Item 5: Crest Drive Community Team Recommendations

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From: Richard Hughes [mailto:hughes97405@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 7:16 PM To: *Eugene Mayor and City Council Subject: Crest,Storey and Friendly Street Design Honorable Mayor and City Councilors, This is in regard to the Crest,Storey and Friendly Street Design currently scheduled for council action on April 14. I live in the Crest Drive neighborhood at 3464 Olive Street.I travel Crest Drive daily by bicycle. Currently, as you know, the road surface contains numerous potholes which serves to slow traffic.Also there are no center medians or curbs,so if I'm biking one of these streets and a motor vehicle wants to pass me,they merely go around me by crossing over into the oncoming lane when it is safe to do so. Under the recommended design by the Crest Drive Citizens Team, all streets would be nine feet wide with a center median and curb.Bicyclists traveling a road of this width should ride in the center of the lane to prevent motorists from passing them when there isn't enough room for the motor vehicle to pass.This is according to ODOT's Bicycle Manual. Also I am a cycling instructor,certified by the the League of American Bicyclists and concur that cyclists need to ride in the center of a lane when that lane is too narrow for both the cyclist and the motor vehicle. As you can imagine,a cyclist traveling at four to five MPH uphill with anxious motor vehicle drivers closely following without the ability to pass(due to center medians and curbs) is an unsafe situation. I would like to see the streets improved and the neighborhood retain its rural appeal,but not at the cost of someone being injured or killed. I recommend adding a bicycle lane to the current street design. Very truly yours, Richard Hughes P.O. Box 5506 3464 Olive St. Eugene, OR 97405 541-683-1409 From: lyndell wilken [mailto:lwbicycle@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 10:11 PM To: *Eugene Mayor and City Council Cc: Sue Wolling; Paul C Moore; Richard Hughes; Gary Rayor Subject: Crest Drive Redesign Dear Mayor and Council Members: As the bike and pedestrian representative on the CDCT I feel it is my responsibility to encourage you to look hard and long at the existing Crest Drive plans. There was not enough consideration given to bicyclists during this process. Given the overwhelming voting power of those living on the streets it was impossible to adequately represent other user groups of the Crest streets. It is now the councils responsibility to represent other user groups of the Crest neighborhood streets and bring a balanced approach to this decision making process. It is understandable given the fee assessment guidelines for those living along the streets that - 10 - Crest Drive CSS Design Recommendation Public Testimony 2/14/08 through 4/8/08