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The Planning Commission wishes to clarify its understanding that the reclassification of Van Buren Street between 1st and 6th Avenues from arterial to callector is based on changes in trafl~c patterns that have occurred since the opening of the Chambers Connector. This reclassification is in no way intended to lessen the need for the existing railroad crossing at Van Buren Street and should not be used by the Southern Pacific Railroad as justification for closure of the crossing. Further, the January 25, 1993 motion of the commission recommended: The. .. , TransPlan Update include a study of how collector status for a street ought to function; pending the results of that update, the Planning Commission recommends that staff work with the involved neighborhoods to review the traffic operational concerns raised regarding four residential collector streets Agate Street from East 3~th Avenue to Finland Street, Friendly Street from Nest 18th Avenue to West 28th Avenue, Harris Street from East 18th Avenue to East 30th Avenue, and Lincoln Street from West 13th Avenue to West 18th Avenue} at the January 5, 1993, Planning Commission hearing to examine if the staff and neighborhoods can arrive at an approach that serves the needs of both the neighborhoods and the community's transportation goals. The Council has not completed its discussion of the Street Classification Map recammended by the Planning Commission and until that is accomplished it is better that the old classification map be repealed and that the Council, Planning Commission and City administrative staff make individual determinations of a street's classification when required to so act by other provisions in the Eugene Code, 1971. The Street Right-of-Way Map adopted by this ordinance is consistent with the TransPlan and Metro Plan and implements the goals and policies contained therein. The classification of streets into Major Arterials, Minor Arterials, Collectors, Local Streets (high and low volume} represents a reasonable basis for classification, and the criteria to be used in determining the specific widths for right-of-way and paving provide reasonable guidance to the public, Council and City administrative staff. ATTACHMENT A w Page 2 ORDINANCE N~.19922