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Administrative Order of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon Removing Parking on and Widening Jefferson Street between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue Criteria for Administrative Action The administrative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, removing parking on Jefferson Street between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue is based on the following criteria: (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations: . Roadway and intersection capacity: the parking removal will allow a third southbound lane to be installed on Jefferson Street north of 13th Avenue. Without the third lane, the intersection of 13th - Jefferson will operate at LOS "E" in 1996 and "F" in 2015 in the PM peak hour during a small (300 vehicle) Fairgrounds event. With the third southbound lane, PM peak hour LOS would be "D" in 1996 and "E" in 2015. . Safety: The additional southbound lane, would reduce the accident potential at the intersection by reducing congestion during Fairgrounds events. . Traffic signs, markings and signals: Signs, markings and signals will be added, removed, or modified as needed to comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. . Intersection Control: The intersection of 13th - Jefferson is controlled by an actuated traffic signal. The signal will be modified as necessary to accommodate the revised southbound approach. . Roadway lighting: There will be no changes to existing street lighting. . Access control: No restrictions will result from the parking removal. . Speed zoning: No changes will be made to the existing Speed 30 zone. (b) Standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation Commission or the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors. . No applicable standards, limitation, or rules apply.