The primary reason this project has involved so much construction and costs is the city's commitment to "level of service", which means we won't ever put in transit, pedestrian or cycling amenities that would adversely impact the travel times of single occupant vehicles. 

Agencies that pay attention to the data, like the federal highway administration and CalTrans, have largely done away with LOS. They have rightfully accepted the science that has proven induced demand (building more travel lanes induces more extra driving than those lanes can handle, thus increasing congestion; one trip to SoCal shows what this means).

Here, our backwards traffic planners/engineers continue to be beholden to a failed model. These bozos even shut down the Fern Ridge bike path for half a year (again!) for work that should have taken less than two weeks.

Eugene needs to fire its city manager and all of his managers for at least four tiers down. These people just aren't up to the task.