HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 20636COUNCIL ORDINANCE NO. 20636
AN ORDINANCE REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT TO 20 MILES
PER HOUR ON LOCAL STREETS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
ADOPTED: July 13, 2020
SIGNED: July 20, 2020
PASSED: 8:0
REJECTED:
OPPOSED:
EFFECTIVE: AuguA20, 2020
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ORDINANCE NO. 20636
AN ORDINANCE REDUCING THE SPEED LIMIT TO 20 MILES PER HOUR ON
LOCAL STREETS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
The City Council of the City of Eugene finds as follows:
A. Through its passage of Resolution No. 5143 on November 18, 2015, the City
Council set as official City policy Vision Zero's goal of zero fatalities or serious injuries on our
transportation system and directed the City Manager to initiate the formation of a Vision Zero Task
Force.
B. On March 29, 2019, the City Manager issued Administrative Order No. 58-19-04
adopting Eugene's Vision Zero Action Plan as a guide for action to reach the goal of zero deaths
and life -changing injuries on Eugene's transportation system by 2035. The Vision Zero Action
Plan includes the following Actions:
• SD-9: Work with ODOT to lower speed limits on the Vision Zero High Crash
Network, accompany speed limit changes with street design changes and
enforcement, when possible.
• SD-10: Support legislation to allow local City control to designate speed limits.
C. The Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan, adopted by City Council on June
26, 2017, includes the following Goal and System Wide Policy:
• 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.
• System -Wide Policy 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 goal (Resolution No. 5143), 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.
D. Research shows that a person struck by a driver at 25 miles per hour ("MPH") is
nearly twice as likely to result in death than a crash at 20 MPH (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety,
Impact Speed and a Pedestrian's Risk of Severe Injury or Death, 2011).
E. The 2019 Oregon Legislature passed SIB 558, amending ORS 810.180 to
authorize cities to designate by ordinance a speed that is five MPH lower than statutory speed on
non -arterial streets in "residence districts" under their jurisdiction.
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F. Section 5.005 of the Eugene Code adopts the provisions of ORS Chapters 801
and 810 and establishes that violations thereof shall constitute an offense against the City.
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Consistent with ORS 810.180, the City of Eugene establishes a designated
speed of 20 MPH, five MPH lower than the statutory speed of 25 MPH, on local streets (i.e. not
collector streets or arterial streets) in "residence districts' as defined by ORS 801.430 and
810.180(12), per EC 5.005.
Section 2. Per ORS 810.180, the designated speed established by this Ordinance shall
take effect on a segment of a local street upon the City's removal of any 25 MPH signs and
installation of 20 MPH signs on that street segment. The City Manager is directed to begin causing
such sign replacement to take place no sooner than the effective date of this Ordinance.
Passed by the City Council this
131 day of July, 2020.
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Approved by the Mayor this
.20 day of July, 2020.
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