Item 7: Resolution on Sidewalk Width in Crest Drive Area

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The City Council amended the Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways on October 22, 2007, to allow for a minimum street width of 18 feet (two 9- foot travel lanes) in the Crest Drive area. At the City Council work session held on January 23, 2008, the City Council was presented the Crest Drive Community Team’s (CDCT’s) recommended design for Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard, and Friendly Street. In addition, information was provided on the City’s Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways to aid the council in deciding whether the design standard pertaining to minimum sidewalk width should be reduced from five feet to four feet in the Crest Drive area. Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways The City’s Design Standards and Guidelines for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways establishes a minimum sidewalk width design standard of five feet. In addition, there are a set of exception criteria including topographic or slope constraints, significant trees, natural resources constraints, historic resources, insufficient right of way, or adopted City Council policies that allow for a sidewalk width of less than five feet. The design standard of five feet was established as a width that would allow two people to comfortably walk side by side. Crest Drive Community Team Recommendation At its last meeting the Crest Drive Community Team also reached consensus on the following with regard to minimum sidewalk width: The CDCT requests that City Council revise the minimum sidewalk width standard in the Crest Drive neighborhood from 5 feet to 4 feet. The CDCT believes that a sidewalk width of 4 feet better meets the themes and values identified as part of the context sensitive solutions process. RELATED CITY POLICIES Transplan Goal #2: Transportation System Characteristics Enhance the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area’s quality of life and economic opportunity by providing a transportation system that is: a.Balanced b.Accessible, c.Efficient, d.Safe, e.Interconnected, f.Environmentally responsible, g.Supportive of responsible and sustainable development, h.Responsive to community needs and neighborhood impacts, and i.Economically viable and financially stable. L:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080219\S0802197.doc