Promoting Sustainable Transportation in the Coburg Corridor

54 pagesAs part of the Sustainable City Year Program (SCYP) at the University of Oregon, this fall 2019 course asked students to come up with creative ways to implement a variety of mobility hubs in a specific area in Eugene, Oregon. With Lane Transit District (LTD) as our community partner, students proposed mobility hubs along Coburg Road. Coburg Road is one of five key corridors identified in Moving Ahead, a transportation plan put forth by the city of Eugene, LTD, and other regional partners. Along with Highway 99, River Road, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and 30th Avenue, Coburg Road is the focus of transportation improvements such as compact urban development, densification, increased frequency bus lines, and enhanced pedestrian corridors. A mobility hub is an area where multiple forms of transportation are concentrated to facilitate convenience, efficiency, and to increase multi-modal transportation among travelers. Mobility hubs typically incorporate sustainable modes of transportation such as pedestrian access, transit hubs, and bicycle infrastructure. They also provide all the necessities to make these trips possible, including secure bicycle parking, parking spaces for park and ride, electric vehicle charging stations, bikeshare and scooter share stations, and covered seating for people between trips. The overarching goal of a mobility hub is to reduce reliance on personal vehicles. This benefits the environment by improving air quality, conserving resources, reducing the emission of greenhouse gases present in car exhaust, reducing congestion by limiting the number of vehicles on the road, and increasing equity by enabling carless households to thrive. A mobility hub on Coburg Road has the potential to function not only as a transportation connection, but also as a welcoming, social space for people to meet up and relax. Teams proposed seven mobility hubs at different locations along Coburg Road ranging from Oakway Center to Crescent Avenue