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streets. By Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the Street Classification Map that designated West 2nd Avenue between Chambers Street and Garfield Street as a Major Collector. 3) West 2nd Avenue is a major collector with a posted speed of 30 mph. The street has one 16 - foot eastbound travel lane, one 16 -foot west bound travel lane and a 12 -foot center two-way left turn lane. The curb to curb width is approximately 44 -feet. 4) Formal removal of parking and addition of eastbound and westbound bicycle lanes will result in an approximate street cross section of one 11 -foot eastbound lane, one 11 -foot westbound lane, an 11 -foot center turn lane and 5.5 -foot eastbound and westbound bicycle lanes. 5) From 2007 to 2015, there were 30 crashes on West 2 n Avenue from Chambers Street to Garfield Street. Twenty-four crashes occurred at the intersection of West 2nd Avenue and Chambers Street resulting in two moderate injuries and twelve minor injuries. Six crashes occurred at the intersection of West 2nd Street and Garfield Street resulting in four moderate injuries. One crash involved a person bicycling at the intersection of West 2nd Avenue and Chambers Street resulting in a minor injury. One crash involved a pedestrian at the intersection of West 2nd Avenue and Chambers Street resulting in a minor injury. 6) Removal of parking and installation of bicycle lanes on West 2nd Avenue is consistent with the Eugene Springfield Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) adopted as amended by Council Ordinance Number 20258 on July 8, 2002. Transportation System Improvements Roadway Policy #l: Mobility and Safety for all Modes states: "Address the mobility and safety needs of motorists, transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians, and the needs of emergency vehicles when planning and constructing roadway system improvements." Transportation System Improvements Bicycle Policy #2: Bikeways on Arterials and Collectors states: "Require bikeways along new and reconstructed arterial and major collector streets." 7) Removal of parking and installation of bicycle lanes on West 2nd Avenue is consistent with Objectives 1 and 2 and Policies 1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 2.1 and 2.3 of the Eugene Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan (PBMP) accepted by Eugene City Council on March 12, 2012. Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 4