In 2015 and 2016, community input identified five key corridors for future investment and the vision for those investments:
- Highway 99
- River Road
- Coburg Road
- MLK, Jr. Blvd
- 30th Avenue to LCC
In 2017 and 2018, based on community preferences and technical analysis for each of these corridors, the City and LTD developed a range of proposed investment options:
- No-Build
- Enhanced Corridor
- EmX
These were bundled into packages for each of the five corridors.
In spring 2019 we asked the community for input on the packages. Based on that community feedback and additional technical analysis, we updated the packages. These packages were advanced for a public hearing by Eugene City Council and LTD’s Board of Directors:
The lowest-level investment package (considering both capital and operating costs) is all Enhanced Corridor, followed by three increasing investment levels in packages C, D and E. The highest-level investment package is all EmX (except MLK, Jr., where EmX was not considered). New packages D and E were added based on 2019 community feedback.
The five packages represent a range of investment levels based on community feedback, findings from the Alternatives Analysis, and additional technical analysis.
Comparing Updated Investment Packages
We compared the packages using criteria such as safety, travel time and cost. Here’s a summary:
- Enhanced Corridor Package – Low capital cost, no annual operating cost increase, and relatively low impact on property, trees and parking. Relatively low rating for safety and access for walking and biking, only a small ridership increase, and low travel time savings. Rates lowest of the five packages for consistency with local plans and policies.
- Package C – Moderately high investment with build alternatives on all five corridors. All corridors include features strongly supported by community input. Compared to Packages D and E, has relatively low capital and operating cost and less adverse impact on property, parking and trees, but lower projected ridership and less travel time savings.
- Package D – High level of investment with improvements on all five corridors, with EmX on two corridors and Enhanced Corridor on three corridors. Compared to Packages C and E, has moderate costs, moderate benefits in ridership and travel time savings, and moderate impacts on trees, property and parking.
- Package E – The highest investment among Package C, D, and E, with EmX on three corridors and Enhanced Corridor in two corridors. High level of ridership and travel time savings, but higher operating and capital costs and more impacts on property, trees and parking.
- EmX Package – Highest level of investment options for each corridor. Rates highest for safety and access for walking and biking, travel time savings, and ridership. High capital and operating costs and a high level of impacts to property, trees and parking. Rated highest for consistency with local plans and policies due to investment in enhancements that contribute to improved safety and ridership.
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