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Comments and Responses, September 26, 2000 Public Hearing in Eugene <br />710.3-In order to reduce the <br />public's reliance on the <br />automobile generally, the GSA is <br />obligated to locate the new facility <br />in an area with adequate public <br />transportation. Although as a <br />federal agency the GSA is not <br />required to comply with state and <br />local regulations or mandates, the <br />GSA makes every effort to <br />comply with state and local <br />regulations, in order to be a good <br />neighbor and to avoid <br />environmental impacts. <br />Transcript 1 <br />to <br />710.2 1 Lransportatton impact be inclutlod in tho envlronmontel impact <br />Cbntl. 2 statement. <br />3 Specifically, nutting a stgnificnnc Duflding <br />~ ltko this that far from tho motropoliten con ter can bo <br />6 cnlculatod to have a negative effect in terms of increasing the <br />a average vehicle Ai tea traveled, people living antl working in <br />7 this area. <br />710.3 8 And all the concrenent impacts that go along <br />9 with Lhe increased automobllo rollance antl usage. Me'ro under <br />10 a date mandate to reduce automobfte reliance and we have n <br />11 multi-Jurisdictlonnl trnnsportnt/on planning process going on <br />12 Lo areal that mandate. And putting a building that far out <br />13 would go in the xrong direction. Thank you. <br />14 MR. MEERSCHEIOT: Thank you. Z'n sorry. .I can't <br />15 reatl the next acme. They are fran Broadway Place. <br />16 NR. SLANTON: That's not aurprlaing. Hi. My nena <br />17 1a Barry Blanton. B-L-A-N-T-O-N. Antl I'n horn tonight -- I <br />18 actually didn't plan to cone down here tdntpht Dut thts is <br />19 important to me. <br />2~ I am with Loring Management 8ervicea. Ma hevo <br />21 boon very involved with tlowntoxn Oevolopmont, both 1n Eugene <br />22 end In bsattla and to ne, tt's very important Lent good <br />29 downtarn tlovolopmont happen. <br />711.1 (24 I hevo boon n roaidont of Eugene since 1979 when <br />26 I Genre hero Lo go school. And glace 1979. I've aaketl avaelf <br />Final EIS 224_ New Federal Courthouse <br />