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B. Provide street crossing enhancements and expanded crosswalk education and enforcement programs. C. Provide support for Safe Routes to School programs and other programs that create safe walking conditions between residences and schools and other neighborhood destinations. 5. The Oregon Department of Transportation's (ODOT) "A Guide to School Area Safety" describes five conditions, stating that "[w]here all of the following conditions exist, a school speed zone is recommended when supported by an engineering study: • The roadway is adjacent to the school grounds (not limited to front of school buildings); • There is at least one marked school crosswalk within the proposed school zone which is not protected by a signal or STOP sign; • The property houses a full time public or private school; • The school is elementary or middle level (schools that include grades K-8) instruction; and, • The posted speed is 40 MPH or below. Four of the above-described five conditions exist 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. As described in paragraph 10, further evaluation done through an engineering study demonstrates the need for a school speed zones in these locations. 6. In accordance with ODOT's "A Guide to School Area Safety" and the Federal Highway Administration's "Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices," the City completed an engineering study to determine the need for 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. The engineering study supported the establishment of a school speed zone. On the basis of these findings, I order that: 1. A school speed zone is established on Donald Street beginning at the SCHOOL, SPEED LIMIT 20 signs and ending at the END SCHOOL SPEED LIMIT signs to be installed approximately 200 -feet north to 245 -feet south of the marked midblock crossing between East 34th Place and East 35`h Avenue. The school speed zone shall be implemented when "children are present" as described in ORS 811.124. Administrative Order -- Page 4 of 5