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at the adequacy of 11th and 13th avenues regarding the to-be displaced trips, and if staff had ever <br />looked at the alley in the context of addressing the safety issues that were raised in testimony. <br /> <br />Transportation Engineer David Reinhard did not think the alley was studied or was included in <br />CATS. He did not think any alleys were called out or included on transportation planning maps. <br /> <br />Mr. Jacobson indicated that airspace rights were based on the assessed value of the land. The <br />value was determined on that basis; he clarified that the assessed valuation itself does not include <br />air rights. Mr. Johnson added that the zoning of the commercially owned property allowed the <br />hospital to build up, and the market value of C-2 zoned property reflected that fact. <br /> <br />Mr. Reinhard deferred Ms. Bettman's question regarding the peak hours employed in the TIA to <br />Mr. Clemow. Mr. Reinhard said he shared Ms. Bettman's concerns about the internal trips to be <br />displaced and deferred that question to the applicant. Regarding the adequacy of sidewalks and <br />bicycle lanes on nearby streets for the displaced pedestrian and bicycle traffic, he indicated that <br />staff had not done a quantitative analysis of the adequacy of those facilities. Regarding the issue of <br />alley safety, Mr. Reinhard was not aware of any quantitative evaluation of the alley. Staff <br />discussion indicated that when the alley was most congested at the peak periods, vehicle travel <br />speeds were very low, contributing to safer conditions. <br /> <br />Mr. Farrington spoke to the Alder Street Market question, saying that the owner of the building <br />that housed the market supported the alley vacation, but the hospital had not heard from the <br />market operators. He suggested that, given there would be more pedestrian traffic past the <br />storefront, the owners would be in support. He also suggested that increased pedestrian traffic <br />would help enliven the street front, another City goal. <br /> <br />Mr. Farrington indicated that the entire campus would be redeveloped for medical uses and related <br />functions. PeaceHealth was working with staff earlier in the year on a proposed medical services <br />zone, and he assured the council all the uses proposed were consistent with the uses discussed in <br />that context. <br /> <br />Regarding the displacement of internal trips, he said that those were essentially occurring between <br />one building and another building, with some bicycle trips having a destination of the bicycle <br />lockers located in the area. Those uses would be displaced elsewhere and accommodated <br />elsewhere on the site. <br /> <br />Mr. Clemow responded to Ms. Bettman's questions about the TIA, stating that the study periods <br />were two-hour periods with the intent of capturing the one-hour peak period for the a.m., midday, <br />and p.m. periods. The volumes on page 2 of the analysis were the one-hour time periods. The <br />volume of external diverted trips for the three peak hours of the day, which he suspected <br />constituted at least 50 percent of the trips generated over 24 hours, totaled 284 pedestrians, 58 <br />bicycles, and 34 automobiles. Mr. Clemow said that the existing transportation infrastructure <br />could accommodate the displaced trips, which staff acknowledged in the meeting packet. While <br /> <br /> MINUTES--Eugene City Council November 26, 2001 Page 8 <br /> Regular Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />