[WEC-All] Please attend West Eugene EmX (Bus Rapid Transit) open houses October 8 & 9, 3-7 pm

[Rob Zako]

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Dear members of the West Eugene Collaborative (WEC) and other interested
parties,

I¹d like to urge everyone to join me and other members of the WEC Land Use
and Transportation Committee at either of the public open houses on Lane
Transit District¹s West Eugene EmX (Bus Rapid Transit) Extension Corridor
Study:

Monday, October 8
3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Elks Lodge, 2470 West 11th Avenue
Eugene

Tuesday, October 9
3 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Tykeson Room, Eugene Public Library, 100 West 10th Ave., Eugene

For more info from LTD see:
http://www.ltd.org/search/showresult.html?versionthread=0685a8bb89922e5910b4
a290b76028d5

See also the notice in the Federal Register:
http://wiki.eugeneneighbors.org/w/images/3/3d/Federal_Register_20070918.pdf

As I understand it, LTD will present information -- and solicit opinions --
about:

    1) The purpose of and need for a west Eugene EmX (Bus Rapid Transit)
extension;

    2) Evaluation criteria for assessing which route and location of
stations is best; and

    3) A range of alternative approaches, routes and station locations to
evaluate in greater detail next year.

My understanding is that at the next full WEC meeting on October 24-25, we
intend to review information from LTD, brainstorm our own ideas, discuss,
and if possible arrive at consensus recommendations around the three points
listed above.

I also understand that the deadline for public comments to LTD is on or
around November 6, 2007.

Although there will be future opportunities to comment on plans for the west
Eugene EmX extension, this initial ³scoping phase² will to an extent frame
the issues and influence what is discussed later. LTD is aiming to reach a
general decision about the west Eugene EmX extension -- route and perhaps
station locations -- within the next 12 months.

The WEC Land Use and Transportation Committee has started discussing these
issues in detail, and will be meeting again in a couple week to help provide
some ideas to the full WEC group at the October 24-25 meeting.

On behalf of the WEC Land Use and Transportation Committee,
Rob

-- 
Rob Zako
1000 Friends of Oregon
1280-B East 28th Ave., Eugene, OR 97403-1616 (home office)
(541) 343-5201 (home office)
(541) 683-6333 (fax)
rob at friends.org
http://www.friends.org

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