Laserfiche WebLink
ATTACHMENT B <br /> <br />Public Works <br />Engineering <br />Transportation Planning <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />City of Eugene <br />858 Pearl St 3rd Floor <br />Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br />(541) 682-5291 <br />(541) 682-5598 FAX <br />www. ci. eugene, or. us/PW <br /> <br />Date: February 4, 2004 <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />Eugene City Council <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Chris Henry, Public Works Engineering <br />Allen Lowe, Planning and Development <br /> <br />Subject: <br /> <br />Staff Response to Public Testimony Issues Raised at City Council Public <br />Hearing January 26, 2004 on the Central Area Transportation Study (record <br />held open until February 2, 2004) <br /> <br />This memorandum addresses issues raised in public testimony and in the record for the January <br />26, 2004 public hearing. Staff responses are shown in bold italicized text. <br /> <br />Street System <br /> <br />Willamette Street Conversion: Several citizens offered testimony with concerns about <br />converting Willamette Street from one-way to two-way operation. Those concerns were <br />generally focused on the segment between 18th and 20th avenues with impacts related to <br />business and the adjacent neighborhood. Issues raised were increased congestion, speed, <br />noise, safety, cut-through traffic and parking. <br /> <br />The 1993 Central Area Transportation Study (CATS) Final Report recommends <br />conversion of }Willamette Street from one-way to two-way operation between 13th and 18th <br />avenues. The 1993 CATS acknowledged at the time that the segment between 18th and 20th <br />avenues posed complex operational challenges. <br /> <br />The Eugene Planning Commission recommended to the Eugene City Council approval of <br />the Draft June 2003 CA TS which includes conversion of }Willamette Street from one-way <br />to two-way operation between 13th and 20th avenues. The Planning Commission made the <br />recommendation following consideration of testimony at a public hearing and the <br />assurance that staff would monitor the street operations and mitigate any significant <br />impacts to business and adjacent neighborhoods. <br /> <br />Much of the discussion and debate regarding the conversion centers on the segment of <br />}Willamette Street between 18th and 20th avenues. }Vhile there has been public support for <br />the conversion (including Eugene Fire and Emergency Medical Services) most of the <br />testimony has been in opposition. Due to the complexity of operations in this segment, staff <br />agrees that further analysis is warranted before conversion from one-way to two-way <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br /> <br />