HomeMy WebLinkAboutAMENDED Agenda Packet 5-28-19 Work SessionMay 28, 2019, Work Session
AMENDED AGENDA
EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
May 28, 2019
5:30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library
100 West 10th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Meeting of May 28, 2019;
Her Honor Mayor Lucy Vinis Presiding
Councilors Betty Taylor, President Emily Semple, Vice President Mike Clark Greg Evans Chris Pryor Claire Syrett Jennifer Yeh Alan Zelenka
Note: This agenda has been amended to reflect a change in and reordering of the items.
5:30 p.m. CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
Bascom/Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library
100 West 10th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97401
1. EXECUTIVE SESSION
Pursuant to ORS 192.660(2)(e)
2. WORK SESSION: Franklin Boulevard Transformation Project Update
3. Committee Reports and Items of Interest
May 28, 2019, Work Session
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May 28, 2019, Work Session – Item 2
EUGENE CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Work Session: Franklin Boulevard Transformation Project Update Agenda Item Number: 2 Staff Contact: Larisa Varela Meeting Date: May 28, 2019 Department: Public Works
www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 541-682-6887
ISSUE STATEMENT The Franklin Boulevard Transformation Project will develop alternatives for redesigning Franklin Boulevard from I-5 to Alder Street with the goal of creating a safe and comfortable street for people walking, biking, using public transportation and driving. This work session is an opportunity for the City Council to learn about the project including the timeline, public involvement plan, and draft design concepts.
BACKGROUND City of Eugene adopted land use and transportation plans identify Franklin Boulevard as one of six key corridors in Eugene. Key Corridors are streets that have or are planned to have frequent transit service (approximately every 15 minutes or less). Franklin is an especially important corridor because it serves as the spine of the regional EmX bus rapid transit system. The Franklin Boulevard Transformation builds off of the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan. In this vision from the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan, Franklin is transformed by:
Providing the retail services needed by residents of a vibrant neighborhood and
an attractive and distinctive travel corridor that facilitates safe and efficient
movement by all modes of transportation. Residents and visitors experience a
unique and welcoming entrance to the city and the University of Oregon, arriving
by bike, bus, car and foot. The multiway boulevard encourages use by pedestrians
and shoppers by separating through traffic from local access traffic, increasing
safety throughout the corridor and providing a quieter edge as well as parking
options on the local access lane. Vibrant, green foliage in well-designed
landscaping, pedestrian scale lighting and attractive, human-scaled
architecture all blend to create a sense of vitality fused with elements of nature. While the multiway boulevard street design concept may change through the Franklin Boulevard Transformation Project, any new design concepts that emerge will retain the values articulated in the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan vision. The purpose of the project is to:
•Transform Franklin Boulevard from an automobile-oriented state highway arterial to apleasant, safe, comfortable, high-quality walking, biking and transit street while providingfor motor vehicle traffic.
May 28, 2019, Work Session – Item 2
•Be consistent with adopted land use and transportation plans developed by the City ofEugene, University of Oregon and/or Lane Transit District.
•Support increased residential density, changes in urban form and mixed-usedevelopment that we are currently and will continue to see being built on the corridor.City staff are working with a team of design, engineering and public involvement consultants to develop designs for Franklin Boulevard that support both the project’s purpose and the adopted Walnut Station Specific Area Plan. Initial design concepts were developed over a four-day design workshop in late January 2019. These designs will be refined into corridor alternatives over the next few months and then brought back to the community in May 29 - 30 for additional input. The concepts will be presented to City Council on Wednesday, May 15, 2019. The concepts can also be downloaded for viewing at: https://www.eugene-or.gov/4123/Design-Workshop-Week. A triple bottom line analysis was used in the development of the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan. Once alternatives are developed for the Franklin Boulevard Transformation Project, selecting a preferred alternative will be informed by evaluation criteria that incorporate the triple bottom line.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL DIRECTION July 12, 2010, City Council Meeting Move to adopt an ordinance concerning the Walnut Station Mixed-Use Center, included as Ordinance Version A with Exhibits A through I (motion passed with amendments). Through this ordinance, City Council adopted the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan.
COUNCIL OPTIONS This is an informational item. No action is requested.
CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION This is an informational item only.
SUGGESTED MOTION This is an informational item only.
ATTACHMENTS None
FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Larisa Varela, Associate Transportation Planner Telephone: 541-682-6887Staff E-Mail: LVarela@eugene-or.gov