Item B: Walnut Station Mixed-Use Center

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Public Works staff also notes that this area has a history of speeding and cut-through traffic problems that are due to the geography and street configuration in the area. Staff does not find that development within Walnut Station under the proposed plan will alter the traffic patterns. Neighborhood traffic impacts have been studied and mitigation measures identified, through the Fairmount/Agate Traffic Study. The City completed the first phase of traffic calming identified in the Fairmount/Agate Traffic Study for the neighborhood and the University will be constructing additional “entry treatments” as a part of their Arena CUP. While there is information to indicate that there will not be negative impacts from development of the Walnut Station mixed use center, maintaining the integrity of the Fairmount neighborhood is an important component of this plan. If development consistent with the Walnut Station mixed use center does have adverse traffic impacts on the Fairmount neighborhood, these should be mitigated. As such, staff has added the following policy to the Walnut Station Specific Area Plan: The City should periodically evaluate and address traffic and spillover parking impacts on the Fairmount neighborhood. Some testimony indicates concern that traffic calming and mitigation requirements in the Fairmount/University of Oregon Special Area Study have not been carried forward. All policies that would apply within the Walnut Station Special Area Zone were reviewed so that policies that currently apply within Walnut Station would remain applicable once the new plan is adopted. These policies, revised for clarity, are proposed to be codified as Design Review approval criteria. ? The adverse effects of motor vehicle movement shall be mitigated as much as possible. Primary vehicular access to the lands north of 15th Avenue and east of Walnut Street should minimize impact on nearby residences and Fairmount Park. ? Proposed development shall mitigate the storage effects of motor vehicle parking and parking impacts on the surrounding neighborhood shall be reasonably mitigated by minimizing off-street parking. This can be accomplished through the use of shared parking agreements; car sharing and bus pass programs, and other Transportation Demand Management Strategies. In addition, the following criterion is applicable to any development application that requires a Traffic Impact Analysis review: ? If a Traffic Impact Analysis that is required by the City Code projects that a proposed development will increase traffic on streets within the single-family neighborhood to the east and south of University-owned land the City shall require the applicant to mitigate those impacts through the use of traffic calming strategies or other mechanisms designed to discourage through traffic. 9.Provide additional analysis on the multiway boulevard: The multiway boulevard has been the subject of significant analysis and discussion which primarily occurred at the beginning of Phase II of the project in 2007. The following reports were prepared by David Evans and Associates, Inc. with regards to the multiway boulevard: ? Visualizing the Multiway Boulevard Benefits; June 2007 ? Report on Franklin Boulevard and a Multiway Boulevard Design Concept; June 2007 ? Existing Traffic Conditions Memorandum; April 2007 Staff Response to April 20, 2010 Public Hearing Page 5 of 7