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5) The South Willamette Street Improvement Plan was accepted by the Eugene City Council on May 27, 2014. At that time, the Eugene City Council also provided direction to make permanent street improvements (the traffic signal at the Woodfield Station driveway entrance), conduct a year-long pilot study of a reconfigured Willamette Street, and report back to the Eugene City Council following the pilot study. The Plan was prepared following traffic engineering principles and traffic analysis consistent with engineering standards of practice. 6) Willamette Street from 24th A venue to 29 th A venue is a Minor Arterial with a posted speed of 25 mph. The curb to curb width of the street segment is approximately 42 feet (widening south of 28 th Avenue). Willamette Street has northbound and southbound bike lanes approximately 6 feet wide, northbound and southbound travel lanes approximately 10 feet wide, and a two-way center tum lane approximately 10 feet wide. 7) From 2007 to 2017, there were 28 crashes near 2655, 2673, 2675, 2681, and 2695 Willamette Street. This total includes 3 7 injuries (no fatalities, 2 serious injuries, 10 moderate injuries [ with 1 person walking (2015) and 2 people riding a bicycle (2010 & 2011)], and 25 minor injuries). There were 115 vehicles involved in these crashes with 29 vehicles sustaining property damage only. Three of the crashes during this period were located at a driveway or alley. 8) Installation of on-street bicycle lanes on Willamette Street from 23 rd Avenue to 32nd Avenue is identified as project number PB-31 in the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June 26, 2017. The closure of the driveway reduces a point of conflict with the bike lane and the sidewalk for people biking, walking, and driving along the street. 9) The closure of the driveway is consistent with the following Goals, Policies, and Potential Actions in the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June 26, 2017. Goals Goal 1: Create an integrated transportation system that is safe and efficient; supports the Metro Plan's land use diagram, Envision Eugene, A Community · Vision for 2032 (2012), the City of Eugene's target for a 50 percent reduction in fossil fuel consumption, and other City land use and economic development goals; reduces reliance on single-occupancy automobiles; and enhances community livability. Goal 2: Advance regional sustainability by providing a transportation system that improves economic vitality, environmental health, social equity, and overall well- being. Goal 3: Strengthen community resilience to changes in climate, increases in fossil fuel prices, and economic fluctuations by making the transportation networks diverse, adaptable, and not reliant on any single mode. Goal 4: Address the transportation needs and safety of all travelers, including people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, and incomes. Through transportation Administrative Order --Page 2 of 5