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AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT ALTERNATIVES 4.5.3.1 Key Issues and Items for Consideration The facility requirements analysis identified various areas of deficiency through PAL 3, including the following: » Roads Realign the airport entrance to eliminate left turn from Northrup Drive onto the terminal loop road » Curb roads Eliminate rental cars exiting the ready-return lot via the inner curb road Reduce overall curb demand through design and/or operational measures Widen the arrivals curb to provide future capacity and level of service Provide additional/appropriate commercial vehicle staging space » Parking Accommodate needed short-term parking Accommodate needed long-term parking without use of overflow lot Accommodate needed tenant and employee parking » Rental car Expand rental ready-return and service area lots Northrup Drive, north from Airport Road provides access/egress for the terminal loop road (Douglas Drive), employee parking, and North Ramp and EGAR general aviation areas. This mix of uses drives the need for a solution to the current passenger entry point for the terminal loop road. Alternatives for this issue will address eliminating the need for northbound entering commercial passengers to make a left turn against opposing traffic on Northrup Drive. Analysis and observation of inner curb road operations showed capacity constraints aggravated by long curb dwell times during peak hours and by unnecessary bypassing traffic on the inner curb. This is driven by cars parked at the curb for extended periods of time, rental car customers passing the curb to leave the airport, and some passenger pickups circling the terminal loop road for multiple trips prior to picking up arriving passengers. Each of these unnecessary traffic factors will be addressed through physical design, operational improvements, and functional programming in landside alternatives. For example, cell phone parking lots have proven to reduce curb dwell times at airports across the country and will be considered as potential development elements. Facility requirements analysis revealed that the outer curb road was constrained by lane widths where a single lane enters and leaves, as well as by narrow width where prearranged taxis stop. Additionally, commercial vehicles would benefit from their own common space to stage vehicles, including taxis, shuttles (currently parking in short-term), future transportation network companies, and buses serving charter flights. Finally, rental car space deficiencies, locations for optimal operating efficiency and safety, and retention of high level of service for customers will be addressed. All of these elements will be considered across all alternatives design options. EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 4-32