Item A: South Willamette Street Improvement Plan

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Through traffic that does not patronize any of the businesses could be "pushed" onto Amazon Parkway. Most automobile drivers and bus drivers know how to handle a bike lane on the right hand side so I don't think it should be thought of as a negative aspect for vehicle or transit access/ mobility. Need to make bike lanes visible to cars, sidewalks less ideal. Safe bike blvds. Or lane with buffer. This is difficult to choose as details of a potential "cycle track" on the wider sidewalks were not provided. Comparing the bike path and non -bike path plans is difficult with this info missing. First and foremost I believe we need dedicated bicycle lanes. But where the bike lanes are provided for, if lane widths can be narrowed to provide more sidewalk, that is my next personal priority. I cycle on this stretch of Willamette 4 -6 days/ week and do most of my shopping there, using a bicycle and a trailer. Please consider the needs of aging citizens. We walk, use the bus and our children and grand children bike and bus to work and school. The auto continues to be importat but is not the most important. Willamette between 24th and 29th has wonderful businesses who would thrive under improved conditions for pedestrians and bicyclists. Bike/ ped infrastructure improvements = increased business! If you are looking at Portland for a bikeway, what happens southbound to get from 27th and 29th, no way you can expect cyclists to climb the hill on 27th to Linclon. Oak North doesn't get you to 24th either. Getting cyclists and pedestrians in the other area will increase business. Goal decrease cars, increase bikes and pedestrians. Top priorities in my opinion (in this order): Safety; bike lanes; cleaned up sidewalks, as wide as possible; fewer, wider driveways. Please become aware of your language use, it has real life consequences: capacity, volume are making yourdesigns but always refering to automobiles that then have to be accomodated. What about taking biking/ walking capacity as your guideline? Bike and ped only and public trans (bus). With a town as progressive as Eugene, start a greenway where cars have to go around. Pedestrians and bikes and trees will have the right of way. There would be space for parades, "street" performers, musicians, etc... Improve street trees. Improve bike ways in the area. Both as a driver and a cyclist, I prefer having a curb between cars and bikes. I have some concerns re: mixing bikes and pedestrians on the sidewalk, although that already happens on the existing 6 ft sidewalk. I believe left turn lanes would please businesses and car commuters to continue car flow. However, I am a pedestrian hoping to be a bicyclist visiting these businesses (already a bicyclist) if it were safer. Fewer lanes would make it so much better to cross. Wider sidewalks make a real visual impact that the area is being slowed down... also potential for beautification, which should be positive for businesses. Prevent driving on sidewalk with trees? Landscaping? Bicycle parking that doubles as preventing cars? Envision Eugene ideas for furniture, etc. I understand that VMT are decreasing, suggesting that we should weight non -auto needs higher than current usage to better prepare for the future.