Item 5: Crest Drive Community Team Recommendations

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Pic’s in 2007, traffic flow on Friendly has decreased to a trickle of what it formerly was – typically a moderate volume during morning and evening rush hours on weekdays from local residents, and other wise a few delivery vehicles and minimal car traffic during the remainder on weekdays and on weekends. Since Flics and Pics will never come again, and no major expansion of the urban growth boundary to the south is possible, this decreased traffic flow will become the norm for the future. Thus the premise for classifying the streets as collectors as since been eliminated. 2 . When considering what construction measures are needed to repair the streets, a thorough study of the existing roadbed should be undertaken. While I am no civil engineer, I can see that despite over 30 years of total neglect in city maintenance since the streets were assumed from the county, they are still in better condition, even with the existing potholes, that many city streets which need to be completely repaired every 3-5 years – look at Chambers and 18th as examples. It appears that the county roadbed is not only adequate but sturdier that that which exists on most city streets. It would likely save a huge amount of money and simplify repairs if all that is needed is a good resurfacing, rather than massive excavation to replace an already sound substructure. To say nothing of the problems with water, sewer, gas and other utilities, disruption of the root structures of roadside trees, and disturbance of the underlying soil which could result in significant slippage given the clay layers and underground water seepage we experience already outside the streets. 3. Finally, after consulting with my home owners insurance, I was informed that any changes in the hillside stability in the neighborhood caused by excavation, removal of large trees, diversion of runoff water, etc, which resulted in slides would not be covered by homeowner insurance, but that the city would be liable. City liability would only be given, however, if the City had been served notice to this effect. I therefore herewith also use this forum to serve notice that should any such slides occur, I will hold the city liable for damages to my property. In closing, I wish to extend my deepest thanks to all those neighbors who dedicated their time and effort to work with city staff to achieve the preliminary design being presented to City Council on 19 February, and most sincerely hope that Council will reward those efforts by approving the designs. Sincerely Stan Kluth 2830 Friendly St. Eugene From: Ted Selker [mailto:selker@media.mit.edu] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 7:58 PM To: Eric Selker Cc: Betty Taylor Subject: Re: to Betty Taylor (et al) re Crest Dr. improvements Not to intrude too much from my palo alto perspective but.... i am a shoulder enthusiast, they make cars and bikes safer by giving everyone a way to get out of each others way and creating a breakdown lane. a compromise could be an extra wide "paved path" without a sharp curb, this is done many places, instead of a curb, a trough that can be used as a gutter, a ramp to a driveway and CLEARLY separates traffic might make everyones interests work, it allows a bike to gracefully leave or enter the path without navigating or falling on a curb, it allows people to leave the road here is approximently what they look like all over Palo - 4 - Crest Drive CSS Design Recommendation Public Testimony 2/14/08 through 4/8/08