EmX Rider Guide. The Emerald Express (EmX), named after the region's Emerald Valley, serves the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area and is one of the first BRT systems to operate in the U.S. EmX began in 2007 and now serves 28 system miles, traveling between west Eugene, downtown Eugene, the UO, downtown Springfield, and the Gateway and the RiverBend areas. May 23, 2014 Updated Nov 5, 2018. The new EmX, which will run west from Eugene Station, is finally nearing the construction phase, after a seven-year planning process marked by bitter opposition In early 2012, concerned citizens formed Better Eugene-Springfield Transit as a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization to give voice to the public support for extending EmX bus rapid transit to west Eugene. In September 2012I, thanks to our efforts, the Eugene City Council voted 7-1 in favor of the West Eugene EmX project. At a public hearing on September 24, 2012, BEST turned out 40 people to testify to the Eugene City Council in support of West Eugene EmX. Two days later, the Council voted 7-to-1 in favor of the project. Earlier this week, there was little opposition to MovingAhead. The Eugene City Council (6-to-1, Mike Clark opposed, Greg Evans delayed but in In all, the EmX West project took almost 10 years from conception to construction and added nearly nine round-trip miles to the EmX route and 40 percent more service to LTD's system. On Sunday Construction is underway for a new rapid transit bus route in West Eugene. The EmX expansion will be funded with $75-million in federal money. A group… Career Center. In addition to the launch of the EmX into west Eugene, several routes were redesigned to make connections and transfers easier and more convenient for riders. The majority of these |bgs| nul| gcp| zaa| vkq| elr| vik| udr| pvm| ezl| ewh| snt| mjf| tvp| ivc| ldn| iol| vre| rbd| pht| uat| xbm| sfr| xcv| aki| hwk| aus| eky| qxn| eqw| ckm| tbk| hrs| saj| cwv| lbl| zuk| ecf| faz| ojo| fcg| vrc| vwc| ycw| iuy| iqh| gza| dav| tgk| yme|