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Westside BR~' (Em-X) ltouting Selecting the route for a Westside extension from the Eugene Station out to a West l ltn area corridor is an important consideration for a semi-fixed transit system. A suggested assumption set should be identified and could include: • A West l lt" corridor could and should be widened to include the area roughly two to three blocks north and south of 1 lth between Eugene Station and Beltline. • Dedicated R/W for the transit way should be identified for more than 90% of a minimum of one lane, preferably two lanes where practical. o Due to R/W limitations, poor intersection and signal spacing/phasing, and uncertain scheduling, direct service on West 11`" between Chambers and Bertelsen could and should be avoided. • Any midblock crossings of streets by the proposed line shall be signalized, with priority assigned to Em-X (level two, below Emergency vehicles). o Existing residential neighborhoods, which rely heavily on on-street parking (in particular, the area on West 11`" between Jefferson and Chambers) should be avoided, due to potential impacts to parking and large canopy trees. • Potential feeder service, which could include a loop down Bertelsen to 18t", west to Willow Creek, and north to 11 t" (with potential to continue north to Roosevelt or Royal, or west to Greenhill Tech. park) should be coordinated with station locations. Based upon these assumptions, a practical route could depart Eugene Station traveling west on the south side of West 11 th Avenue to Charnelton, Lawrence, or Jefferson Street, turning south to West 13t" (prior to the residential neighborhood along West 1 lt"). The alignment could then proceed along the south side of 13t" with a station at the Lane County Fairgrounds, continuing west with the next station on the east side of Chambers, continuing west with a new si~nal on 13t" at Garfield. West of Garfield, the alignment would extend to the end of 13t Ave. R/W adjacent to the Amazon west of Arthur Street. By constructing a new bicycle bridge over the Amazon at this point and re-routing the Fern Ridge Bike Path beneath the power lines to City View, the BRT line could be placed over the existing bike path to a new signalized crossing of City View Street, an appropriate location for the next station. West of City View, the proposed route would continue along the north side of Amazon Creek to the Buck Street R/W where either feeder service or a replacement to the Seneca Station (which could be relocated to the south side of West 1 lt" Avenue). The route could then proceed westerly, crossing over the bicycle path which shifts from the south side of the Amazon to the north side at Quaker Street, and Em-X would be on the south side of Amazon Creek west of Quaker. Proceeding westerly, BRT would be placed on a Rexius service roadway along the south side of the creek, extending to Wallis Street. West of this point, the route would meander southwesterly on a new alignment to West 13th Avenue east of Ocean Street. The last station could be placed at Bertelsen, Interior, Commerce or similar turnaround opportunity.