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'e e e arterials and go at arterial speeds through the neighborhood.' This concern has been raised in the neighborhood groups. In the case of the permanent 12th Avenue diverter a survey was conducted where 23% of the neighborhood responded with 55% favoring testing. The permanent diverters approved by the City Council on 12th have been quite a success. The traffic is almost 100% local. The street is used as a bike route. It is a livable atmosphere. Mr. Anderson compared the survey to the 10th Avenue and Broadway diverter. He noted that this was a trial. There are questions, he recognized, about the diverter, that will be answered by the trial. He asked City Council to go forward with the project. Ms. Miller wished to proceed based on the fact that a majority surveyed favored the trial diverter. Mr. Hamel said that he had nothing against the neighborhood association and the people. He has voted against every diverter or blockade since he has been on the council. v. OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SIX-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (memo distributed) Manager introduced Irv Berman, Planning Engineer. Mr. Berman explained that the State of Oregon is about to consider their six-year capital improvement program. The City can ask that ODOT consider certain projects. Public Works and Planning Departments have suggested the prioritization of the list being considered. Three of the five suggestions were approved at the last six-year review period and have been under consideration and preliminary planning. Mr. Berman reviewed the memo containing the listing dated March 25, 1981, addressed to Michael Gleason with the subject listed as: Upcoming Oregon Depart- ment of Transportation (ODOT) Six Year (CIP) Highway Improvement. The listing was as follows: 1) 6th-7th arterial construction funding; 2) Highway 99 at Roosevelt Boulevard; 3) franklin Boulevard between Onyx and Agate; 4) Highway 99 North; 5) 1-5 to Franklin Boulevard northbound off-ramp modification. Ms. Miller had some reservations about the franklin Boulevard bike/pedestrian overcrossing. It is an expensive project. She had doubts about its effective- ness. The lights on franklin are short-cycled. It takes two cycles to cross the street so people do not cross at the lights but dash across. She could not imagine that these same people would climb an overcrossing. She cited the small usage of overcrossings in general. Mr. Berman said that it was on the list in order to indicate to the State that this is a State facility (the University) and a highway department highway (Franklin Boulevard) and this is a State problem. This is to alert the State to the problem. A high percentage of people jaywalk and jayride (65%). The accident rate is not very high, but accidents are severe when they occur. The timing allowed for pedestrian crossings is very short. In the T-2000 plan the level of traffic will be "E" and will back up if the timing on the lights is any slower. Mr. Berman said that they wish to alert the State to seek solutions. MINUTES--Eugene City Council April 29, 1981 Page 6