Item B: Core Campus Application for MUPTE for 505 East Broadway

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ATTACHMENT E TIA Requirements and Bike/Ped Information The function of the Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) is to identify and mitigate adverse impacts to the existing transportation system. The standard for the TIA requirement for a proposed development is that the project will generate an increase of more than 100 automobile trips in a peak hour period. If it is determined that this amount of traffic causes the traffic standards in the system to fail, mitigation measures may be required from the developer. By code, the TIA only looks at the impact of automobile traffic on the system, and does not typically analyze the impact in terms of bicycle or pedestrian traffic. We assume that Core Campus will require a TIA, although that will be determined prior to the submittal of building permits. The mixed use/downtown code amendment project, which is an implementation of Envision Eugene, may have bearing on the Core Campus project, particularly the requirement for a TIA. Since the downtown core is built out to a well-developed grid of streets, signals and sidewalks, the TIA for projects downtown, excluding the EWEB property, is not considered an effective or necessary planning tool for evaluating or mitigating traffic impacts. The transportation infrastructure downtown is already in place, and any new development is highly unlikely to result in required improvements, such as street widening or additional signals. Additionally, the TIA measures the impact in terms of intersections, and the downtown street grids offer numerous options in terms of alternate paths. For downtown, the access management review may be sufficient to address any concerns about the impact of a new project, including where traffic from the project enters the downtown grid. In contrast, the EWEB property does not yet have the transportation infrastructure in place, and therefore there is a need to build the system as development occurs over the site. The proposal to remove the requirement for the TIA as well as lower the Level of Service standardfor most of downtown, in addition to the other code amendments, has been the subject of a Planning Commission public hearing and subsequent deliberation and will be the subject of a City Council public hearing in July. Council will have the opportunity to approve, change or deny the proposed code amendments later in the summer. Bike & Pedestrian Plan Provided by Core Campus Based on information provided by Core Campus, they indicate that they share the Downtown Neighborhood Association’s concern about pedestrian and bicycle safety for residents at The Hub. Core Campus has committed to creating a design that includes a barrier in front of The Hub, along East Broadway, so residents and visitors are not tempted to cross the street in the middle of the block. The design will use streetscape elements to accomplish this in an attractive, safe manner. Core Campus states that they have used this approach in other projects. Core Campus will also work with the City to identify options for a pedestrian crossing at the corner of East Broadway and Ferry Street.