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O1/19/96 14:38 $503 588 6094 MID wILL VAL COG ~~~ M C FACIL MGMT f~005 State Capitol Buitding, and 4 blocks east ofi the Willamette River and WaterFront Patk. Sa[em Center, a major downtown retail destination comptex cannected by skybridges, is located 1 bfock to the nor~west S1TE pESCRiPT1~N The Senato~ Block covers approximateiy 2.65 acres, and contains six buildings, three of which--comprisirtg 85% of the property in the block-are already in County ownership (Figure 4}. The County-owned buildings in~fude: a) tf~e Senator/Derby Building, a converted hote[ currently housing County offices, a credit union, a retail shoe shop and leased fow-income apartments; by the 'rcor Buiiding, also housing County offices; and c} the Beri Buiiding, which houses the County Archives. The County-owned buiidings range in age from 2fi to 75 years. The county also owns the vacant parce[s on the northwest and soutF~east corners of the btock, whicf~ it currentfy uses for parking. Three parcels along Court Street on the south side of the block are privately owned and contain a dentist office, a coffee shop/offi~e comp[ex, and a tiquor store/wine shop with apartments above. These buildin s are 73, 45 and 69 years old, respectively. ~~.r ~ i~ ~rv- ENYIR011IMENTAL SETrING AND IMPACTS ('~~~~5~~ ~~dr`~~-`~' ~ l~`~l~' ~~~'~ o,,,~ ~-j~~,S There are no major areas of cr'rticaE concem, significant impacts, or unres ved `l controversiat issues ic~en~fied with the proposed transit center project. In fact, the imp(eme~tation of this project wil[ sotve several pressing and ongoing prob[ems related to the current on-street uansit trans-Fer center operation: - it wil[ replace an interim facility with a permanent, off-street location for SAMTD's downtown transit center as required by intergovemmenta[ agreement (see above); - it will provide a positive community focus for the transit districYs radial pulse service pattern; - it will improve transit operations at the center by allowing individuai bus accesstegress rather than only head-to-tai[ group movements; and - it will promate a significant increase in perceived safety for the transit patron. The foliowing paragraphs summarize the technical analysis that serves as the basis for our assessment of no poxentiaf for significant impacts in relation to the project. ~ LAND USE No signficant land use impacts are associated with the proposed praject. The city ofi Salem Comprehensive Plan designaiion and zoning for the project