Admin Order 58-22-01 -- On-Street Parking on East 4th Ave

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Administrative Order -- Page 2 of 7 (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations. i. The portion of East 4th Avenue between Pearl Street and High Street is classified as a Major Collector street with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour. The street segment is approximately 44 feet wide with parking on both sides of the street, 5 foot wide bike lanes in each direction, and 10 foot wide travel lanes in each direction in a commercial area. ii. Parking utilization is generally high on both sides of East 4th Avenue between Pearl Street and High Street. The north side of East 4th Avenue is adjacent to an office building with multiple tenants while the south side of East 4th Avenue is adjacent to a permit parking lot. Staff interviewed tenants of the office building and determined that the parking adjacent to these businesses, on the north side of East 4th Avenue between Pearl Street and High Street, is a higher priority than on-street parking on the south side based on land use context. iii. From 2007 to 2018, there were eight crashes on this section of East 4th Avenue. This includes two moderate injury bicycle crashes (2012, 2018) and one moderate injury pedestrian crash (2012). Automobile crashes included two moderate injury crashes (2007, 2012), one with major injuries (2015), one with minor injuries (2010), and one property damage only crash (2007). (b) Standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation Commission or the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors. There are no such standards, limitations or rules that apply. (c) Other recognized traffic control standards. i. The City will apply the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for size, type and location for sign installation and striping. ii. The NACTO Urban Bikeway Design Guide identifies buffered bike lanes as encouraging bicyclists to ride outside of the door zone. (d) The city’s adopted transportation-related plans and policies. Removal of parking from the south side of East 4th Avenue from Pearl Street to High Street to facilitate standard width travel lanes, bike lanes, and one parking lane is consistent with the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June 26, 2017. System-Wide Policies 1. Foster neighborhoods where Eugene residents could meet most of their basic daily needs without an automobile by providing streets, sidewalks, bikeways, and access to transit in an inviting environment where all travelers feel safe and secure.