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3. The AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities recommends that bike lane widths are 6 feet when placed next to on- street parking and that parallel parking lanes are 8 feet wide. 4. W. 5 th Avenue will be undergoing a Pavement Preservation project, providing the City with an opportunity to update bicycle and travel lane widths to adopted and recommended standards. 5. If parking is removed from one side of W. 5 th Avenue, W. 5 th Avenue is wide enough to support standard width travel lanes, bike lanes, and a parking lane on one side of the street from Jefferson Street to Blair Boulevard. 6. Parking studies show that the average and peak parking volume can be accommodated on one side of the street. Maximizing the W. 5 th Avenue right -of -way in a manner that continues to accommodate needed parking, while increasing the safety of the bike lanes is a more efficient use of the public way and is in the best interest of the public. 7. Removing parking from the south side of W. 5 th Ave. between Jefferson Street. and Blair Boulevard to allow for wider bike lanes enables the public to use W. 5 th Avenue in a more efficient, multi -modal manner and, therefore, is in the best interest of the public. On the basis of these findings, I order that: 1. Parking be removed from the south side of W. 5 th Avenue from Jefferson Street to Blair Boulevard. This parking restriction will be in place at all times. 2.. If, by action of a hearing official having jurisdiction to review this administrative order, any portion of this administrative order is stricken such action by the hearings official shall have no effect on the validity of any other section or provision hereof, all of which will remain in full force and effect. Dated and effective this 28 day of February, 2013. Thomas C. Larsen Traffic Engineer Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 2