DRAFT FINAL Parklands, Recreation Areas, and Section 6(f) Technical Report Lane Transit District City of Eugene In cooperation with Lane Council of Governments Lane County Oregon Department of Transportation July 7, 2017 DRAFT FINAL Parklands, Recreation Areas, and Section 6(f) Technical Report MovingAhead Project Prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended 42 U.S.C. 4322 and the Federal Transit Act of 1964, as amended 49 U.S.C. 1601 et seq. July 7, 2017 Prepared for Federal Transit Administration Lane Transit District City of Eugene Prepared by CH2M HILL, Inc. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information If you would like copies of this document in an alternative format – large print, Braille, cassette tape, or on computer disc – or are deaf or hard of hearing, please contact Sasha Luftig, Project Manager for the MovingAhead Project, at (541) 682-6135 or (800) 735-2900 TTY or [email protected]. Title VI Lane Transit District ensures full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by prohibiting discrimination against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the provision of benefits and services resulting from its federally assisted programs and activities. For questions regarding the project’s Title VI compliance, please contact Sasha Luftig, Project Manager for the MovingAhead Project, at (541) 682-6135 or [email protected]. Blank Page Table of Contents Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms ....................................................................................... ix Parklands, Recreation Areas, and Section 6(f) Summary ........................................................ S-1 S.1. Affected Environment ...................................................................................................... S-4 S.2. Environmental Consequences ......................................................................................... S-5 S.2.1. No-Build Alternative – All Corridors ................................................................... S-5 S.2.2. Highway 99 Corridor ........................................................................................... S-5 S.2.3. River Road Corridor .......................................................................................... S-10 S.2.4. 30th Avenue to Lane Community College Corridor .......................................... S-11 S.2.5. Coburg Road Corridor ....................................................................................... S-12 S.2.6. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Corridor ....................................................... S-13 S.3. Mitigation Options ......................................................................................................... S-13 S.4. Conclusions .................................................................................................................... S-14 1. Introduction .............................................................................................................. 1-1 1.1. MovingAhead Technical Reports ..................................................................................... 1-1 1.2. Parklands, Recreation Areas, and Section 6(f) Technical Report and Purpose ............... 1-2 1.3. Discipline Experts ............................................................................................................. 1-2 1.4. Study Background ............................................................................................................ 1-2 1.5. Screening and Evaluation of Multimodal Options ........................................................... 1-3 1.5.1. Fatal Flaw Screening ........................................................................................... 1-3 1.5.2. Level 1 Screening Evaluation .............................................................................. 1-5 1.5.3. Level 2 Alternatives Analysis ............................................................................... 1-6 1.6. Purpose and Need ............................................................................................................ 1-6 1.6.1. Purpose ............................................................................................................... 1-6 1.6.2. Need .................................................................................................................... 1-6 1.6.3. Goals and Objectives .......................................................................................... 1-7 1.6.4. Evaluation Criteria .............................................................................................. 1-7 2. Alternatives Considered ............................................................................................. 2-1 2.1. No-Build Alternative Transit Network ............................................................................. 2-4 2.1.1. Capital Improvements ........................................................................................ 2-4 2.1.2. Transit Operations .............................................................................................. 2-4 Lane Transit District DRAFT FINAL Parklands, Recreation Areas, and Section 6(f) Technical Report July 7, 2017 City of Eugene MovingAhead Project i Table of Contents (continued) 2.2. Enhanced Corridor Alternatives ....................................................................................... 2-5 2.3. EmX Alternatives .............................................................................................................. 2-6 2.4. Highway 99 Corridor ........................................................................................................ 2-6 2.4.1. No-Build Alternative ........................................................................................... 2-6 2.4.2. Enhanced Corridor Alternative ........................................................................... 2-7 2.4.3. EmX Alternative .................................................................................................. 2-7 2.5. River Road Corridor.......................................................................................................... 2-7 2.5.1. No-Build Alternative ........................................................................................... 2-7 2.5.2. Enhanced Corridor Alternative ........................................................................... 2-8 2.5.3. EmX Alternative .................................................................................................. 2-8 2.6. 30th Avenue – Lane Community College Corridor .......................................................... 2-8 2.6.1. No-Build Alternative ........................................................................................... 2-8 2.6.2. Enhanced Corridor Alternative ........................................................................... 2-9 2.6.3. EmX Alternative .................................................................................................. 2-9 2.7. Coburg Road Corridor ...................................................................................................... 2-9 2.7.1. No-Build Alternative ........................................................................................... 2-9 2.7.2. Enhanced Corridor Alternative ......................................................................... 2-10 2.7.3. EmX Alternative ................................................................................................ 2-10 2.8. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard Corridor .................................................................... 2-10 2.8.1. No-Build Alternative ......................................................................................... 2-10 2.8.2. Enhanced Corridor Alternative ......................................................................... 2-11 3. Methods and Data ..................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1. Relevant Laws and Regulations ....................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.1. Federal ............................................................................................................... 3-1 3.1.2. State .................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.1.3. Local .................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2. Analysis Area .................................................................................................................... 3-2 3.3. Contacts and Coordination .............................................................................................. 3-3 3.3.1. Federal ............................................................................................................... 3-3 3.3.2. State .................................................................................................................... 3-3 3.3.3. Local .................................................................................................................... 3-3 3.4. Level 1 Screening ............................................................................................................. 3-3 July 7, 2017 DRAFT FINAL Parklands, Recreation Areas, and Section 6(f) Technical Report Lane Transit District ii MovingAhead Project City of Eugene Table of Contents