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BRT
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Pangbom said.
As for cost, Pangborn said the BRT
will be much less expensive to build
and operate than light rail, because
it doesn't use trains and track. 1 le es
timated that building the BRT
would cost $5 million to $5.5 mil
lion per mile, compared to $50 mil
lion for every mile of a light-rail sys
tem. The total cost of building the
BRT will be about $20 million.
Pangborn said LTD is also in the
process of purchasing University
property to expand Franklin Boule
vard and make room for BRT. The
system will have a separate bus lane
running along the existing median
from Franklin Boulevard to Spring
field's Main Street. Construction is
tentatively scheduled to begin spring
2004, and bus operation should be
gin in fall 2006.
According to University Planning
officials, the largest piece of property
to be purchased for the route will be
15 feet of Lot 15, the parking lot lo
cated across Agate Street from Ore
gon Hall.
Director of University Planning
Chris Ramey said parking spaces
would not be lost when construction
begins, because the University will re
configure the lot's layout.
The second and third phases of the
BRT project will expand the system
from downtown Springfield to the
Gateway area and from downtown
Eugene to Coburg Road. All three
routes will connect, creating a loop
around the Eugene-Springfield area.
A sleek, 60-foot hybrid-electric
powered vehicle called "the Invero"
will ferry passengers once the BRT
system's first phase is completed. The
Invero is produced by New Flyer of
America, Inc., the largest manufactur
er of transit vehicles in North Ameri
ca, according to LTD's Web site.
Pangbom explained that growth in
the Eugene-Springfield area and in
creased traffic are the main reasons
that prompted the LTD to consider
systems like BRT.
“This is something we can start do
ing now so in the future we will have
better transportation for the whole
community," Pangbom said.
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com.
COUNCIL
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telecommunications ordinance. '
Now, Nathanson serves on a 15- |
member Federal Communications
Commission advisory committee
that works to protea consumer rights
and municipal authority — some
thing she thinks the FCC's deregula
tion attempts are impairing.
"My particular interest is to make >
sure we protect consumer rights, I
which are shrinking in this atmos- I
phere," she said.
Bettman
Bettman
Ward 1 Councilor Bonny Bettman, who represents
what she called in an e-mail a "strong democratic
constituency," said she plans on fo
cusing her attention to ensuring a
fair, transparent and accountable
public process. She also wants
to make sure budget priorities re
flect community priorities and to
work toward neighborhood safety
and livability.
"1 want to encourage citizens to get
involved. Democracy is not a specta
tor sport" she said. "Pick an issue, get
informed, and participate."
Taylor
Taylor
Ward 2 Councilor Betty I'aylor, who has also served on the
City Council for six years, represents a liberal to moderate
demographic.
laylor said she approaches this
year with three simple priorities: to
protect the environment, to protect
individual liberties and to maintain
an open and accessible government.
Kelly
Ward 3 Councilor David Kelly,
who represents the University area,
said he serves a diverse set of con
stituents. Based on voting records,
however, the area tends to be more
liberal than other areas of Eugene. -—
Kelly said a major priority for him Kelly
this year is minimizing cuts to many
of the city's smaller services, including recreation and sen
ior services, as the current budget crisis forces programs to
be slashed.
"1 want the broadest range possi
uie iu suivive, nesaiu.
The West University neighbor
hood is also an issue Kelly feels
strongly about. As a member of the
West University Joint Task Force, Kel
ly hopes students will become more
involved in improving the neighbor
hood this year.
"1 really hope that out of that task
force will come some good long
term improvements to the West Uni
versity neighborhood, * he said.
J
Pape
Poling
Ward 4 Councilor George Poling,
who also represents moderate and
conservative areas, said the biggest
challenge for him as a councilor was
his time commitment, which in
cludes work on seven committees.
"It's been busy, but it's what I ex
pected," he said.
Poling, a retired law enforcement
officer, said he wasn't involved with
city politics when he worked in law
enforcement, but he became inter
Poling
ested in the process after retiring and watching reruns of
City Council meetings.
Although he cites maintaining adequate funding for
public safety as his top priority, Poling is also heavily in
volved with transportation issues, in
cluding the Interstate 5/Beltline im
provement, the I-5/Coburg
improvement and the Bus Rapid
Transit projects.
Solomon
Ward 6 Councilor Solomon, who
represents mostly moderate and
conservative areas of town, said her
biggest surprise when she joined the
council was adjusting to the influx or Solomon
paperwork. Aside from memos and
reports, councilors receive a thick
packet every Thursday to review for Monday meetings.
Solomon's priorities include economic development
and voter confidence, but she said her real passion lies
in transportation.
As a member of a citizen commit
tee, Solomon spent a year studying
transportation in Eugene and helped
develop a two-pronged funding
strategy that included a gas-tax in
crease and the adoption of a trans
portation-maintenance fee. After be
ing passed through the City Council,
however, the fee was later repealed.
Meisner
waru / councilor icott Meisner, a
former lawyer and an antique fumi- Moisnor
ture restorer, said that based on voting
records, his ward has become more conservative after redis
tricting. But, Meisner said, his ward is still "highly diverse."
For Meisner, the building of the downtown library can
already be checked off the priorities list. Meisner was
named chairman of the Mayor's Library Improvement
Committee and was heavily in
volved in the new library's planning
and development.
"My primary ambition was to get
a new library system here, and we've
done it," he said.
Now, Meisner said he wants to fo
cus on increasing services for his
ward and working the city through
the current budget crisis.
Contact the managing editor
at janmontry@dailyemerald.com.
Nathanson
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BUZZ
Wednesday
James Cloutier, illustrator and author of
"Orygone," talks about cartooning, 10 a.m.-noon,
Alaska-Mexico-Canada Rooms at Baker Downtown
Center (975 High St.), free.
Friday
The University Theatre's revival of “This Ship of
Fools," 8 p.m., Robinson Theatre at Villard Hall, $12
for general admission; $9 for senior citizens, Univer
sity faculty and staff; $5 for University students.
Saturday
Welcome Back Students Concert featuring "The
Gossip," an undetermined local band and an un
determined DJ, 9 p.m.-2 a.m., EMU Ballroom,
free to University students, $5 to public.
Monday, Sept 29
“Christine A. Bidwell Memorial Grove” art by
Kristie A. Johnson, installation opening reception
at 6 p.m.-8 p.m., LaVeme Krause Gallery at
Lawrence Hall. Art will be available for viewing
Sept. 29-Oct. 3,10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.