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Summary and Conclusion The poor condition of the roadway on the eastern (residential) portion of Stewart Road, the attendant costs of upgrading the road, and the lack of public and private funding to improve the road are the primary motivating factors behind the closure. The practice of assessing adjacent properties for road improvements to arterial and collector streets is being reconsidered by the City Council. Until resolved, this issue strengthens the case for the interim closure of Stewart Road. The conclusion of this report is that the closure has only a small negative impact on businesses along Stewart Road and on the motoring public, but it has a significant positive impact for the people who live on Stewart Road. The Eugene Code requires that a road closure be based on consideration of each of the factors at EC 5.055. Consideration of the criteria at EC 5.055 results in positive findings under criteria (f), (g), (h), (i) and (k), and a determination that the considerations support the closure of Stewart Road. Of the applicable criteria, criterion (a) is the only criterion which reveals negative effects of the proposed street closure. Consideration of that criterion leads to finding of an increase in total travel time (1.98 hours per day for non-local vehicles, 2.56 hours per day for local industrial trips, no notable increase for local residential travel and 3.11 hours for traffic at the 11 th Avenue intersections). This increase in travel time is outweighed by the importance of the positive findings under the other criteria. Administrative Order 58-99-05, Findings