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Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) Master Planned Development Executive Summary EXECUTIVE SUMMARY October 2012 The Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) completed a master plan for approximately 27 acres of property, generally bordered by the Willamette River to the east, High Street to the west, the Union Pacific Railroad to the south, and 4th Avenue to the north. Approximately 15 acres of the site, primarily an impervious utility operations yard today, will be developed in multiple phases. A rezone is proposed to allow development of the site for mixed uses that will be more consistent with surrounding land uses and extend downtown Eugene to the riverfront. The projected timeframe for complete build -out is between 10 and 15 years. Vehicle access to the site will continue to be provided primarily via 4th Avenue. Mill Street will be extended south of 4th Avenue through the site to a point north of the railroad tracks. Similarly, the existing EWEB Administrative Building driveway will be reconstructed as a local street that travels southeast through the site to a proposed southern site access, a relocated signalized 8th Avenue railroad crossing.' In addition, a new 5th Avenue extension is proposed to provide east -west connections through the northern portion of the site. The proposed 5th Avenue extension would provide access to the site from High Street at a new intersection located approximately 150 feet north of the railroad tracks and the current eastern terminus of 5th Avenue. New roadways will include sidewalks and pedestrian facilities that will serve day -to -day use within the site and provide connectivity to the larger Eugene sidewalk and pedestrian network surrounding the site. In addition, the site will include bicycle and pedestrian accessways to the Ruth Bascom Path, which provides a pedestrian and bicycle friendly riverfront route through the site and connects to downtown and destinations north of the Willamette River. The results of this study indicate that the proposed EWEB Master Plan site can be redeveloped while maintaining acceptable traffic operations and safety at the study intersections, assuming provision of the recommended mitigation measures. 1 The EWEB Master Plan proposes relocating the existing at -grade railroad crossing located between Broadway and 8th Avenue approximately 250 feet northwest to create a fourth leg to reconfigured 8th Avenue /Hilyard Street intersection. J FZA Kittelson & Associates, Inc. 2