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areas will result in these areas evolving from colorful, lush, seasonally dynamic landscaped areas to flatter, seasonally dry, litter filled, rough grassy areas that will continue to decline. Street Median Maintenance, Major Collectors and Arterials ($104,000, 1 FTE) Description of Service Reduction – This reduction would result in elimination of median maintenance along major collectors and minor arterials streets Service Reduction Implications - Elimination of the Street Median Maintenance Program along major collectors and minor arterial streets would result in the “browning out” of 2.7 acres of landscape plantings along a dozen streets including Barger, Terry, Hilyard and Gilham Streets, Ayers and Gilham Roads and Amazon Parkway. Non-regulatory Signs ($78,000, 1 FTE) Description of Service Reduction – This reduction would result in the elimination of sign fabrication, installation and maintenance of non-regulatory signs, including street name signs, informational or directional signs and custom signs. Service Reduction Implications - Ongoing maintenance of existing non-regulatory signs would be eliminated, including the replacement of missing street name signs. The majority of signs not required by the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices are street name signs. Over time, lack of street name sign maintenance and replacement will result in increased driver confusion when in a unfamiliar neighborhoods and may in rare cases impact the response time of emergency services. Special Projects and Studies ($74,000, .5 FTE) Description of Service Reduction –Engineering staff currently manage many transportation special projects and studies such as the Central Area Transportation Study, Crest Drive Transportation Study, and the East University Neighborhood and Agate Street Transportation Study. This reduction would result in the loss of capacity to manage any special transportation studies that did not come with dedicated funding. Service Reduction Implications - Under this reduction scenario, the Division would lose all capacity to conduct special studies unless the studies are specifically funded by external grants or council appropriations. Street Median Maintenance, Neighborhood Collectors ($42,000, .5 FTE) Description of Service Reduction – This reduction would entail the elimination of maintenance for medians along neighborhood collector streets, residential medians and traffic calming planters. Service Reduction Implications - Elimination of the Street Median Maintenance Program on neighborhood collector streets, residential medians and traffic calming planters will result in a visible decline in about 1.8 acres of landscape infrastructure. Abandoned areas would include 42 median and traffic circle plantings along more than a dozen of Eugene’s neighborhood streets including Augusta, Agate, Villard and Patterson Streets and Bailey Lane. Neighborhood Transportation Program ($25,000, .5 FTE) Description of Service Reduction – This reduction would reduce the capacity to conduct field investigations or technical analysis related to neighborhood traffic issues. It would also significantly reduce funding for traffic calming Service Reduction Implications - The neighborhood transportation program will see a reduced level of service. Staff will still receive requests, but will be limited in the ability to conduct field investigations or technical analyses. For the development of traffic calming projects all staff time will be charged to the Professional Services Fund through the establishment of Good Job Numbers. This will reduce the amount of capital funds available for the construction of traffic calming projects. 2