Draft EUG Master Plan Update, February 2010

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CHAPTER 4 ALTERNATIVE PLAN CONCEPTS Overflow Lot The overflow parking lot, located east of Douglas Drive, provides 585 stalls for peak passenger travel times, such as sporting events and holiday travel. By expanding east, there is space to increase the lot by approximately 50% to 872 stalls. Longer term expansion may also be accommodated by expanding north and south, as space is available and need arises. As the overflow lot is not regularly used for passenger parking, it is likely acceptable to have this lot separate from the main lot, and to continue to offer shuttling service for passengers between this lot and the terminal building for those peak periods of demand. Rental Car Service Facility and Storage Lot As the rental car service facility has fulfilled its useful and economical life, a new, modern, and larger facility is needed to provide more service space, and to accommodate the parking of vehicles queued for service, and those which have been serviced and await rental. The current 116 service/storage stalls at the existing facility are expected to need to be increased to 280. This increase of 164 cannot be accommodated at the existing site without sacrificing passenger automobile parking and the ability to expand the same. As giving priority to passenger automobile parking enhances customer service and passenger convenience, the rental car service facility and storage lot (which are not required, by function, to be in such close proximity to the terminal building) will require relocation. Rental car service/storage operations are proposed to be relocated to the south airfield. This rental car service facility will likely see increased activity as passenger enplanements increase at EUG. The proposed south airfield site accommodates the future expansion of this facility, which could not be accommodated in the existing location. As the rental car service/storage lot is relocated, this site can be converted for temporary uses until long- term improvements are implemented. Cell phone waiting lot, taxicab queue lot, rental car ready/return parking, and passenger automobile parking are all suitable uses for this site, until improvements for each of these additional facilities are developed, and the existing configuration is redeveloped for expansion of rental car ready/return and public parking. Public Transportation and Taxicab Area The Eugene metro area benefits from an expansive public transportation network, and as passenger movements at EUG increase, it is expected that the use of public transportation will also increase. As the primary EUG destination would likely be the main passenger terminal building, direct terminal access should be provided for public transportation. As the main parking lot is expanded to the existing rental car service/storage area, there is expected to be space for additional taxicab parking/waiting, as an extension to the existing taxicab parking/waiting area, located between the terminal building and the main parking lot. The current taxicab area, and the expanded taxicab area, can also be used for public transportation transfer, between the buses and the terminal building. However, as the proposed taxicab queue lot is introduced as part of the realigned Douglas Drive, it may be better and desirable to convert the existing taxicab parking/waiting to serve primarily public transportation loading and pedestrian movement, and shift taxicab queuing to the new lot. 4-38 Eugene Airport Master Plan Update (February 2010)