Item A: South Willamette Street Improvement Plan

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All Put utilities underground. It will give an extra 2 ft to sidewalks. All Put phone/ utilities underground!! It creates space on sidewalk for bikes and peds. All Consolidate lighting poles with utility poles to reduce conflicts in sidewalks. All Non - buffered bike lane and 11 ft lanes for busses. All Bus turnouts. Divert through traffic to Amazon Parkway. Reduce speed limit on Willamette. All The selected alternatives for further study should increase accessibility to the business district and provide improved conditions for bikers and pedestrians, prioritizing those concerns above thru- traffic for p.m. commuters - Amazon Parkway serves that purpose, and by increasing foot and bicycle access and improving safety, business will be more supported. All Focus on creating a vital economic district that creates a positive experience and is accessible to all modes of complete street transport. Commuter vehicle traffic should be shifted toward Amazon Parkway (with roundabouts at 24th and 27th and 29th). All Concentrate on designs that enhance all user access to the businesses as opposed to catering to drivers that just are passing through. Same goes for cyclists - design lanes to enhance bike access to businesses -not bike freeway through the area. All Could there be a concrete barrier just North of 29th so people could not turn left across 3 lanes into the bank. This would be in middle of median. Not a whole wide strip, just a narrow 8" barrier. All Please use buffers, they are critical for safety and to attract new users who require the perception of safety. All Just repair or replace existing damaged roads and sidewalks or use effective striping and signage. All Left turn lanes and fewer driveways would be great. Removing utility poles would also be awesome All Add light traffic control at Woodfield Station. How about using light control that changes direction based on how busy the street get (South vs. North)? 2. Questions In option 5, would telephone poles etc. be put underground? Would roundabouts be safe for peds? Does option 6 need a median? Less concrete = less cost without decreasing safety. How will the Woodfield Station parking lot driveways be consolidated to reduce congestion at 29th and Willamette? Will bikes really stay off the sidewalks if they have a designated lane? What similarities does this stretch of Willamette Street have with successful re- designs with three auto lanes and two bike lanes? How have these re- designs changed bicycle use? And how have the re- designs affected business? What evidence exists from other communities that reducing the number of automobile lanes can improve automobile traffic flow and /or reduce accidents? What is the future of housing development on S. Willamette -then there is the Civic sound where are the traffic plans if a large store is put there?