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Staff Estimates of Current Transportation System Needs <br />The Eugene Public Works Department uses a computer-based pavement managementsystem to track <br />conditions and provide information about Eugene?s street system. The systemtakesinto account the data <br />provided by annual condition inspections and also factors in age, development type, traffic loads, and <br />currentand projected use for each segmentof roadway in the city. This information can then be used to <br />generate reports on rehabilitation needs, appropriate treatments, and estimated costs. The pavement <br />management system draws on 14 years of pavement condition information and can produce predictive <br />models to identify current and future needs. <br />Pavement managementsystem predictive modeling was used to create several views of Eugene?s <br />transportation system condition, including a current or ?baseline? view and projections of conditions over <br />a 10-year period assuming varying levels of investment in rehabilitation and reconstruction. These views <br />were included in a March 2001 report prepared by Eugene Public Works Maintenance Division titled <br />?PavementManagement System--An Update on City of Eugene Pavement Conditions,? a copy of which <br />was distributed to each member of the Council and subcommittee. <br />The current baseline view provided by the pavement management system shows an estimated $53 million <br />backlog in preservation projects. Specifically, the March 2001 report found that at this point in time 15% <br />of the major arterials in Eugene need reconstruction or overlay, 57% of the city?s minor arterials need <br />treatment, 44% percent of the collectors need treatment, 44% of neighborhood collectors need treatment <br />and 25% of residential streets need treatment. <br />In addition to the need for pavement preservation, a number of other transportation system needs have <br />been identified bystaff. A more detailed discussion of these elements is included in Appendix B <br />, <br /> The amounts shown in parentheses are staff estimates <br />Summary of Transportation Service System Needs <br />of annual cost: <br />Traffic calming ($400,000) <br />C <br />Sidewalk system improvements ($300,000) <br />C <br />Street trees and median maintenance ($250,000) <br />C <br />Street assessments and subsidy program ($300,000) <br />C <br />Selective utility undergroundingwithin the right-of-way($200,000) <br />C <br />Nodal development planning and implementation ($130,000) <br />C <br />Transportation marketing and education ($75,000) <br />C <br />Off-street bicycle system reconstruction ($300,000) <br />C <br />Bicycle system maintenance and rehabilitation ($125,000) <br />C <br />Residential and arterial/collector street lights ($244,000) <br />C <br />. <br />Operation, Maintenance and Preservation <br />Operation, maintenance and preservation of the existing system are the highest priorities in managing the <br />transportation system. <br /> encompass a wide range of efforts that extendthe life of streets <br />Operation and maintenance <br />C <br />and provide safety and efficiency benefits to system users. Maintenance activities tend to be <br />limited in scope and area, typically in the form of localized repairs (such as a singleconcrete <br />panel replacement, an asphalt patch or a traffic signal repair) in locations throughout the system. <br />The operating budget includes approximately 76 FTE Road Fund positions in the Public Works <br />Department, including staff from the Administration, Engineering, Maintenance, Parks and Open <br />Space and Transportation divisions. <br />5 <br />