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AL~RNAT~V~S CONSID~R~D ~ WEP Plans include nodal development areas including commercial, employment, or neighborhood centers as well as future capacity improvements from the UGB to Danebo along West 11th Avenue. This route has been identified as a "pilot test case ' as a bus rapid transit corridor. West 18th Avenue has been identified as a study route due to the apparent conflict between function and adjacent uses. Traffic volumes are higher than desirable for the adjacent land uses. Implement Unit lA of the West Eugene Parkway. Base Case and Existing Conditions The purpose of this section is to highlight existing characteristics of the east-west arterial system in West Eugene. The following discussion includes a description of general setting, physical facilities, and statement of the out of direction travel required for east,-west through trips as an alternative to the WEP. Royi~l Avenue - Royal Avenue is north of West 11 th Avenue approximately 1.4 miles and functions as an east-west minor arterial through residential properties primarily. In addition, the route is adjacent to Peterson Park and Fairfield Elementary School. From west of the UGB to Terry Street, the typical section consists ora two-lane facility with a painted fog line with a posted speed of 45 mph with a four-way stop control at Green Hill Road. From Terry Street to Bertelsen, Royal Avenue is a three-lane section with bike lanes and no parking with a posted speed of 35 mph~ From Bertelsen to Highway 99, Royal narrows to two lanes with bike lanes and no parking. Accesses are typical of residential streets. Without the WEP, using Royal Avenue require an average out of direction of approximately 2 miles per trip. Roosevelt Bird - Roosevelt Blvd. is north of West 11th Avenue approximately 1.1 miles and functions as a minor arterial from Terry Street to Highway 99. Roosevelt Blvd. has not been fully constructed along this route. Roosevelt currently starts at the west end as a 'Round About' intersection with Terry Street and continues to Danebo as a two lane street with a large drainage (A3 Channel), industrial lands, and prefabricated housing to the south. Affordable {stick built' residential is located to the north along this section. There is no street from Danebo to Beltline at this time. From Bekline to Bertelsen~ Roosevelt Blvd. is a 3 lane section with bike lanes, heavy industrial to the south and a mixture of mobile homes and manufactured housing to the north. From Bertelsen to Seneca, RooseVelt Blvd. continues as a three lane section with a concrete barrier, ditch, and residential to the north and industrial to the south. From Seneca to Highway 99, Roosevelt Blvd. is a 5-lane section with bike lanes and industrial properties north and south. Without the WEP, using Roosevelt Avenue would require an average out of direction travel of approximately 2.0 miles. For through travel, Royal Avenue would need to be used to the north. Terry Street is a limited connector for truck traffic and a percentage of other vehicles due to the traffic calming features that are currently under construction or recently completed along Terry Street. West 11th Avenue - West 11 th Avenue currently serves as the extension of Highway 126 into Eugene as far as Garfield Street from the west, where West 11th becomes one-way westbound. West 11th is classified as a principal arterial. West 11th Avenue is a 2-lane facility to Danebo with left turn lanes at Green Hill and Terry Street. From Danebo to the east, West 11th is a 5 lane section without parking and bike lanes. West 1 lth Avenue has no access control with an average spacing of One driveway per 75 feet from Beltline Road to Garfield Street and with a posted speed of 45 mph. Without the WEP, out of direction travel would be less than Roosevelt, Royal, and West 18th Avenues. However, travel times would be delayed due to congestion. EXHIBIT 0-2 - FINDINGS 12