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streets, the traffic would increase. He reiterated neighbors' opposition, and averred it was not fight to make neighborhood residents pay for the street improvements and it was not fight to ask the neighborhood to give up its amenities. Furthermore, he did not believe it would solve the traffic problem. Mr. West reiterated his invitation to the council to join him for the walk from his house to downtown Eugene. He suggested that they stand at a comer of 6th or 7th Avenue and watch all of the cars driving by with only one person in them. Mr. West related that the staff report had indicated a commonality in the opinions received. He advocated for supporting Option 2. James McDonald, 560 Crest Drive, thanked the council for its hard work and asked the councilors to support Option 2 and keep the street designations local. I-Iai Ituestis, 2856 Friendly Street, said he lived on Friendly Street for 23 years. He agreed that traffic had increased, but did not feel it had increased astronomically. He attributed the largest increase to the traffic light installation near the new post office and Willamette Street. Regarding street quality, he agreed it was terrible, but observed that it did not seem to be making people use other routes. Regarding sidewalks, Mr. Huestis asserted that some houses would lose ten feet of frontage. He did not want to live that close to the street, nor did he want to part with the mature vegetation in his front yard. He reiterated the neighbors' desire to be involved in the design. Marlene Varady, 420 Crest Drive, stated that she had mn a massage center at the Crest Drive location for 19 years. She wanted to keep the street designation as it was. She felt the late Wayne Morse would approve, as he had donated the land surrounding his ranch to the City because he recognized the value of keeping it rural and a natural habitat. Jo Warren, 2840 Friendly Street, was adamantly opposed to the collector designation. She related that she had strong feelings, due in part to being unable to afford to be assessed for the cost of changes the City was proposing. She asked that Friendly Street be lef~ as it is. Cathryn Treadway, 2820 Friendly Street, submitted her testimony in writing. She opposed the designation of the street as a neighborhood collector. She also thanked Mayor Torrey and the council for their leadership, stating that without them, they would not be there. Christine Donahue, 2988 Madison Street, said she had lived in the Crest Drive neighborhood for approximately 20 years. She stated that she attended many of the traffic study meetings and had volunteered and worked with staff several years back. She averred that many of the area streets were badly in need of repair and pedestrian safety was an issue. She opined that most of the traffic in the neighborhood was just from the neighborhood. She agreed that the neighborhood was unique and, as such, context-sensitive design standards would greatly benefit the process as citizens would participate. Kirk Jacobson, 3280 Whitten Drive, explained that, as a medical doctor, he was concerned about health care and the environment both locally and worldwide. He noted that he was about to complete a solar energy project for his practice that would generate approximately 40 percent of his power. He said this had been a collaboration of the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB), the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), and himself. He shared this as an example of entities working together to build a MINUTES--Eugene City Council October 25, 2004 Page 8 Regular Session