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ATTACHMENT A Response to WEC Recommendations Transportation ? An “inner” alternative route connecting from Highway 99 near the Big Y, east and west along 5th and 7th, and via Bailey Hill to West 11th Avenue. The City is applying for a USDOT ARRA-funded TIGER grant to facilitate east-west o thth flow along 5 Avenue between Hwy 99 and West 11. The City could request modeling assistance from LCOG to forecast the potential for o th whether the alternative routes would shift any trips off of W. 11. It may be possible to incorporate this step into the TSP Update. ? An “outer” alternative route connecting from Highway 99, east and west along Roosevelt Boulevard, and via Beltline to West 11th Avenue. ODOT incorporated an additional left-turn on Hwy 99 at Roosevelt into their Hwy 99 o project which was shelved due to lack of funding. The City is partnering with ODOT on a TIGER grant application to rebuild Hwy 99 from Garfield to Roosevelt including the additional left-turn lane. ? Develop and implement a community design process to test the multiway boulevard vision for west Eugene. A multiway boulevard would be a major public investment with significant property o and business impacts. It only makes sense to pursue a multiway boulevard if it is in th support of mixed use or other high density development along West 11 Avenue. The Eugene Comprehensive Lands Assessment may lead to community dialogue about where additional density should be located and this may present an opportunity th to investigate the potential for mixed use development along W. 11. ? Complete a Highway 126 safety and mobility study (as proposed by Senator Prozanski and Representative Holvey). The City has advocated for state and federal funding for this study; however, the o study has yet to be funded. ? Enhance public transit service. The City is working closely with LTD to extend EmX service to west Eugene. o ? Improve traffic signalization. th This will be addressed in the West 11 Transportation Corridor Study which will be o completed this fall. ? Construct safety improvements to sidewalks, crosswalks, and bicycle paths throughout the corridor with particular focus on safe connections and improved signage to and from the Fern Ridge Path. th These issues will also be addressed in the West 11 Study and the Pedestrian and o Bicycle Master Plan update. ? Add striped bicycle lanes along 5th Avenue and 7th Place as part of alternative route development.