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Administrative Order No. 58-00-23 of the Transportation Planning Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon Installation of Islands on Taylor Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues to discourage through truck traffic from penetrating the residential neighborhood south of the industrial area of Taylor between 2nd Avenue and 3rd Place The Transportation Planning Engineer of the ~ity of Eugene finds that: o Tc.'- U/?,./!olJ A. The Eugene Code (5.04~) provides that the City Manager or the manager's designee shall exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, in particular: (h) Establish, maintain, remove, or alter all traffic control areas and traffic control devices, including: 1. Traffic control signals, signs, and pavement markings. 2. Crosswalks, safety zones and traffic lanes. 3. Traffic diverters and similar traffic control devices. 4. Intersection channelization and areas where drivers of vehicles shall not make right, left, or V-turns and the time when the prohibition applies. 5. Parking areas and time limitations, including the form of permissible parking and any fees therefor. 6. Loading zones and stops for all vehicles. B. The subject segment of Taylor Street is a two-lane two way roadway between ~d Avenue on the north and 5th Avenue on the south. The roadway is a 44' wide asphaltic concrete surface with curb and gutter and no sidewalks on either side. C. The land use on both sides of Taylor Street north of3rd Avenue consists of light and medium industrial (lumber yard, brake service, construction/excavation service). South of 3rd Avenue there is single family Low to Medium Density Residential development. D. Residents in this western portion of the Whiteaker neighborhood, particularly on 4th and 5th Avenue between Chambers and Polk Street have made many requests over the years for actions to be taken to reduce the amount of through truck traffic on their residential streets. . E. The Whiteaker refinement plan adopted in 1994 included Policies to encourage the reduction of through traffic on non-arterial streets, encourage through truck traffic to use designated truck routes and facilities and discourage use of residential streets, and to examine alternative ways to actively encourage and implement strategies for preserving local streets for local traffic. F. The intensification of the A&K site, with a point of ingress and egress on 3rd Avenue, sparked neighborhood concerns about additional truck traffic in the residential area. Page 1 of 7