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{~) Otn,r r,Qoiiili,d tr.unQ .;oiitrol iltAiiaAfQiI. . Signing and markings will comply with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. (d) The city's adopted transportation-related plans and policies. . There are no city adopted transportation-related plans concerning this intersection. (e) Existing state and local laws regulating use of public ways. . Provisions of the 1995-96 Oregon Vehicle Code will apply after the parking is removed. (f) The efficient use of the public way by the public. . Parking removal will allow a third southbound lane to be added to Jefferson Street, which will promote the efficient use of the intersection and improve access to the Fairgrounds. (g) The use of abutting property. . Parking removal will not affect the use of the abutting property. (h) The intensity of use of the street by vehicles and pedestrians. . The parking removal by itself will not affect the intensity of use of the street. In conjunction with the creation of the Fairgrounds main entrance, traffic volumes will increase. Other area streets, in particular Monroe Street and Jackson Street, will experience a decrease in Fairgrounds related traffic. Pedestrian traffic will not be affected; bicycle traffic will be adversely affected, as cyclists will no longer be able to use the parking lane when riding south on Jefferson. (i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property. . Jefferson Street is a 34 foot wide asphalt street in a 66' right-of-way. It is proposed to be widened to 40' for approximately one-half of a block. The existing 10' park strip separating the roadway from the sidewalk will be reduced to four feet. . The abutting property consists of the Lincoln School Apartments and the McNail-Riley Neighborhood Center on the west side of the street, and single family and duplex units on the east side.