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@ Penny

Thank you for your support of EmX in West Eugene.  You should let the City Council know of this support via email, letter, or testimony when the time comes.

With regard to announcement volume, please let me know a bus number and I'll have it checked out.  You've probably noticed there is variation by bus, so sometimes it just takes adjusting a particular bus vs the entire fleet.

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The funding for service is planned in the District's long range financial plan and LTD must demonstrate it can run the service and existing service or the project won't be considered for funding. 

EmX is more efficient to operate because it doesn't get slowed by traffic congestion.  Current traffic congestion is having huge financial impacts on the District's operating budget, while also making the service worse for the customer.  You might check out the LTD website at ltd.org.  The West Eugene EmX page has a lot of information that will make the subject less confusing. 

Be informed and be a part of the dialogue!  The time to join the conversation is now!

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Penny - Setting the announcement volume is a balancing act.  If you set it too low, then folks don't get the benefit of the announcement.  Too high and folks are irritated.  The staff takes into consideration the HVAC system and full bus loads in attempting to find this right balance.

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Penny - Currently four of the seven LTD Board members ride the bus on a regular basis.  The remaining three are occasional riders.  Having a bus rider's perspective is important and this current Board represents riders more strongly than most Board's of the past.

As for me, I rode the bus or my bike for 20 years while commuting from West Eugene.  In nice weather I'd prefer to ride my bike the 15 mile round-trip, but when the rain came I quickly switched to the bus.  For the past seven years I've lived in Junction City and while I do commute by bus at times, my schedule isn't always conducive to catching the last trip back to JC. 

Many LTD staff also utilize EmX for meetings during the day.  The convenience of ten minute service makes it quite attractive to jump on the bus and head to one of the two downtown areas for meetings. 

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