Item A: South Willamette Street Improvement Plan

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exploring alternatives that are not supported.Chris Watchie, Public Involvement Specialist,briefly reviewed 150 years of history of Willamette Street. She showed slides of old photos of the street illustrating its evolution.Robin Hostick, City of Eugene Senior Planner, described the long-range concept for the street. He showed a slide illustrating how street-side development may change in the future due to future redevelopment. Ellen Teninty, Public Involvement Specialist,asked participants to use this forum as an opportunity to think beyond their personal experience and more holistically about all users and broader considerations. Scott Mansur, Project Manager from DKS Associates, explained the framework for the alternatives that have been developed. He described the stakeholder outreach process, the first community forum, Technical Advisory Committee feedback, and elected official involvement. He described the alternatives screening process, the study corridor,and each alternative design option in detail.Peter Coffey, Principal of DKS Associates, reviewed the screening criteria evaluation and findings that have taken place so far and the screening that will occur for the next three alternatives. Questions on the alternatives: Audience Member: You said you would talk about capacities tonight. What capacities will these plans cover? Response: Capacity refers to the potential for each street design alternative to accommodate the demand for mobility from motorists, bicyclists, pedestrians, and bus riders. We won’t have those details until we perform more in-depth analysis. Audience Member: What is the measurement of the sidewalk right now? Response: Up to and less than 9 feet of width. Audience Member: Will you also be taking into account the traffic pattern changes on related streets? Will this be a part of your study? Specifically Lincoln, Jefferson and other streets located in that area. Response: It is beyond our scope to go into that level of detail. Audience Member: Are the traffic counts higher going South than North? Response: Yes (explains and includes discussion of traffic patterns). Audience Member: Do any of these plans address left turn signals at intersections? Response: Yes. Audience Member: Is there any standard for a sidewalk where pedestrians and cyclists use just the sidewalks? Response: Alternative 5, and a cycle track could do that. Audience Member: Who pays and how are they assessed? Response: There are multiple funding sources for any street improvement. (explains funding opportunities and sources). Audience Member: Will the 3-lane options hold the current capacity that the street does now? Response: It reduces the capacity, however, it should be adequate depending on the number and location of driveway accesses. Website: eugene-or.gov/SWillametteStreet. Contact: Chris Henry, 3 ,541-682-8472, Public Works Engineering, 99 E. Broadway, Chris.C.Henry@ci.eugene.or.us Ste. 400, Eugene, OR 97401