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Students and cars <br /> <br />This complex of apartments does not fit the MUPTE definition of student apartments. However, it is <br />near UO and 50% of the current units are rented to students. Previous experience has shown students <br />bring cars to school even when there is limited parking at their residence. In fact, that is why special <br />parking standards were put into effect for areas near the university. (See Ordinance 20447)2 <br /> <br />Millennials Love Cars <br /> <br />I have attached a study by some folks at MIT that is titled: Turns out, millennials love cars as much as <br />anyone else (Exhibit B). <br /> <br />Interesting Websites <br /> <br />Eugene puts a lot of faith in the idea that people will use their bicycles to run errands. There are reasons <br />this may be a false hope. The first link is an article about Salem, Oregon planners finding people are not <br />using their bikes as much as anticipated. The second link discusses the Vancouver, BC effort to meet the <br />need for more bike friendly bicycle lanes. <br /> <br />Salem commuters expected to stick with cars, skipping bikes and their own feet <br />https://www.salemreporter.com/posts/856/study-projects-salems-greenhouse-gas-emissions-could- <br />grow-by-2035 <br />If only experienced cyclists feel safe in a bike lane, then is it a bike lane at all? <br />https://www.fastcompany.com/90361034/if-only-experienced-cyclists-feel-safe-in-a-bike-lane- <br />then-is-it-a-bike-lane-at-all <br /> <br />Final Words <br /> <br />Parking is at a premium where Ferry Street Manor is planned to be built. The 25% by right of <br />development reduction fits in with ITE guidelines. Further reductions will only make the area parking <br />problems worse. No development in a residential zone has ever received a 50% reduction for off- <br />street parking. A request was made in 2013 but was withdrawn and the required parking was built. (See <br />ARA 13-12 and ARA 13-16)3 <br /> <br />Eugene’s off-street parking standards are reasonable for the area near UO. <br /> <br />I stand by my vote not to grant a MUPTE to the current version of the Ferry Street Manor project. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />2 Ordinance 20447 is available at http://coeapps.eugene-or.gov/cmoweblink/0/doc/540191/Page1.aspx <br />3 These adjustment requests are available using the Eugene Land Use Search tool. <br />September 11, 2019, Work Session – Item 1