New Roads and New Traffic Lights

WETLANDS alternative to the $200 million WEP

Cost of Alternative ($17, $88 or $169 million) -- Purpose and Need met by Alternative (not by WEP) -- Avoidance criteria met by alternative

Roosevelt Blvd. is a better connector between Beltline and 99, it serves northwest Eugene neighborhoods better than WEP could. Some local traffic would use Roosevelt, regional through traffic would bypass on Belt Line.
transfer WEP money to finish Beltline, fix Roosevelt / 99 intersection
two options for completing Beltline: (1) if Peak Oil is here, (2) if Peak Oil is not yet here. The larger option could convert Beltline to an interstate highway - perhaps I-605?
transfer ODOT / City lands for WEP to BLM's West Eugene Wetlands Project
new roads: First - 99 - Second Connector, Barger Road Extended & Trainsong Connector (to NW Expressway)
fix West 11th intersections (would cost about $2 million, the cost to complete WEP study), other road repairs

bicycle paths and lanes, pedestrian safety enhanced by road test for drivers license renewals
land use shifts to coordinate transit and development, mixed use centers, co-housing neighborhoods
"Saving Oil in a Hurry" - practical steps toward coping with sudden energy shortages, road safety, speed limits
upgrade Amtrak to enable high speed trains to Seattle
Second and Garfield: ideal location for Eugene's new hospital (central & accessible)
I-5 / Beltline interchange: a practical, cheaper alternative ignored by ODOT
I-5 Willamette River Bridge: a cheaper alternative
fake alternatives - half a WEP (twice as illegal)
Bus Rapid Transit plus WEP: Crandall - Arambula (2002), Kahle proposal (2006) - Bus Rapid Transit on West 11th and Hwy 99 instead of WEP makes more sense

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New Roads and New Traffic Lights

First / 99 / Second Connector

1st and seneca to 99 to 2nd and garfield - modest connectivity

Barger Road Extended from 99 to Northwest Expressway

as part of express connection to downtown, connecting bethel to river road neighborhoods

Trainsong Connector: Bethel Road to Northwest Expressway

new road: possible Bethel Road to NW expressway (through railroad yard "brown field" after cleanup, if possible).

New Traffic Lights

5th and Seneca
1st / 99 / 2nd
2nd / Garfield
1st / Bertelsen

West Eugene needs a couple new traffic lights to facilitate better traffic flow. The 5th and Seneca intersection gets congested during rush hour, and would be an ideal location for a traffic light. This light could be a blinking red light during off-peak hours. Another location for a rush-hour only traffic light would be First and Bertelsen, which apparently has plans for a future traffic light (via the utility box on the west side of the intersection). The new light at 99 for the First / 99 / Second connector would need to be timed with the existing 5th / 99 light.
The lights on West 11th may need additional tweaking to ensure constant flows. Further study may also reveal ways that off-center intersecting roads could be aligned differently to reduce the number of lights.

Several intersections in the area could use dedicated left turn lights (particularly on West 18th) to facilitate better traffic flow and reduce backups for turning traffic.