Item C: Transporation Priorities for North and West Eugene

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The West 11th Transportation Corridor Study would be a collaborative process with L TD, Oregon Department of Transportation, Lane County and Lane Council of Governments. In addition, it is anticipated that the University of Oregon's School of Architecture and Allied Arts will be a study partner. Re2:ulation The FY 2007 work program for the Public Works Department includes the development of an access management policy. The goal of access management is to increase the safety and mobility of the City's arterial and collector street system. Access management involves managing the location, spacing and design of driveways, local streets, medians, median openings and traffic signals. An access management policy would be implemented through changes to the land use code and an associate administrative rule. The development of an ordinance amending the land use code will be guided by a Department Advisory Committee. It is anticipated that this effort will begin early in 2007. COUNCIL OPTIONS The council may: 1. Support the capital improvements, transportation studies and regulatory changes for West and North Eugene; 2. Support one or more of the capital improvements, transportation studies and regulatory changes for West and North Eugene; or 3. Not support any of the capital improvements, transportation studies and regulatory changes for West and North Eugene. CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the City Council pass a motion that: 1. Identifies the Beltline Corridor from River Road to Coburg Road as the City's top priority for funding in the State Transportation Improvement Program and West 11th from Terry Street to Greenhill Road as its second priority. 2. Identifies West 11th as its priority for the next EmX corridor study. 3. Supports a transportation corridor study of West 11th and the City's application for $150,000 of STP-U planning funds for the study. 4. Supports the initiation of regulatory changes to the Land Use Code and associated administrative rule that would implement access management on the City's arterial and collector street system. SUGGESTED MOTION Move to: 1. Identify the Beltline Corridor from River Road to Coburg Road as the City's top priority for funding in the State Transportation Improvement Program and West 11th from Terry Street to Greenhill Road as its second priority. 2. Identify West 11th as the City's priority for the next EmX corridor study. 3. Support a transportation corridor study of West lIth and the City's application for $150,000 of STP-U planning funds for the study. 4. Support the initiation of regulatory changes to the land use code and associated administrative rule that would implement access management on the City's arterial and collector street system. LICMOl2006 Council Agendas1M0610091S061009C.doc