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Y_- . •-s- Y±. r..i "`s _ ?fin. - <br />- - •fir:' ;r i - __ _ - , . - .7 - }. . s_ -• a j rr.. - .l #.•" •_f_ -.' - L:l�ni' - -- ,i - - � ! ; $�',! .f -' <br />- z <br />1, several of the We s tsi de Neighborhood 'streets are also : arted al s- and. <br />thus bear much heavier - traffic. than most: residential. streets.­ -.For• instance, traffic volumes 'on the_ fol lowing streets In 1974 we're:, � <br />Washington Street - 7 autos p - day <br />- deffersdn• Street - 11, 540 'autos per ' day <br />11th Avenue lo, 000 a 6t day <br />13th Avenue 7 9,480 autos per day <br />2. Traffic on lesser arterial streets has al so I ncrea sed _ sub stani <br />ti al ly. For exampl. e, in 1954, - Po 1 k St reet c.arri. ed 3, 754 ' autos• <br />per day; in 1972, it bore ' S , •130- autos per day'. . <br />3. The Westsi de Neighborhood i.s wi thi wal king di-stance' '.of- . downtown <br />Eugene, but major arterials inhibit pedestrian access -"to -� :the.• final l <br />In-order to reach downtown,, pedestrians must cross the one- wa�j1: <br />couplet-of Washington and ,•Jefferson. ' This parti.cu1 arly _ di f-- <br />f i cu l t • for the si zeabl a population of el de r_ l y peop1 e in the". - <br />Westsi de area. <br />4. The Wes tsi de area is within bicycling distance-of many" bther4 _ <br />parts of. Eugene, such as downtown, the �i•versi t y, 'and major: ` . <br />parks and recreation. fac - i 1•i ties. However the 1 ack• :of faci i ties <br />for bicyclists constrai ns ' bi cyci a use by many Westsi de ,re!i`dents. :{ <br />POLICIES - - <br />To ma,i ntai n res idential - quality in, the Wests area the Ci ty of Eugene shout d : <br />1. Correct circulation patterns of non -- neighborhood, through'.traffi <br />which contribute to a decline in the l i vabi, l i ty "of the.'Westsi de <br />Neighborhood, by controlling the existence and - impact 0f' arterial _ <br />traffic within the neighborhood and protecting streets In close _ <br />proximity to arterials from spill-over traffic; and l <br />2. Ensure that future circulation patterns are oriented toward <br />serving.. rather than determining, the character ` of 'the 'Westsi'de - <br />Neighborhood, <br />To provide Westei de residents with alternatives to automobile use,; t• City of <br />. Eugene should <br />r <br />3. Encourage, as ' pa rt of the city -wide- .transportation 1 ann -i ng <br />P , <br />process, further development of mass .transit service 1 i nki ng: <br />the We s is i de with other parts of the city ; <br />4 Improve pedestrian access to the downtown area; a nd <br />5. Improve bi cycl e• • faci 1 i ties within'- the nei ghborhood - and between <br />the Westside and other parts of _ the city, <br />�lo- <br />