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Record of Decision Attachment C -Agency Comment and Responses
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<br />The pDC}T ~spresscd cUnce
<br />relation to the site. The int
<br />~ple'ntay
<br />stated"th:
<br />c:m~ s, ;rcct n wgr~ ana r•ean ~c
<br />[n~~t n itus ease the intersertiz
<br />ili~~ urecious~rccommendation-1
<br />1'nc ~ n x,T card what is happen
<br />thci~. ~~AOTreeommendc~dLk
<br />m~ E~ i~ am lire new courrlrnue
<br />;:~~, r. ~1 tY,ir pedestrians woo
<br />d~•si_maa~d vidcwalks.. ar crossi-
<br />'1'i:c ukx;'r v:arrttu to know eb
<br />c~n~~tcmpi;il~_,l ~,~ilr.cetattn the t
<br />rrs'~ondcd the r at this-time ifa
<br />tYt where ofF site parking will be located in
<br />iron of 7ih fig Higti`is on the Mate's SaYety
<br />~'heOJ)OTv~ixsconcernecYthatwrttr,people
<br />i, of the Courthouse coming,inlo Eugene to find
<br />tlatc through this intersection tryingto locate-
<br />ey believesome otUir aa:ideiits, which had
<br />illevixtedwtth the. Ferry St DridRe pruje:ct. The
<br />et had tiecn separated auL: `Che OL)QT said
<br />s were listed separrLtely. Tfic City believed thak
<br />f}re ilitersectionswas for advance signing
<br />~g at the intersection is sLdl'a concern nf'
<br />G5A'ahould provide courihiiuxe visitors a°rth,
<br />to park in thr. aurrouuding area. Jrwould be
<br />then walk back to-3he courthouse along
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<br />if the mixcduse'laitd use#hatist>eing
<br />urthuuse;would it'inciude pirking7 'g`fiie L'ity
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<br />incluac a ~u t,cuued parking lac:
<br />The UpUT recommends that aNfety issues at 7~tL' High and 6ac ~ High
<br />cotitutuo Yci ~: corrsidei'ed Through the development of the project.
<br />In"r<ra:ds ;o comment 83, the Mate did not sea n ~f:ier~„ce in C~c ~ !l; n:r`rv
<br />:iii-n tvv reviewed Uc.increan~ in iTaffia volunt~s tr,,m the 1 ;..~ ~, ~,t; Tic
<br />unOT did usk INCA if they had rratudcd-~pedest4lan cn tr~,r v~ p .~, t-,i,.
<br />~MeA tu3aincludod t}scm The pD6T weiited to kni w u,L i., rs ~ iioi ~i
<br />High :it Sc6~' or 7m nrtxled to'he reviewed due to ptirl.rng circulatJnc. Tn~ Litg,
<br />rofcrnng ta`theirvisi~in forredevelopmcntof the area, expects the,. viii L.,
<br />parkingarvund the courthouse nr the;fuEUie. 1'he C)I)OTiscartcerned atx~ci
<br />Shri interiinunt~lthc redevelopment actually occurs. The 6t}U'f also u:miad to
<br />know ifthere are pE,teritial u'alYic rmpacts due to parking circulation. -T ,~au,c.
<br />the areaariiund tha two interaectiony is'a one-way'grid tt. improves fire o~°credl
<br />capacity oDthe intcrsecuous...6DOT, the'CiCy and--INCA agree the cont:r~rn a,
<br />thiiSq in,tersectionsisinure one-.of ettfetyruther than traffic (Iow ir.~tyer.~is.
<br />The UUOT risked ertu~ut whichsignals were irrterconneeted #hmueh chc arr:r
<br />and if it mai3e sense to intecennnectHily.trd to P'erryalo~rg 3rrcrtu':c}~ 'Phc Ci:i
<br />resjannde;dthat most~signals"are interiionneeted m'the downto~,n area, Hih~nrd
<br />.rind Frrry>could be httercunnected. However, because uE~ the dstance Letwecn
<br />the srgaals'there would probably Hat be'sufticienisprogres.:i~o. The.Gllt.~7
<br />accepted lNGA'sresponse to eokunent three and do not request further
<br />analysis.
<br />comment #4 relsted to the future year analysis. C;onunent ~{~~ ~.~,s vuificiently ,_
<br />answered hp The additional analysis ttiati INCR completed for GSA. it sppears
<br />List the V/G ratioswere acceptable per'State standards.
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<br />Tk~e OCO't menticc,cd that ULeir &PIS'8atawas using datafrom'97 to'99, rf,e
<br />new d8ta fon'98 to 'uu in nurrenfly' being prQt;essed.
<br />The City sts~ted that the courthouse would be the Clty's dnving tactnr in ttse
<br />redevelopment of the area and talting`the dowtttawn areah,~c1r to the river.
<br />Without the courthouse it may be soverat more }•cars btfnre the Cit}''s ~^sion
<br />could beimpletnetted.
<br />C3SkandODOTbricfy discussed how GSA+~clccts a site and herforme t,c
<br />envixoximental xeviewB.
<br />F,-o~,. the conaIuslgn o£themeeting, it appears thatc39A has mrt'the conceri:~
<br />~-ui~eci b}' ODO~'Fir1 tfia Bebttiary 2, 2001 Ietterabout the Eugene Hite for~tl~ta
<br />lJS court;tousc. If l:otil havea~yqucsSons, picnsc CCntacr me at 2i3-931-
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<br />Sn_cc. ely,
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<br />M:chacl ll. Levine
<br />Rcgienal Environmc,ital Program Oftlr_cr
<br />c~.:1ohn Mecracheidt
<br />Senator Ron Wyder.
<br />Senator Qordon Smith '
<br />l~epreaentative Peter T}eFazio
<br />Ncltolae Bortey, FHWA
<br />Dave Reinhard, City of Eugene
<br />Nicfiolas Amin, City o£ Springfield
<br />Ollie Snowden, Imne Cotuaty
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