Item B: West 11th Transportation Corridor Study

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th 26 way. If adopted as currently drafted, Major Arterials such as West 11 Avenue would require a minimum of 200 feet between access locations. Existing Access Conditions th DKS conducted an inventory of the existing driveways along West 11 Avenue from Green Hill Road to th Chambers Street. There are approximately 193 driveways on West 11 Avenue between Green Hill Road and Chambers Street (approximately 4.5 miles of roadway). The driveways provide access to residential, industrial, commercial, and office uses along the corridor. Figures 6-1 through 6-4 show the existing th driveways along West 11 Avenue. Each driveway is designated with a number for purposes of this report. Appendix C provides a table that summarizes the driveway inventory and the businesses that take access from the associated driveway. Access spacing is an important consideration when determining the needed access management strategies. When access spacing is determined, the private driveways and public streets on both sides of the street are th accounted for. A summary of the access spacing and density for various segments of West 11 Avenue is provided in Table 6-1. As shown, access density is greater than 60 accesses per mile for the majority of the corridor. As indicated previously (see Figure 6-1 and associated discussion), national data indicates that there are significantly more crashes when there are more than 50 access points per mile. Therefore, access th management strategies are needed along the majority of West 11 Avenue and in particular east of Beltline Road. th Table 6-1: West 11 Avenue Existing Access Summary a Access Points Posted Segment th West 11 Ave Roadway Section Speed Distance Number Density (per mile) Green Hill Rd to Beltline Rd 45-55 mph 1.80 mi 24 13.3 Beltline Rd to Bailey Hill Rd 45 mph 1.25 mi 76 60.8 Bailey Hill Rd to Garfield St 35 mph 1.25 mi 89 71.2 Garfield St to Chambers St 30 mph 0.25 mi 37 148.0 a All access points are included (i.e., public streets and private driveways). Recommendations Recommended access management improvements include a short-term access management plan and the implementation of access management strategies by the City of Eugene. SHORT-TERM ACCESS MANAGEMENT PLAN A short-term access management plan was prepared and specific treatments are also shown in Figures 6-1 through 6-4. These treatments include closures, consolidation of accesses and relocation of access th driveways along West 11 Avenue to improve safety, circulation, and traffic operations. The plan also includes the installation of traffic separators and medians in selective locations to improve safety and enhance operations and improve safety. In addition, the findings from the safety analysis (see Chapter 5) 26 *Draft*,Managing Connections to the Public Right-of-Way, City of Eugene, Not dated. th West 11 Avenue Corridor Study September 4, 2009 City of Eugene P07265-003-000 43