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Home My WebLink AboutItem 3: Ordinance Amending Street Classification for Crest Drive ECC UGENE ITY OUNCIL AIS GENDA TEM UMMARY Action: An Ordinance Amending the 1999 Street Classification Map and Classifying All of the Streets in the Crest Drive Area as Local Streets or An Ordinance Amending the 1999 Street Classification Map and Classifying Portions of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard, and Friendly Street as Neighborhood Collectors and the Remaining Streets in the Crest Drive Area as Local Streets Meeting Date: October 27, 2008 Agenda Item Number: 3 Department: Public Works Engineering Staff Contact: Mark Schoening www.eugene-or.gov Contact Telephone Number: 682-5243 ISSUE STATEMENT The City Council is requested to adopt one of two ordinances (Attachments A and B) to amend the 1999 Street Classification Map to classify the streets in the Crest Drive Area. One ordinance would classify all of the streets in the Crest Drive Area as local streets. An alternative ordinance would classify portions of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street as neighborhood collectors and the remaining streets in the Crest Drive Area as local streets. BACKGROUND City Council Action History The City Council adopted the November 1999 Eugene Street Classification Map with the adoption of Ordinance Number 20181 on November 22, 1999. The Street Classification Map included the following note in the map legend: “Classifications to be Determined Following Adoption of Crest Drive Area Transportation Study.” The City Council approved the design for Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street (Attachment C is a map of the three streets) as recommended by the Crest Drive Community Team on April 14, 2008. The street design was developed following a context sensitive solutions process approved by the City Council on May 8, 2006. Eugene Code 9.6850 stipulates that amendments to the Street Classification Map shall be made by adoption of an ordinance. The City Council passed the following motion as amended on April 14, 2008: “… direct the City Manager to 1) request the Planning Commission to investigate classifying Friendly Street, Crest Drive and Storey Boulevard as local streets and 2) if the Planning Commission approves that classification to bring to the council an ordinance adopting that classification.” Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081027\S0810273.doc Subsequent to the City Council’s April 14, 2008, action, the City Attorney’s Office determined that, prior to the council’s adoption of an ordinance amending the Street Classification Map, the Planning Commission does not need to take any action. The City Council held a public hearing on October 20, 2008, on the two ordinances. Street Classification Numerical Rating Attachment D provides an overview of the five street classification rating criteria. The five criteria include average daily traffic, alternative modes, length, spacing and connectivity. The five criteria were used to classify all of the streets shown on the 1999 Street Classification Map except as noted for the Crest Drive Area. The criteria and rating methodology were applied to Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street and the results are tabulated on Exhibit B to Attachment B. The alternative modes criterion scoring provides one point for transit. Lane Transit District (LTD) currently provides transit service on four street segments in the Crest Drive Area. However, LTD intends to discontinue this service in 2009. Therefore, no points were given for transit for the alternative modes criterion for any of the street segments. The portions of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street that were included in the context sensitive solutions process and for which the City Council approved the design met the total rating score for the classification of neighborhood collector. However, the section of Storey Boulevard from lower Crest Drive to upper Crest Drive roughly parallels Crest Drive and has a significantly lower volume of traffic than Crest Drive. Because of the low traffic volume and its close proximity to Crest Drive, it is more appropriate to classify this section of Storey Boulevard as a local street. The proposed neighborhood collector street classifications are shown on Exhibit A to Attachment B. RELATED CITY POLICIES Accessibility and Mobility Transplan Objective #1: Provide adequate levels of accessibility and mobility for the efficient movement of people, goods and services within the region. COUNCIL OPTIONS The council may: 1.Adopt an ordinance amending the November 1999 Street Classification Map adopted by Ordinance No. 20181 to classify all of the Crest Drive Area streets as local streets. 2.Adopt an ordinance amending the November 1999 Street Classification Map adopted by Ordinance No. 20181 to classify portions of Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street as neighborhood collectors and the remaining streets in the Crest Drive area as local streets. 3.Take no action. Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081027\S0810273.doc CITY MANAGER’S RECOMMENDATION The City Manager recommends that the Mayor and City Council take action on one of the two ordinances classifying the streets in the Crest Drive Area. SUGGESTED MOTION The following motion is consistent with the direction provided by the City Council at its April 14, 2008, meeting: Move to adopt an ordinance amending the November 1999 Street Classification Map adopted by Ordinance No. 20181 to classify all of the Crest Drive Area streets as local streets. ATTACHMENTS A. Draft Ordinance Exhibit A Street Classification Map B. Draft Ordinance Exhibit A - Street Classification Map Exhibit B - Street Classification Numerical Ratings for Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street C. Map of the Crest Drive Area D. Street Classification Numerical Ratings Overview FOR MORE INFORMATION Staff Contact: Mark Schoening Telephone: 682-5243 Staff E-Mail: mark.a.schoening@ci.eugene.or.us Z:\CMO\2008 Council Agendas\M081027\S0810273.doc ATTACHMENT D Street Classifications Numerical Ratings Crest Drive, Storey Boulevard and Friendly Street Ave Daily Alt. Modes Length Spacing Connectivity Traffic Street From To Volume Rating Number Rating Length Rating Distance in Rating Rating Total Classification Name of in miles Rating Modes miles th Friendly 28 Ave Lorane 1,832 1 1 2 0.28 1 0.61 2 1 7 Neighborhood St Hwy (Chambers) Collector Storey Lorane Crest 1,564 1 1 2 0.17 1 0.65 2 1 7 Neighborhood Blvd Hwy Dr (Chambers) Collector Storey Crest Dr Crest 822 0 1 2 0.33 1 0.58 2 1 6 Local Blvd Dr (Willamette) th) Crest Dr Willamette Crest 2,475 1 1 2 0.53 1 0.34 (29 1 1 6 Neighborhood (lower) St Dr Collector th) Crest Dr Crest Dr Storey 1,255 0 1 2 0.05 0 0.41 (28 2 2 6 Neighborhood (gap) Blvd Collector Crest Dr Crest Dr Storey 1,567 1 1 2 0.42 1 0.54 2 1 7 Neighborhood (middle) Blvd (Willamette) Collector Crest Dr Storey Blanton 1,803 1 1 2 0.17 1 0.50 2 1 7 Neighborhood (upper) Blvd Rd (Chambers) Collector