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[(Meaning of `children are present' in ORS 811.111)]." ORS 811.124 provides: "For purposes of ORS 811.111, children are present at any time and on any day when: (1) [c]hlddren are: (a) [o]ecupying or walking within a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462(1)(b); or (b) [w]aiting on the curb or shoulder of the highway at a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462(1)(b); or [when] (2) [a] traffic patrol member provided under ORS 339.650 to 339.665 is present to assist children at a crosswalk described in ORS 801.462(1)(b)." G. In making the decision to establish a school speed zone on Donald Street from approximately 200 -feet north to 245 -feet south of the marked midblock crossing between East 341' Place and East 35th Avenue, I have considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, including the consideration of state law, Oregon Department of Transportation guidelines, traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. Based on the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, the following findings support my decision establish to a school speed zone: The 4J School District Safe Routes to School Program and the Village School Executive Director and Principal have requested establishment of a school speed zone on Donald Street at the mid -block crosswalk between East 34th Place and East 35t" Avenue. 2. Donald Street approximately from 200 -feet north to 245 -feet south of the marked midblock crossing between East 34th Place and East 35th Avenue is a major collector with a posted speed of 25 mph. The street has one northbound through lane, one southbound through lane and northbound and southbound curbside parking. The pavement is approximately 34 -feet wide. 3. Village School is located within 1/16 mile of the midblock crossing of Donald Street between East 34th Place and East 35th Avenue. 4. Establishment of a school speed zone on Donald Street from approximately 200 -feet north to 245 -feet south of the marked midblock crossing between East 34th Place and East 35th Avenue is consistent with the following Goals, Policies, and Potential Actions in the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June 26, 2017, Goals Goal 1: Create an integrated transportation system that is safe and efficient; supports the Metro Plan's land use diagram, Envision Eugene, A Community Vision for 2032 (2012), the City of Eugene's target for a 50 percent reduction in fossil fuel consumption, and other City land use and economic development goals; reduces reliance on single -occupancy automobiles; and enhances community livability. Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 5