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City of Eugene City Council Page 4 September 12, 2012 ZĞƐƉŽŶƐĞ: clearly summarized in the Executive Summary of the EA on page ES-4: The proposed WEEE project would implement high-capacity public transportation service in the West 11th Avenue Corridor using the bus rapid transit system identified in the adopted Regional Transportation Plan visually appealing transit service to an important area. entirety and discussed in detail Chapter 1, Purpose and Need. As described in the EA, starting in 2007, very involved public process that considered a wide array of viewpoints. Ultimately, the WEEE Corridor Committee recommended a Purpose and Need statement that was adopted by the LTD Board. The overall process and the resulting Purpose and Need Statement were reviewed by numerous federal, state and local agencies and minor revisions were made based on agency review and comment. The EA is based on years of documented analysis and consideration of a wide range of alternatives and does not presuppose an outcome. The Alternative Analysis process selected a Locally Preferred Alternative to advance detailed analysis in the EA. The LPA was selected as a local community decision following the analysis of all previous alternatives and routing options (documented in reports listed in Chapter 12 of the EA); the LPA as refined through the Alternatives Analysis process s. The selected project balances the many trade-offs reviewed and weighed in the Alternatives Analysis process. The numerous project studies conducted since 2007 supporting the findings of the EA are referenced throughout the document and listed in Chapter 12 of the EA. Also listed in Chapter 12 are other memos and reports documenting the project extensive process to develop with the public, decision-makers, and agencies a broad range of alternatives and then evaluate, consider and narrow the alternatives to select an LPA. The EA, as required by FTA, summarizes all of the complex analyses completed for the project and is written to help the general public understand the project issues, tradeoffs, impacts, benefits, and mitigation. The more detailed supporting studies referenced throughout the document are available on site and on CD or print for those interested in more in-depth project information. This project has evolved over several years and has undergone extensive public review and revision. The many documents referenced in the EA correlate directly with the depth of analysis to which the project has been subjected. Rather than obscuring anything, the EA provides a balance between producing an easy to understand summary of the most relevant analyses for the general public while still providing all the necessary references to the many supporting, more detailed studies that have been produced over the Since 2007, LTD has engaged local, state and federal agencies in the development, review and refinement of the project. These efforts are well documented in the EA, particularly in Chapters, 1, 6, 7 and 12.