One of the most illegal highways ever proposed

1996 federal lawsuit overturned 1990 approval (Feds conceded defeat before trial) FHWA, BLM, ODOT, Lane County and City Eugene promised "No Build" on June 19, 2001 Cooperating Agencies: BLM and Army Corps of Engineers did not participate in required "Scoping" of Alternatives WEP does not meet the Purpose and Need - the WETLANDS alternative does Avoidance, Minimization, Mitigation: WETLANDS versus WEP Wetlands Mitigation Bank is Bankrupt, replacement wetlands are inferior Segmentation and Logical Termini: Western Terminus (Veneta), Eastern Terminus (I-105) Land and Water Conservation Fund LWCF lands cannot be used for a highway Section 4(f) protects parkland from paving Peak Oil and climate change are "new circumstances" that requires reopening the NEPA process City of Eugene Adopted Growth Management Policies violated by WEP Endangered Species Act: a "license to kill" - Road Kill: Fender's Blue Butterfly and Car Fenders controlled burning for wet prairie restoration incompatible with WEP environmental justice: WEP traffic dumped onto 6th and 7th would severely impact Whiteaker neighborhood