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SUNA Parking Zone Appeal June 13, 2011 Page 4 of 9 The establishment of Residential Permit Parking Zone A in the SUNA is consistent with Demand Strategy 2.5 of Transportation Demand Management Policy #2 of TransPlan', that provides: "Manage overflow parking impacts in residential areas through residential parking permit programs." The objectives of the policies embodied in Administrative Order 58 -10-17 can be identified in the "finding" found on page 7 of Administrative Order 58- 92-07, which established Administrative Rule 5.040. This finding identified the "purpose and intent" of the rule as being threefold: Eliminate commuter parking in established residential areas; The SUNA is an established residential area and is neighborhood association recognized by the City of Eugene. Testimony from residents document that commuters to the University utilize unregulated parking spaces in the SUNA. Experience in other areas around the University where the residential permit parking has been employed has demonstrated that commuter parking is mostly eliminated where the residential permit parking has been employed. This is because most University classes are close to 80 minutes in duration and the two —hour restriction does not provide sufficient time for a student or faculty member to travel to the University, attend class, and travel back to the parking space to move their vehicle. 2. Minimize the adverse impact of motor vehicles on local residential streets, minimize spill —over parking from nearby high — employment sites; and The University is a high— employment site that creates spill —over traffic in adjacent residential neighborhoods. Testimony and photographic evidence has documented that the adverse impact of motor vehicles on local residential streets that have been subject to the two —hour, residential permit parking zone have been minimized. 3. The promotion of transit and alternative modes of transportation by discouraging long —term employee parking. The imposition of the two—hour, residential permit parking zone has proven to discourage long -term parking of University employees and students. By making it impractical or .inconvenient to park in neighborhoods subject to the residential permit parking zone, University ' Lane Council of Governments, TransPlan: The Eugene—Sl2rindield Transportation System Plan (July 2002), Chapter 3, page 98.