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Background and History The Eugene Arterial and Collector Street Plan (ACSP), adopted by the City Council in November of 1999 did not classify the streets in the Crest Drive neighborhood. On page 5 of the document's preface, one of the answers to frequently asked questions speaks directly to this issue, stating: "The ACSP will have no effect on the Crest Drive neighborhood at the present time. The Planning Commission is recommending to the City Council that a separate transportation study be undertaken for the Crest Drive neighborhood to determine appropriate classifications and street design standards for that neighborhood. Until that study is completed no classifications or standards are proposed for Oest Drive area streets, and no street reconstruction or street design projects will be initiated in this area." Many roadways in the Crest Drive area have pavement surfaces that are worn out and are deteriorating rapidly. Some street segments are experiencing rising traffic volumes due to infill development within the Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) and continued growth in unincorporated areas of the County outside the UGB. There are two distinct street types found in the Crest Drive neighborhood, those with curbs and gutters, and others that are unimproved roadways with open ditches. The paved surfaces vary widely with many older roadways being oil mats or macadam surfaces over former gravel roadways, while newer streets have multi-layer asphaltic pavements applied over engineered aggregate bases. Most of this neighborhood was annexed to the City of Eugene after 1946, with annexations being documented by city ordinances in 1948, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, and 1969. Smaller parcels have been annexed since that time and nearly all of the land inside the Urban Growth Boundary in this study area is currently within Eugene City limits. Study Objectives This study was initiated to develop appropriate roadway classifications within the study area bounded generally by Willamette Street on the east, West 28th and West 29th Avenues on the north, Chambers Street and a line extended along the Urban Growth Boundary to Blanton Road on the west, and West 40th and West 39th Avenues on the south (see Area map shown as Exhibit A in the Appendix). Staff expected to identify at least one significant east/west route and one central north/south route through the neighborhood to serve as collectors. To achieve an inclusive process with residents, we mailed 1,900 postcards to addresses in the Crest Drive neighborhood. An advisory committee of volunteer citizens from the neighborhood was assembled to involve citizens who are most familiar with the roadways being studied in the process. A series of five meetings were held at Morse Ranch and downtown city facilities to develop the framework for the study, and an open house conducted February 13, 2003. These efforts were to involve the committee in the