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ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-16-04 of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene CLOSURE OF DRIVEWAY ACCESS ON THE EAST SIDE OF WILLAMETTE STREET FOR THE DRIVEWAYS SERVING 2837 AND 2839 WILLAMETTE STREET. The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Section 5.040 of the Eugene Code, 1971, authorizes the City Manager or the Manager's designee to take administrative action designating the direction of traffic flow; altering all traffic control areas and traffic control devices; and providing for and regulating access to and from any street. Section 5.055 of the Eugene Code, 1971, sets forth the criteria the City Manager or the Manager's designee should consider when taking administrative actions authorized by EC 5.040. B. On September 24, 2009, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-09- 14 granting the Traffic Engineer of the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Sections 5.040 and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. C. On April 2, 2015, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-15-04 appointing me as the City's Traffic Engineer. D. Pursuant to the above -authority, I intend to close the two driveways accessed from the east side of Willamette Street that serve 2837 and 2839 Willamette Street ("the two Willamette St. driveways"). In making the decision to close the two Willamette St. driveways, I considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, including the consideration of traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. Based on the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055 the following findings support my decision to close the two Willamette St. driveways: 1. The new traffic signal at the west side Willamette Street driveway entrance to Woodfield Station north of 29th Avenue was planned and designed as a "T" or three- legged intersection. Due to the high volume of left- and right -turning traffic entering and exiting the Woodfield Station driveway entrance, the driveway is effectively an intersection. The installation of a traffic signal at this location formalizes the intersection for the purpose of allowing pedestrians safer crossing opportunities between high-volume transit stops as they travel to and from the area. In addition to safer pedestrian crossing, the traffic signal allows for protected (and protected/permissive) left -turns for traffic turning into and out of the Woodfield Station driveway entrance. If left open, the two Willamette St. driveways will be hazardous to the public's use of the right-of-way. Administrative Order -- Page 1 of 3