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News Releas Ferry Street Bridge Open House <br /> June 4, 199 <br /> Page 2 <br /> To pre are the environmental impact statement for these eight <br /> alternative the study team will analyze noise, traffic, air quality, land <br /> and shoreli a use, vegetation, wildlife habitat, socioeconomic issues, <br /> recreation, and construction impacts, among others. The eight alternatives <br /> that are no under discussion include the following. <br /> The "n -build" alternative is based on having no major increase in <br /> <br /> 'vehicle cap city in the corridor. The underlying assumption of this <br /> alternative is that building new facilities encourages the use of the <br /> automobile. Most of the build alternatives seek to satisfy traffic demand by <br /> increasing he capacity of roadways. Reinhard said that if a "no-build" <br /> <br /> I <br /> option is s lected, more drivers would have to switch to the use of mass <br /> transit or they alternative travel modes. Some construction would have to <br /> take place o address traffic safety problems, and facilities for bicycles <br /> and pedestr'ans could be improved. Normal maintenance and repair and minor <br /> safety impr vements would occur. "In addition, driving conditions within the <br /> corridor wo ld likely worsen if travel habits and patterns did not change," <br /> <br /> ~ continued R inhard. <br /> Altern tive 2 provides for a major widening of the Ferry Street Bridge <br /> and overpas but would retain the existing traffic patterns and would stay <br /> within the urrent corridor. Next to the "no-build" option, this alternative <br /> would intro uce the smallest amount of change south of the Willamette River. <br /> Altern tive 3, like Alternative 2, would widen the existing corridor <br /> between the Willamette River and the Southern Pacific railroad tracks and <br /> would creat~ an entirely new roadway and ramp configuration south of the <br /> more <br /> <br />