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IZA KITTELSON & ASSOCIATES, INC. <br />TRANSPORTATION PLANNINGITRAFFIC ENGINEERING <br />IAW 610 SW ALDER, SUITE 700 • PORTLAND, OR 97205 • (503) 228 -5230 • FAX (503) 273 -8169 <br />April 28, 2000 Project #: 3925 <br />Allen Lowe <br />City of Eugene Planning and Development Department <br />99 West 10th Avenue <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />RE: Response to Comments on Autzen Stadium Transportation Demand Management <br />Program <br />Dear Allen, <br />We respectfully submit this response to the City of Eugene to address the issues identified by <br />Planning Staff regarding the University of Oregon's Proposed Transportation Demand <br />Management Plan for Autzen Stadium. The ten points identified in the letter dated April 0 are <br />addressed and additional clarification is provided to clarify the transportation demand <br />management plan. <br />1. Annual Review <br />The annual review of the Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan will be completed <br />during a heavily attended University of Oregon football game during each calendar year. Once <br />data collection has been compiled by LTD, the University, and the City (if the City chooses to <br />collect data), a meeting with all representative agencies will be convened to discuss the results of <br />the data collection effort and the efficiency of the plan. At this meeting, recommendations for <br />future enhancements to the TDM Program will be considered and planned for the following year. <br />2. Monitoring <br />a. Off-site Parking: The monitoring of off -site areas is recommended. Data collection for the <br />annual plan review should assess parking conditions several hours prior to the game and during <br />the game to determine the impacts of stadium activities. This will be part of the annual review <br />and reported on following summary of this data collection effort. LTD staff should collect <br />parking data from the off -site areas; this data can be contrasted with the bus ridership <br />information to arrive at vehicle occupancies by lot. This will allow for adjustments in the <br />program and may help improve future strategies. The park and ride data collection should occur <br />once the last bus has left for Autzen Stadium. <br />b. Response to Complaints: Both LTD and the University of Oregon will address complaints. <br />Near campus, the University will be responsible for compiling comments and representing these <br />concerns during the Annual Plan meeting outlined above. LTD should continue their outreach <br />with the parking lot owners to determine potential business and neighborhood impacts, seeking <br />to mitigate these where possible. <br />3. Mode Hierarchy <br />C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\response2.doc—l.doc <br />