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ATTACHMENT A Willamette Street Study Stakeholder Conclusions and Recommendations It is the conclusion of the Willamette Street Stakeholders Group that converting Willamette thth Street from one-way to two-way from 18 to 20 avenues would negatively impact the majority of local businesses, area residents, people with disabilities, and students. In regard to our original charge, we recommend: thth 1. Willamette Street between 18 and 20 avenues remain one-way southbound at least until a large amount of commuter and cut-through traffic has been provided with a better alternative route determined by a major study of the southeast Eugene corridor. (This study is already recommended by the Congestion Management System Baseline Report of September 2004 by the Central Lane Metropolitan Planning Organization.) In addition we recommend: thth 2. Adding a southbound bicycle lane on Willamette from 18 to 20 if it can operate safely with ththth no net loss of parking between 18 and 19, and a minimum loss of parking between 19 and th 20. We also recommend this bicycle lane connect to the existing bicycle lane that currently thth ends mid-block between 17 and 18, if this can be safely done. thth 3. Adding bump outs (sidewalk extensions) at 18 and 19 for safer pedestrian crossing while retaining parking. th 4. Maintaining the traffic diverter and island refuge for pedestrian crossing at 20. thth 5. Evaluating the change from one-way to two-way on the section of Willamette from 13 to 18 Avenues. Did the change adversely or positively affect the existing businesses? Did the change have any effect on the downtown center? How did the change impact pedestrians, people with disabilities, bicyclists, motorists and mass transit? Additional Commentary thth While the scope of our group was Willamette Street from 18 to 20, we felt like these two th blocks are playing a critical role in allowing the intersection of Willamette and 18 to keep functioning and preventing deterioration in the traffic system. Because of this, we believe it is important to share the following concepts that might be outside our scope, but arose on numerous occasions. a.As stated above we believe a broader view of planning should be applied to the issues of moving commuter traffic, access and safety for all of our citizens and minimizing the negative impacts to existing businesses and neighborhoods. This view should look at the ability of Amazon Parkway to take on a more significant role for the community in moving commuter car traffic more efficiently as our population continues to grow. Recognition of Amazon Parkway as a viable north-south transportation option could be ATTACHMENT A Willamette Street Study Stakeholder Summary and Recommendation 1