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Crest Drive Community Team Recommendation The Crest Drive Community Team (CDCT) was selected by the Crest Drive Citizens Association and included property owners on the identified streets, at-large neighborhood representatives and City staff. At the start of the context sensitive solutions process the CDCT developed a set of themes and values (Attachment B) including environmental and ecological, aesthetic, cultural and historic, spiritual, and economic values. The CDCT used the themes and values to evaluate the different design concepts before reaching an overall design recommendation. The CDCT completed its mission on December 6, 2007, with the following recommendation: The Crest Drive Community Team recommends the 60% design concept for the identified sections of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street as shown on the plan view drawings. The street design includes a street width of 18 feet (two nine-foot travel lanes) and a sidewalk on one side of the street for all of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street. The sidewalk will be setback from the street for a little less than half the total length of sidewalk. The side of the street (uphill or downhill) that the sidewalk is located on varies throughout the design. Traffic calming elements will be located on all of the streets and includes 17 speed tables, 2 traffic circles, 6 medians, and one choker. Stormwater facilities include a combination of vegetated swales, filter strips and rain gardens to address water quality and a combination of open waterways and stormwater pipes to address conveyance. The recommended design was presented at a general meeting of the Crest Drive Citizens Association (CDCA) on January 15, 2008. The CDCA passed a motion (Attachment C) recommending approval of the design concept for Crest Drive, Friendly Street and Storey Boulevard at its general meeting held on February 12, 2008. Public Comment At the public hearing before the City Council,15 individuals testified. A significant amount of the public testimony supported the recommended design concept. However, there was also a significant amount of public testimony that believed the recommended design concept did not adequately or safely accommodate bicyclists. A substantial number of written public comments (Attachment D) have been submitted subsequent to the public hearing. Similar to the public hearing comments, there are a significant number of public comments supporting the recommended design concept and a significant number of public comments stating that the recommended design concept does not adequately or safely accommodate bicyclists. There were also comments received about the classification of the streets in the Crest Drive area and on assessments to abutting property owners to fund the improvements. 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: F:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M080414\S0804145.doc