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$B- Cf~. of Administrative Order of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon Establishing Two-Way Traffic on Jefferson Street between 1st Avenue and 6th Avenue The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: A. The Eugene Code provides that the City Manager or the manager's designee shall exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, including: the implementation of ordinances, resolutions, and motions of the Council and his or her own orders by installing traffic control devices; designating the direction of traffic flow, establishing, maintaining, removing or altering all traffic control areas and traffic control devices including traffic control signals, signs, and pavement markings, and areas where drivers of vehicles shall not make left turns; B. The Whiteaker Plan was adopted on August 3, 1994 by Ordinance 19978. The Transportation Element of the plan addresses traffic circulation and through traffic in the neighborhood through the policies and implementation strategies. . Policy Number 5: "Maintain and improve the operation of the street system to facilitate circulation within the neighborhood." . Implementation Strategy 5.2: "Change Jefferson Street between 6th Avenue and 1st Avenue to two-way operation." . Policy Number 6: "Encourage through truck traffic within the Whiteaker neighborhood to use designated truck routes and discourage the use of residential streets." C. 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue are designated truck routes. D. City staffhas evaluated traffic conditions in the area and determined that two-way traffic operation on Jefferson Street will improve the efficient use of the Jefferson Street by the public, benefit the use of abutting property, and increase access to the area by emergency vehicles. E. On December 28, 1995 the Public Utility Commission of Oregon issued Order No. 95-1394. This order approved the alteration of the railroad-highway grade crossing at Jefferson Street and the Southern Pacific Lines, Valley Main Line, Siding, and Spur tracks to accommodate two-way operation on Jefferson Street.