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<br />Additional Questions Received from the Public Related to the Eugene City Council <br />February 23 Work Session <br /> <br />1.Population and employment chart shows 2006 then 2031. You made the comment “as you can <br /> <br />see, the Gateway employment has grown substantially”. 2031 employment is based on <br />speculation. Therefore, it would be incorrect to make the statement as fact. <br />Actually, the reference was to the historic growth in the Gateway area, which more than <br />doubled between 1990 and 2006 - substantially faster than any of the other corridors. <br />2.Referencing Councilman Farr’s request: would also like the numbers on how many trees were <br /> <br />killed (type and sizes) and how many trees were planted (type and sizes) <br />See Response number 5. <br />3.Could you better explain the statement: money saved on 13th could be used to improve other <br /> <br />services. <br />Not sure there is a better way to explain it then how it was put at the work session which is <br />that the additional cost above the 13th alignment needed for operating the 6th/7th alignment <br />could be used for additional service on other parts of the system. <br />ththth <br />To put it another way, the 6/7 alignment’s operating costs are $494,000 more than the 13 <br />alignment. That is the equivalent to 80% of the operating cost of the recently discontinued <br />Breeze route. <br />4.When Councilwoman Betty [Taylor] asked if the 13th option cost more, you replied: no, the per <br /> <br />boarding cost was better. Why didn’t you answer her question. Yes, it costs more. Based on <br />your cost analysis, it costs $450,000 more per year (Jan 31, 2011 analysis). Since the summary <br />charts don’t show the ridership numbers for 2015, could you pass on that information? <br />See response above outlining comparison of operating costs. <br />5.Could you please send me the data that supports the statements made about the life cycle of the <br /> <br />different size buses. 150k miles vs. 800k miles life expectancy. <br />This data is being compiled by LTD and will be made available as soon as possible <br />6.Mark Pangborn made the statement: that’s why when you go to large communities, you see the <br /> <br />large buses. May I remind you that Eugene is not one of these “large communities”. <br /> <br />February 28, 2011West Eugene EmX Extension 13 <br /> <br />