Admin Order 58-21-04 -- Removing Parking Willamette St 18th-20th

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F. In making the decision, I have considered all of the applicable criteria set fo1ih in EC 5.055. The following findings supp01i my decision to remove parking: 1) The most recent public process for converting one-way streets to two-way streets near the historic Civic Stadium site began in 2019 and included door-to-door outreach, one- on-one meetings with stakeholders, a series of focus group meetings, and an open house. Between May 2019 and January 2020 outreach also included postcard mailers, targeted email updates, and interactive website, and two additional open house meetings. 2) By Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the Street Classification Map that designated Willamette Street from 18 th A venue to 20 th A venue as a Minor Alierial Street. By Resolution 4608, the City Council adopted the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Access Ways which includes travel lanes and bike lanes as standai·d features of Minor Alierial streets. Parking is an optional feature on Minor Alierial streets. 3) Willamette Street from 18 th A venue to 20 th A venue is a Minor Alierial with a posted speed of 25 mph. The curb to curb width of the street segment varies from approximately 32 to 45-feet. Willamette Street is 45-feet wide from 18 th Avenue to 19 th A venue which allows for two travel lanes ( one northbound and one southbound), one parking lane, and two bike lanes . Willainette Street is approximately 32-feet wide from 19 th A venue to 20 th A venue which allows for two travel lanes ( one northbound and one southbound) and two bike lanes . 4) From 2007 to 2018, there were 20 crashes on this section of Willainette Street. This includes one minor pedestrian injmy at 19 th A venue (2012) and six injmy crashes to people biking . Two of the bicycling-related crashes were major injury crashes, including one at 20 th A venue (2007) and one at 18 th A venue (2007). There were also four automobile injury crashes and nine prope1iy damage only crashes during this time. 5) To facilitate two-way travel and bike lanes, this Order will result in the removal of approximately 21 on-street pai·king spaces on Willamette Street. Approximately four pai·king spaces will be removed from the west side of Willan1ette Street between 18 th A venue and 19 th A venue. Pai·king will remain on the east side of Willamette Street between 18 th A venue and 19 th A venue to accommodate loading zones and customer pai·king for this block of Willamette Street. Approximately 17 pai·king spaces will be removed between 19 th A venue and 20 th A venue, where the roadway narrows and the adjacent uses ai·e primarily residential. Approximately 10 pai·king spaces will be added one block away, on Oak Street from 19 th A venue to 20 th A venue, during the Willamette Street project. Administrative Order --Page 2 of 6