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Transportation Options: Strategies for a Growing Eugene
We're a Growing City
By 2035, we expect to have 42,000 more residents in Eugene. If all those new residents drive cars, the road traffic we are already experiencing—and related greenhouse gas emissions and safety concerns—will continue to increase unless we make different choices as a community.
To accommodate the expected growth, reduce traffic, and meet Eugene’s climate commitments – City Council set a goal of tripling the number of trips made by foot, bike, and bus by 2035. Achieving this will require us to drive less and walk, bike or take the bus a lot more often. That's a tall order for some of us, so the City is looking at ways to make sustainable transportation more convenient through new building design, apartment-based programs and design, and commuter incentives. The project is called Transportation Options: Strategies for a Growing Eugene.
Project Timeline
Get a sense for the project overall.
Understand where Eugene currently stands with its Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) process and its Transportation Demand Management (TDM) policies.
City-wide strategies for reducing carbon emissions and traffic are not new—just newer for Eugene. We’re learning from other Cities who have made headway in this area: Aspen, CO, Bellingham, WA, Pasadena, CA, Fort Collins, CO, Santa Monica, CA, and Boulder, CO.
We’re reaching out to the community through presentations and focus groups with stakeholders including employers, developers, nonprofits, community advocates, and agency partners.
Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Recommendations
It was decided over the course of this project that changes to the TIA policy to focus on moving people — rather than vehicles — would require adoption of a new methodology. Read the consultant's recommendations for the development of a new methodology and the future of TIAs in Eugene.