HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-19-13ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58-19-13
of the
Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene
REMOVING ON -STREET PARKING FROM THE NORTH SIDE OF 13TH
AVENUE FROM LINCOLN STREET TO HILYARD STREET.
The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 2002, the
City Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City, and is specifically authorized
to enforce all ordinances of the City. In addition, EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the
Manager's designee to take administrative action to "establish, maintain, remove, or alter ...
parking areas and time limitations, including the form of permissible parking" and to "impose
conditions upon which the streets and other public property may be used for parking." EC 5.055
sets forth the criteria the City Manager or the City Manager's designee should consider when
taking administrative action authorized by EC 5.040.
B. On September 24, 2009, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-09-
14 granting the Traffic Engineer of the Public Works Department the authority to exercise all of
the duties and responsibilities specifically defined as those of the City Manager in Section 5.040
and 5.050 of the Eugene Code, 1971. In addition, Administrative Rule R-5.045 assigns additional
responsibilities to the Traffic Engineer.
C. By Administrative Order No. 58-17-08, the City Manager appointed me as the
City's Traffic Engineer and delegated to me authority to exercise all duties and responsibilities
granted to the City Manager by EC 5.040 and 5.050.
D. In making the decision to remove parking from the north side of 13th Avenue from
Lincoln Street to Hilyard Street, I have considered all of the applicable criteria set forth in EC
5.055. Based on the applicable criteria set forth in EC 5.055, the following findings support my
decision to remove parking:
1) The public process for developing an all ages and abilities bikeway from downtown
Eugene to the UO Campus began in 2013 and included three open house meetings to
identify issues, review alternatives, and discuss recommendations. Between 2013 and
2019 outreach was also conducted within the project corridor discussing project
development and impacts to parking including:
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a. Door-to-door outreach conducted prior to each open house and in 2018.
b. Postcard mailers sent to owners and occupants along 13th Avenue prior to each
open house and in early 2019.
c. Staff attendance at multiple stakeholder meetings including University
Business District and UO Campus Planning Committee.
2) By Ordinance No. 20181, the City Council adopted the Street Classification Map that
designated 13th Avenue from Lincoln Street to Hilyard Street as a Minor Arterial Street.
By Resolution 4608, the City Council adopted the Design Standards and Guidelines for
Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Access Ways which includes travel lanes
and bike lanes as standard features of Minor Arterial streets. Parking is an optional
feature on Minor Arterial streets.
3) 13t" Avenue from Lincoln Street to Hilyard Street is a Minor Arterial with a posted
speed of 20 mph. The curb to curb width of the street segment varies from
approximately 36 to 45 -feet. 13t" Avenue has an approximately 5 to 6 -foot eastbound
bike lane on the south side, two eastbound travel lanes (except for the block from
Patterson Street to Hilyard Street which has one eastbound through travel lane)
approximately 10 to 12 -feet in width, intermittent additional turn lanes, and intermittent
on -street parking on the northside of the street.
4) From 2007 to 2017, there were 216 crashes on this section of 13th Avenue. This total
includes 2 fatalities, one person biking at Willamette Street (2008) and one person
walking at Hilyard Street (2007). In addition one person biking sustained serious
injuries at High Street (2007) and one person in a car sustained serious injuries at
Charnelton Street (2017). There were 39 moderate injury crashes of which 13 injuries
were to people biking and 7 people were to people walking. There were 65 minor injury
crashes and 108 property damage only crashes.
5) Approximately 45 on -street parking spaces on the north side of the street will be
removed. On some blocks, on -street parking will be moved from the north side to the
south side, and additional parking spaces will be added to side streets where possible
(e.g. Patterson Street, north of 13th Avenue) resulting in the addition of 20 on -street
parking spaces for a net loss of twenty-five parking spaces along the corridor. The
table below shows approximate changes to on -street parking by block along 13th
Avenue.
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segmentsAvenue
Lincoln to Charnelton
Removed
Yes (3)
Replaced
No
0)
Charnelton to
Willamette
0
0
Willamette to Oak
Yes
4
Yes
4
Oak to Pearl
Yes
7
Yes
2
Pearl to High
Yes
2
No
0
High to Mill
Yes
8
Yes
3
Mill to Ferry
Yes
7
Yes
7
Ferry to Patterson
Yes
8
Yes
2
Patterson to Hil and
Yes
6
Yes
2
Hil and to Alder
0
0
6) Parking utilization was calculated during the LiveMove 13th Avenue Redesign project
in 2013. From the report, "Of the 65 spaces directly on 13th Avenue (not including
the four spaces designated for loading), about 44 percent of the spaces were occupied
at 10 AM, 62 percent at 3 PM, and 56 percent at 8 PM." Counts took place during
weekdays in February 2013.
7) Installation of a protected two-way bicycle facility on 13th Avenue from Lincoln Street
to Kincaid Street is identified as project number PB -556 in the Eugene 2035
Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June 26, 2017.
Removal of parking on the north side of 13th Avenue from Lincoln Street to Hilyard
Street is consistent with the following Goals, Policies, and Potential Actions in the
Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June 26, 2017.
Goals
Goal l: Create an integrated transportation system that is safe and efficient;
supports the Metro Plan's land use diagram, Envision Eugene, A Community
Vision for 2032 (2012), the City of Eugene's target for a 50 percent reduction in
fossil fuel consumption, and other City land use and economic development goals;
reduces reliance on single -occupancy automobiles; and enhances community
livability.
Goal 2: Advance regional sustainability by providing a transportation system that
improves economic vitality, environmental health, social equity, and overall well-
being.
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Goal 3: Strengthen community resilience to changes in climate, increases in fossil
fuel prices, and economic fluctuations by making the transportation networks
diverse, adaptable, and not reliant on any single mode.
Goal 4: Address the transportation needs and safety of all travelers, including
people of all ages, abilities, races, ethnicities, and incomes. Through transportation
investments, respond to the needs of system users, be context sensitive, and
distribute the benefits and impacts of transportation decisions fairly throughout the
City.
Goal 5: By the year 2035 triple the percentage of trips made on foot, by bicycle,
and by transit from 2014 levels.
System -Wide Policies
1. Foster neighborhoods where Eugene residents could meet most of their basic
daily needs without an automobile by providing streets, sidewalks, bikeways, and
access to transit in an inviting environment where all travelers feel safe and secure.
2. Consider safety first when making transportation decisions. Strive for zero
transportation -related fatalities and severe injuries by reducing the number and
severity of crashes through design, operations, maintenance, education, and
enforcement. In furtherance of the City Council's adopted Vision Zero Action Plan
(Administrative Order 58-18-04), prioritize safety improvements for people who
walk, bike and use mobility devices because no loss of life or serious injury on our
streets is acceptable.
3. Improve community health by designing streets and paths to encourage increased
physical activity by the public.
4. Promote connections between modes of transportation to make each mode more
efficient, such as by connecting bicycle routes and bus, train, and airport services
to each other; and connections to transportation facilities extending outside the
City's planning area.
Roadway and Parking Policies
1. ["Complete Streets Policy"] Design, construct, maintain, and operate all streets
to provide comprehensive and integrated transportation networks that serve people
of all ages and abilities, promote commerce, and support the comprehensive land
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use plan's vision for growth and development in a responsible and efficient manner.
A "complete street" allows safe travel for automobiles and emergency responders,
bicycles, walking, transit, and freight. In addition to fulfilling a street's basic
transportation functions and providing access to properties, streets and sidewalks
should be designed to be attractive, safe, accessible, sustainable, and healthy
components of the City's environment.
6. Continually optimize the efficiency of the transportation system through
transportation system management (TSM) improvements, connectivity
improvements, multimodal improvements, parking management and supply, and
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) strategies, in combination with the
projects identified in this TSP.
9. Prior to moving forward with a capital project including Complete Street
Upgrades of Existing Streets and in addition to conducting public engagement
activities, staff will also consider a neighborhood's character (the built and natural
environment) and other elements of community context when designing the project.
Potential Actions for Roadway and Parking Policies
M. Change the configuration of some streets to encourage slower vehicle speeds.
Bicycle Policies
1. Create conditions that make bicycling more attractive than driving for most trips
of two miles or less.
2. Develop a well-connected and comfortable bikeway network. Ensure that there
are safe, comfortable, and direct bikeway connections between residential areas,
major destinations, and transit stops and provide secure bicycle parking facilities at
these destinations.
3. Continually improve the comfort and safety of bicycling through design,
operations, retrofits, and maintenance. Identify and develop "low stress" bikeways
to attract new cyclists.
Potential Actions for Bicycle Policies
H. On a case-by-case basis reallocate space within street rights-of-way to enhance
bikeways and pedestrian environments (e.g., converting parking or travel lanes).
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Priority areas for bikeway improvements include areas near the University of
Oregon, downtown Eugene, streets connecting residential areas to schools and
commercial hubs, and streets. It is expected that ODOT facilities and Key Corridors
will be analyzed under separate comprehensive planning processes than other
streets.
8) In 2010, the City Council directed the City Manager to "implement actions that support
the Community Climate and Energy Action Plan goals and objectives, subject to best
practices, resources, collaboration with community partners, and approval by council
of future policy changes." Removal of parking from the north side of 13' Avenue from
Lincoln Street to Kincaid Street and installation of a protected two-way bicycle facility
supports Objectives 10 and 13 of the Community Climate and Energy Action Plan for
Eugene.
Objective 10: Create 20 -minute neighborhoods, where 90 percent of Eugene
residents can safely walk or bicycle to meet most basic, daily, non -work needs, and
have safe pedestrian and bicycle routes that connect to mass transit.
Objective 13: Continue to expand and improve Eugene's bicycle and pedestrian
infrastructure and connectivity to increase the percentage of trips made by bike and
on foot.
9) Removal of parking from the north side of 13'�' Avenue from Lincoln Street to Kincaid
Street and installation of a protected two-way bicycle facility is consistent with goals
(3) and (4) of the Climate Recovery Ordinance No. 20540 adopted by City Council on
July 28, 2014 and subsequently updated by Council under Ordinance No. 20567.
(3) By the year 2030, all businesses, individuals and others living or working
in the city collectively shall reduce the total (not per capita) use of fossil
fuels by 50% compared to 2010 usage.
(4) By the year 2100, total community greenhouse gas emissions shall be
average share of a global atmospheric greenhouse gas level of 350ppm,
which is estimated in 2016 to require an annual average emission reduction
level of 7.6%
10) Removal of parking from the north side of 13th Avenue from Lincoln Street to
Hilyard Street and installation of a protected two-way bicycle facility enables the
public to use 13th Avenue in a safer, more comfortable and efficient multi -modal
manner, is consistent with Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan Goals and
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Policies, Climate and Energy Action Plan Objectives and Climate Recovery
Ordinance goals and, therefore, is in the best interest of the public.
On the basis of these findings, I order that on -street parking be removed from the north
side of 13th Avenue from Lincoln Street to Hilyard Street.
Dated and effective this day of July, 2019. _.
Matthew- : odrigues
Traffic Engineer
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