suggested LTD coordinate more with schools to get more kids riding buses to schools. He suggested that buses advertise this capability. Mr. Kelly raised concern that the funding sources for transportation were generally were roadway constrained. He suggested adding policy language for looking at other funding options. Ms. Childs moved the discussion to bicycle and pedestrian issues. She called the council's attention to page 45 of the meeting packet. She noted the two issues were combined because there was relatively little public testimony. She called the council's attention to Attachment G on page 51 of the meeting packet, which showed a chart that contained that action that other adopting officials had done to date. She also noted that both bicycle and pedestrian policies needed to be approved. Mr. Meisner, seconded by Mr. Kelly, moved to accept Bicycle Policy Number 1. Mr. Kelly stressed the importance of clarity on what the status of the Eugene Bikeways Master Plan would be after adoption of TransPlan. He called for, and reached, consensus to place it on the agenda for consideration at a future meeting. The motion passed unanimously, 6:0. Mr. Meisner, seconded by Mr. Farr, moved to accept Bicycle Policy Number 2. Ms. Taylor commented that off-road bike lanes were preferable where possible and raised concern that requiring bike lanes on some streets was damaging to the neighborhood because of MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 19, 2000 Page 10 Work Session