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July 24, 1995 Memo To: Downtown Transit Center Advisory Committee From: Technical Task Force/Sta~ Subject: Identification and narrowing of sites The Technical Task Force met on July 14 and 20 to review all sites which were mentioned at the Downtown Transit Center Advisory Committee's first meeting of July 10. Several other sites were added by the task force to those identified by the committee, bringing the total that were subjected to task force review to 15 sites. Throughout our discussions we were considering the potential of sites to accommodate 20 to 24 buses at one time, off-street, requiring an area of at least one-half block Following two meetings of site review and comparison using a full set of evaluation criteria, the task force has identified four sites that seem to have the most potential for further, more detailed analysis and consideration. Greyhound Block -- located within the area defined by Church St., Center St., Cottage St., and Marion St. Movieland Btock -- located in the northern portion of the block defined by High St., Marion St., Church St., and Union St. Senator Block -- located within the area defined by High St., Court St., Church St., and Chemeketa St. Washington Mutual Block -- located within the area defined by Church St., Chemeketa St., Cottage St., and Center St. (Note: the Marion Parkade site -- the north half of the ground floor, on Union St.-- is under review to determine if it is large enough to serve as a transit center, and what special engineering might be required to make use of this location. Depending on the results, this site may be included with the four above for further review.) The following sites, from the group of 15 which were generated, have been detern~ined to have less potential as transit center sites, and are recommended by the Technical Task Force for elimination from further consideratioa Each site was discussed at length by the task force. The key reason(s) for the recommendations are noted. High Street (in-street on High between Court St. and State St.) - This site would require closing High St. and rerouting downtown traffic on other arterials. The City of Sa1em does not feel that this is feasible. Marion County also indicated opposition to this alternative.