The West Eugene Porkway was canceled by the Federal Highway Administration because it is illegal to build federally funded freeways through parks, the law is called Section 4(f) of the 1966 Transportation Act.  FHWA realized they would lose in court and "the money was not there."  Plus, the City never appropriated anything toward its construction, not a dime.  

In June 2001, then Mayor Torrey, Bobby Green, Randy Pape and other WEP supporters conceded it wouldn't be built, telling ODOT they agreed on cancelation.  But then they changed their mind and got ODOT to waste more millions on pointless studies and purchasing land.  Meanwhile, traffic in Lane County peaked in 2003, according to ODOT.