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<br />planning is being subverted by looking at too small 3. picture. He feels this <br />should be compared with the traffic diverter situation. If Ellen were already a . <br />through street, they would probably be in front of the council requesting a <br />diverter. <br />Max Reck, 1996 Todd Street, stated that he opposes opening Ellen. They have <br />lived on Todd Street for almost 29 years and opening Ellen could create problems <br />because af the slope. They feel it is safer to leave Ellen closed. Younq <br />children use ~his as safe access to get to school and children play in that <br />area. The street which this would open into, Conventry, is not designed for <br />heavy traffic. They were not approached by those with the petition, hut they <br />would be some of the owners that would have to pay. They are looking forward to <br />retiring, but if this project qoes through now, they will nave to pay about <br />$10 , 000 . <br />Gary Schwieger, 2000 Coventry Way, stated that he preferred the alternate of <br />building a pedestrl?n walkway or bikeway. He owns a house at the base of Ellen <br />Street. Stopping conditions at 25 miles per hour under ideal conditions for a <br />vehicle are 60 to 70 feet. From the east side of the sidewalk to his house, it <br />is 72 feet, which means that with the descending grade, cars on icy mornings <br />would end up in his yard. He feels the portion of Todd Street should be <br />paved to Buck Street and a bike path should connect to Coventry. <br />Verna Paynter, 2069 Coventry Way, stated that this morning she sat fr~J'n 7:30 to <br />8:50 at the corner of Todd and 18th. Thirty-four cars passei at an average time <br />of 5.6 seconds per car through the intersection. At the light, 31 cars passed <br />through with an average wait of 8.8 seconds. Three turns and one yield would . <br />add six seconds, which is worth the safety of a child1s life. <br />Cassandra Schaecher, 1930 Coventry Way, stated that safety is ~er concern. She <br />feels the children should be protected. There are 19 children under the age of <br />12 on her block. That area is so curved that a safe crossing is nearly imposs- <br />ible and adding more cars with more development should not be done. Cars are <br />not always obeying the speed limit. ~OW, a volunteer crossing guard is needed <br />at one end of the street, whi~h points out the danger of the situation. She <br />urged that there be only a pedestrian/bike path. <br />Bill Barren, 1993 Coventry Way, stated that owners of property on the 3400 b18Ck <br />of Coventry were nof approache-d by the pet it ion process, but they are affected <br />property owners. He only found out the City had plans recently when they did <br />tne survey and then he received a letter reqarding the meeting in May. If 50 <br />percent of the owners in the block want the street paved, then it will be. <br />None of the owners in the 3300 block wer.2 approached, and they dt'e all opposed. <br />Ellen Street is steep and visibility is poor. He does not think that area will <br />be safe with 300 cars ~er day going through it. Seventy-five to 80 children use <br />that street during the summer and ,nore than that use it duriw.J the school year. <br />He feels a bike path would be,safer. <br />Tom Meehan, 1979 Coventry Way, stated that frryn the staff study, there will be <br />over a lOO-percent increase in traffic. rhis is a local residential street and <br />it was not designed for heavy traffic. There were cars ~arked on the street <br />today when the counc il took its tour and that was des igned to show the counc il <br />what it is like when cars are parked on the side of the street. It is designed . <br />~INUTES--Euqene City Council July 27, 1981 Page 14 <br />
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