What the public thinks of Franklin Boulevard today

Franklin boulevard is way too crowded, especially during game days, concerts, students and more.

I used to commute to the university for years by bus and car. Please keep as many trees as possible. Good luck with the roundabouts.

My biggest problem is cars and buses going right ahead and continuing through the light at which I commonly cross.

Would love to see more trees along the corridor, dedicated bike lanes, and over or underpass crossings for pedestrians,. Roundabouts need to be designed so vehicles and pedestrians/cyclist do not interact with each other

This is a major artery between eugene and Springfield. Please don’t make it impossible for cars to use. This city is eliminating lanes and making driving more cumbersome, but as noted above, this city is not designed to be car-free. When I lived in Chicago, I used public transportation almost exclusively. This just isn’t that sort of city.

Franklin Boulevard is acceptable if one is traveling via EMX and just okay by car, but is a nightmare for any other means. Traffic speeds are not enforced and it is not uncommon that I am passed by cars going 45-50 in the posted 35mph zones. The sidewalks are far too close to the streets with no buffer, forcing bicycles to ride on the sidewalk with pedestrians. In addition, there are apparently no regulations governing the “ride share” scooters that can currently be found dumped all over town; even though they have the potential to go much faster than a bicycle, the undergrads who use them frequently ride on sidewalks as well, adding to the congestion. Franklin could use a reduction in the number of car lanes; a dedicated two-way bike/scooter lane, better sidewalks, roundabouts to mitigate the flow of traffic, and pedestrian overpasses so that crossing the boulevard doesn’t feel like one is taking their life into their own hands. Events at the Matthew Knight Arena are an additional nightmare, thanks to the UO’s getting by without having to provide parking for events and offloading the burden of parking and traffic management to the surrounding neighborhoods (where I lived until May of this year). The Franklin/Villard intersection is a nightmare on event days, between the traffic and tour buses/touring semi trucks/etc. impeding traffic; I have many times been stuck behind a row of Uber/Lyft vehicles that have decided to simply pull over in the right turn lane on Franklin (approaching Villard from the west) to drop off passengers for especially large events.

It is so crowded. I like that route but new apartments make it so complex with increased usage.

Simplifying the intersections and making them more consistent would be very helpful for pedestrians and drivers. Currently, no two intersections are the same. When walking on Franklin, I often wish there were more trees for shade too.

Priority still needs to be given to automobiles. Whether you like it or not, it’s the main mode of transportation, especially in a growing city like Eugene is.

Sure, re-design for CENTER lane to get into, get out of business(es) to maneuver to lane of traffic to go the direction you wish to travel.

It’s too crammed with building already. Stop building!

Traffic, speed, lack of crosswalks, disregard for pedestrian bike safety, difficulty in crossing traffic/turning when driving

Safety should be improved but this area should not become mainly residential or multi unit housing it should remain commercial operations

No businesses

Pave the cracks on Franklin

Too many crosswalks for student housing. No traffic or bus flow at all. Nearly impossible to turn onto campus if traveling west bound.

Don’t change it. I’m a resident that lives just off of Franklin Blvd and I don’t want to hear construction or have to face difficulty getting home or accessing business that are close by.

More tree’s please

work on Franklin Blvd. I have seen vehicles doing 70 – 80mph down it but in my 9 months of working, not once have I seen any police pulling folks over. I have seen folks on e-scooters on Franklin Blvd. I have seen folks on e-scooters and e-bikes on the sidewalks at speeds that endanger pedestrians and no police. Eugene needs to get some dedicated traffic police who just write tickets. Now about the roundabout’s idea, I am not for them. With all the daily commuter traffic, there is a lot of semi trucks and heavy trucks along with all the construction work going on there are those trucks too. Some semi trucks struggle to get around a roundabout. A logging truck flipped over In Glenwood because of trying to navigate the roundabout there. If a semi flipped on Franklin it would create a Huge traffic mess. My suggestion … Get some police out there and if they need a good suggestion for a speed tap location I have one. Thank you Be safe Chris

Since they built Matthew knight arena, it seems too congested; difficult to get into P, C MARKET Of Choice , or Hirons; dangerous for pedestrians or bicyclists. Maybe we need more walkways overhead or underground methods of travel for bicyclists, pedestrians, people on skateboards, people on assistive devices The speed limit needs to be slower!!

Walking safety and biking can definitely improve because of heavy car traffic. Protected bike lanes

It needs more signs for drivers and safer ways for people to cross the street.

Franklin definitely needs some work. Roundabouts do not seem like the answer. The Harlow roundabout and Glenwood roundabout are some of the least safe parts of my commute because people do not know how to drive safely in them.

I really don’t like how the buildings along Franklin all block the view to the canal. There used to be lovely green area with trees and shade. Also, all of the student housing and student apartments are an eyesore. They look like cargo shipping containers. If more housing is built, can it be for long term residents and not all for students?

I live in the Laurel Hill Valley, and to ride bikes with my kids out of the valley along Franklin. It’s very sketchy.