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1 <br /> PUBLIC WOR S DEPARTMENT • 858 PEARL • EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> <br /> ~r ~ _ <br /> NEWS RELEASE , <br /> April 27, 1989 <br /> CONTACT: athan Duke, Transportation Planner, 687-5218 <br /> andra Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> ~ FOR IMMEDI TE RELEASE <br /> SLOPING PROCESS COMPLETED FOR FERRY STREET BRIDGE <br /> At the April 27 meeting of the citizen advisory committee for the Ferry <br /> ~ Street Bri ge Study, OBEC Consulting Engineers, the consultants hired to <br /> ~ prepare th environmental impact statement (EIS) for the bridge, summarized <br /> the results of a month-long scoping process and presented the scoping <br /> document t the group for review. The document includes the results of the <br /> first public meeting concerning the bridge, written comments collected during <br /> i the scopin process, and responses to the the public's recommendations and <br /> comments. The scoping process provided an early opportunity for the public <br /> to provid input and to shape the focus of the EIS. <br /> Traf is congestion, parking issues, and alternative means of <br /> transport tion head the list of items Eugene citizens want reviewed during <br /> the EIS. Closely related concerns include preservation of neighborhood <br /> integrity, safe bicycle routes, and low-impact transit. <br /> Othe ideas included expanding the EIS study area to include traffic <br /> issues in the Harlow area, redesigning the bridge, and ensuring the <br /> preservation of Eugene's historic sites, wildlife habitat, and the natural <br /> beauty of the area. Major target areas identified for study in the EIS <br /> include t affic routing options, parking and traffic congestion, alternative <br /> transport tion modes, bridge configuration, neighborhoods and districts, and <br /> historic preservation. <br /> <br />