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City of Eugene City Council Page 7 September 12, 2012 transit" (BAT) lanes are constructed. BAT lanes will be shared with the bus, allowing slower moving vehicles to be removed from the through travel lanes. Very little property will be purchased in the portions of the corridor where roads are widened, and owners will receive fair market value for their land and improvements. LTD is authorized to utilize eminent domain. Eminent domain has been successfully used to construct capital infrastructure projects throughout our community, including the first two EmX corridors. The use of eminent domain along the first two EmX corridors resulted in the negotiated purchase of all property necessary to complete the projects successfully. The eminent domain laws have been developed to protect the property owner and ensure a fair process. In the event the property owner disagrees with the financial offer made by the District, a jury trial process for resolving the disagreement is available to the property owner. No jury trials have been required during the construction of the first two EmX corridors and it is LTD's desire that all West Eugene property purchases be negotiated in a timely and fair manner. The current route design has been significantly modified over the past several years. These design changes purposely minimize the impacts to business and residential properties along the route by ensuring access and maintaining parking. Of the 477 properties that front the proposed route, 117 will have some level of property impact. These impacts range from minor strips of land that need to be purchased to more significant property purchases that affect a few properties. All impacts are outlined in the EA Appendices 3-1 and 3-2. During the project development phase, LTD would continue working to reduce impacts further. This additional engineering work is expected to yield positive results and that means fewer property impacts. dƌĂĨĨŝĐ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ on traffic and transportation generally focused on: The traffic analysis was not rigorous enough; thth The traffic analysis contradicts the 1987 traffic study showing the need for 4 full lanes on 6 / 7; thth The LPA would reduce auto and freight capacity on 6 / 7; The LPA will increase traffic congestion and create safety problems; The proposed changes and the traffic impacts have not been reviewed and approved by local, state and federal agencies; and Concerns about dedicated . ZĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ: The traffic analysis conducted for the EA was the same level of detail as would be submitted for a DEIS. If a DEIS were to be completed for this project, the traffic analysis findings, results, analysis and methodology would be the same as for the EA. ODOT issued a review letter (Dorothy Upton, September 30,