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The installation of a barrier on the border between industrial and residential land uses will improve the operation of the street system for residents by reducing the likelihood that trucks would use Almaden and this portion of 4th and 5th Avenues. The provision for bicycle/pedestrian passage through the barrier will enhance circulation for those modes. Prohibiting the right turn for trucks from 3rd to Taylor will have the same positive result for 4th and 5th. These restrictions on trucks will have a small detrimental effect on truck circulation, since their routes will be more constrained and some out-of-direction travel may become necessary to comply with the routing. . Policy 6 on page 57 states that the City should "Encourage through truck traffic within the Whiteaker neighborhood to use designated truck routes and facilities and discourage use of residential streets. " As noted above, the installation of a barrier on this street segment will direct truck traffic to the designated truck routes and away from the residential street segments. The installation of the channelizer at 3rd and Taylor along with signing to direct truck traffic away from the residential area is a direct implementation of this policy. . Policy 7 on pages 57 and 58 states that the City should "Improve traffic safety for the various modes of transportation either by implementing measures to separate different modes or to make shared travel lanes more functional, compatible, and safer. " The strategic location of the barrier and the channelizer will serve to separate modes by allowing passage of some while prohibiting others, the safety of the street segments south of the barrier and channelizer should improve with the drop in volume and elimination of truck traffic. . Policy 8 on page 58 states that the City should "Examine alternative ways to actively encourage and implement strategies for preserving local streets for local traffic. " The placement of this barrier and the channelizer provide for the use of local streets by local trucks north of the closure and turn restriction, and local residential traffic south of both devices. (e) Existing state and local laws regulating use of public ways. . Provisions of the Oregon Vehicle Code will continue to apply after the changes have been made.