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count passengers. Around 30 is common on
a weekday, not at rush hour. And this is only
at a given moment, not counting all those
who will get on and off from the beginning
to the end of a line.
Think about it: all these people shar-
ing a ride. With the number of homes and
businesses along the new EmX line, I am
sure ridership will surpass that of the buses I
ride. These riders are disabled, students, se-
nior citizens, families and, yes, people who
are commuting to work.
And there is the complaint about work-
ers “standing around,” a familiar refrain
from observers everywhere. I can think of
a few reasons to keep a cool head and not
have your limbs in constant motion while
installing permanent structures on a busy
street, reasons that have to do with equip-
ment, public safety, safety of the workers,
the properties of the materials involved,
codes, communication and more.
You may well be right about the traffic
control being done badly. Don’t blame the
bus!
Lisa Yu
Eugene
them aside so that the people can set up their
tents or lay down with their blankets without
fear of punishment? I can already hear some
of the arguments against this. Increases in
crime or drug use are most likely among the
top contenders. However, do you not real-
ize that crime and drug and alcohol use are
already running rampant all throughout this
city? It’s not going to increase by giving
these people a place to sleep. If anything,
it will possibly confine the majority of it to
those areas, which means you may not have
to worry about your children witnessing
someone sticking a needle in their arm right
on the street corner.
The homeless problem here should
have been nipped in the bud a long, long
time ago. Instead, lack of logical solutions
has allowed the problem to get way out of
hand. I know that my solution isn’t going to
cure all of the complaints that people have,
but it’s definitely a start. Please consider my
proposal, and if you agree, please help me in
taking steps to put it into action by bringing
it up at City Council meetings or writing let-
ters to “the people in charge.”
Sacha Gilley
Eugene
Tracy
Bonham
Sun Oct 23
Mark & Polly
Brockett
Sponsor
Tue Oct 25
Michael McDonald
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NOWHERE TO GO
This letter is in reference to the many
EW readers that have written in complain-
ing about the issue of homeless people here
in Eugene. The problem lies with the fact
that these people have nowhere to go. If Eu-
gene had a safe camping spot for them to
sleep at night, that would solve a big por-
tion of the problem. Eugene has a lot of re-
sources, such as food, clothing, and equip-
ment that are offered to the homeless, but
the issue that needs to be addressed is where
these people are supposed to go at night.
Currently, they camp along the river or
sleep downtown on the sidewalks, which,
of course, is illegal. Consequently, citations
are issued or arrests are made — but this
only exacerbates the problem.
There are plenty of large, unoccupied
lots around Eugene. Why not set a few of
PROGRESSIVE CHOICE
Dennis Richardson has a long history
of building barriers to the ballot box. He re-
cently said, “That is absolutely not correct
… It’s not true.”
The Bend Bulletin answered that ques-
tion for us last week when it outlined his
entire record of supporting voter suppres-
sion laws: “Richardson for three straight
sessions as a state legislator supported or
sponsored bills that some liken to voter-
suppression measures that have passed in
Republican controlled states elsewhere and
have been struck down in state and federal
courts.”
Richardson fought to require voters to
provide proof of U.S. citizenship to register,
and voted against online voter registration.
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