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City of Eugene City Council Page 3 September 12, 2012 As a bus rapid transit strategy, EmX provides tremendous flexibility to adapt to future developments in propulsion technology. As these technologies advance, they can be adapted by LTD without significant additional change to the BRT lanes (or perhaps more appropriate here high capacity transit lanes). Finding a sustainable propulsion technology is a key strategic issue for transit service locally, nationally and around the world. As a result, propulsion technologies are expected to advance more aggressively in the future. As an example of recent advancements, the EmX vehicles purchased in 2010 are demonstrating a substantial flexibility will be a critical part of this reg requirements for greenhouse gas emission reductions. The costs and benefits of alternative forms of propulsion are weighed by transit with very limited resources during budget discussions. There are significant and difficult trade-offs between the ability for a transit district to maximize its service to the community in the short run and the need to find and adapt more sustainable technologies over time. Issues associated with peak oil go well beyond the WEEE project, affecting transportation specifically and the overall economy generally nationwide and globally. Solutions addressing these issues will come from actions taken at all levels, but, given the scale of the issues, most effectively in collective actions taken at state, national and global levels.6769o788758u8p080 The comments related to the appropriateness of federal spending on transit projects or other public infrastructure are best suited to national public policy discussions, and are not appropriate for review or discussion in the EA. WƌŽĐĞƐƐĂŶĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚĂƚŝŽŶ ŽŵŵĞŶƚƐ about the process and the EA documentation generally focused on: The EA fails to identify the Purpose and Need for the project; The EA presupposes the outcome by failing to fully evaluate all of the mode and alignment alternatives; There was inadequate analysis to support the findings of the EA; Too many documents and reports and too much detail for the general public to understand; Too little detail and not enough supporting documents and reports to support the findings of the EA; There was inadequate public process for the project; and, There was inadequate review by local, state and federal agencies.