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ATTACHMENT D <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works <br /> <br /> Administration <br /> <br /> <br />M <br />City of Eugene <br />EMORANDUM <br />858 Pearl Street <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5241 <br /> <br />(541) 682-6826 FAX <br /> <br />www.eugene-or.gov <br />th <br />Date: September 19, 2007 <br /> <br /> <br />To: Mayor Piercy and City Councilors <br /> <br /> <br /> From: Kurt Corey, Public Works Director <br /> <br /> Subject: Transportation Facility Design Standards <br /> <br />Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways <br /> <br />The minimum street width allowed in the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, <br />Sidewalks, Bikeways, and Accessways (Arterial and Collector Street Plan and Local Street Plan) is <br />20 feet (two ten-foot travel lanes). There is a set of criteria for exceptions to the minimum street <br />width. The criteria for exceptions include: <br /> <br />? <br /> Topography or slope constraints; <br />? <br /> Significant trees or vegetation; <br />? <br /> Other natural resource constraints, including wetlands, wildlife habitat, etc.; <br />? <br /> Historic resources <br />? <br /> Insufficient right-of-way, and inability to obtain additional right-of-way at reasonable cost <br />and within a reasonable time frame for the project; <br />? <br /> Adopted Council policies, including those found in neighborhood plans. <br /> <br />It is staff’s determination that none of the criteria for exceptions that would warrant a minimum street <br />width of less than 20 feet are met for the streets included in the CSS process. This determination was <br />made in part by the comprehensive topographic survey conducted as part of the CSS process. The <br />topographic survey identified natural resources, trees, topographic constraints, public and private <br />utilities, existing pavement, and public right of way. Page two of this memo compares pavements of <br />20 feet and 18 feet using the exception criteria. <br /> <br />The Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways, and Accessways were <br />adopted by Council resolution with a provision that the Design Standards and Guidelines could be <br />amended administratively. Because of the adverse impacts to safety and efficiency associated with a <br />minimum street width of 18 feet, it was the determination of City staff that it would be inappropriate <br />to pursue an administrative amendment to the Design Standards and Guidelines. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />