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-- e e 5. Addition of a route on the proposed 6th-7th Avenue Extension. 6. Extension of the Bailey Hill Road route to the north. 7. Addition of a route connecting River Road and the West Bank Trail near the extension of Hansen Lane. 8. Addition of a route along the proposed Chambers Connector. 9. Change of the North Polk Street route to G~and Street. 10. Addition of a route on 2nd Avenue from Garfield to Polk Street. 11. Addition of a route on Olive Street from 10th Avenue to 15th Avenue. 12. Addition of a route between 27th Avenue to Amazon Parkway to 29th Place at Willamette Street. 13. Change of a route from along 1-105 to a somewhat parallel route on Oakmont. 14. Clarification of a route along the Willamette River from the Willie Knickerbocker Bridge to Glenwood. He indicated that the items had been recommended by the Eugene Bicycle Committee and had been approved by the Eugene Planning Commission. Mr. Nordgaard indicated that the proposal contained additions to the Master Plan of 13 specific routings and of one policy statement, requiring that bicycle facilities be provided where applicable on all new or reconstructed arterials. Ms. Smith asked about the timing of implementation of the proposed new routings. She asked if funding were available for all the proposed projects. Mr. Nordgaard said that the signed routes will be implemented immediately and that some Federal and State funds were available for other routes. He indicated that there are still some proposals for which funding has not yet been obtained, and that these would therefore not be implemented in the immediate future. He noted specifically that the Chambers Connector routing is still undetermined, and that funding was being sought for the Glenwood Connector. Ms. Smith felt that it was important for citizens to understand that the council's approval of these routings does not mean that the routings will be implemented in the near future, but rather that the council had approved pro- ceeding with them as funding becomes available. Mr. Lindberg asked for definition of the margin of safety of various routes. He wondered how safety compares on routes with signing, with no signing, or with striped bike lanes. Mr. Nordgaard responded that the off-street bike path is the safest route, and that the striped bike lane is the second safest. He noted that signed routes are only provided on residential streets with limited traffic flow. MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 26, 1981 Page 6