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Ms. Nathanson asked staff to determine how much more space was required for diagonal parking. She said she intuitively believed diagonal parking might be safer and asked staff to include those issues in the research. Mr. Rayor left the meeting. Addressing a question from Ms. Taylor about how much consideration is given to preserving neighborhoods and about the possibility of improving the safety of bike routes, Mr. Reinhard said staff was very aware of how important on-street parking was for neighborhoods and mentioned ongoing improvement to bike routes, primarily on 15th Avenue with the green street project. He mentioned other planned improvements made possible by a State grant. In response to a follow-up question from Ms. Taylor regarding the impact to the median on Franklin Street if Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is installed, Mr. Meisner said the issue is undecided. One of the suggestions is to raise the dedicated guideway above the median. Mr. Meisner reminded the council that under State law, bicyclists have full rights to all roads. He said he was concerned that neither the street classification matrix or the text consider, as part of the point system, what the land uses are along the streets. He urged the City to look at the transportation system with "new eyes" and find a way to acknowledge the uses in the classifications. Mr. Meisner said advanced planning should look consider issues beyond counts in classifications, i.e., a proactive system that works. Mr. Farr said the document paints a picture of a City in which he would very much like to live. He asked for additional information on costs and sources involved in maintaining and replacing street trees and landscape maintenance in medians, and for street retrofit and upgrade. Mr. Farr said the draft plan allowed flexibility, describing it as a "very usable document." Mayor Torrey asked what "could be done about Gilham Alley, after the fact." He suggested calling a community meeting to address the problem. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, James R. Johnson City Manager (Recorded by Yolanda Paule) MINUTES--Eugene City Council May 19, 1999 Page 8 5:30 p.m.