HomeMy WebLinkAboutAdmin Order 58-13-02ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. 58 -13 -02
of the
Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene
REMOVING ON- STREET PARKING FROM THE SOUTH SIDE OF W.
18" AVENUE BETWEEN FRIENDLY STREET AND VAN BUREN
STREET, THE NORTH SIDE OF W. 18 AVENUE FROM VAN BUREN
STREET TO POLK STREET, AND PROVIDNG A SEVERABILITY
CLAUSE.
The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that:
A. Section 2.019 of the Eugene Code, 1971 (EC) authorizes the City Manager or the
Manager's designee to adopt rules deemed necessary for the administration and enforcement of
provisions of the Eugene Code. In addition, EC 5.040 authorizes the City Manager or the
Manager's designee to take administrative action establishing parking area time limitations,
including the form of permissible parking, and imposing 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. By Administrative Order No. 58- 00 -29, 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, 5.050, 7.450 and 7.410.
C. In making the decision to remove parking from the south side of W. 18 Ave.
between Friendly Street and Van Buren Street and to remove parking from the north side of W.
18 Ave. between Van Buren Street to Polk Street, I 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 from locations:
1. By Resolution 4608, the City Council adopted the Design Standards and Guidelines
for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways which includes travel lanes
and bike lanes as a standard feature of Minor Arterial streets and established W. 18
as a Minor Arterial street. Parking is an optional feature on Minor Arterials.
2. The adopted Design Standards and Guidelines establishes design guidelines for travel
lane widths on Minor Arterial streets at 11 feet, bike lanes at a minimum of 5 feet,
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and parking lanes at a minimum of 7 feet. Current widths of the travel lanes, bike
lanes and parking lanes along this portion of W. 18 fall below the adopted minimum
standards.
3. The AASHTO Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities recommends that bike
lane widths are 6 feet when placed next to on- street parking and that parallel parking
lanes are 8 feet.
4. W. 18 Avenue will be undergoing a Pavement Preservation project, providing the
City with an opportunity to update bicycle lane widths to adopted and recommended
standards.
5. If parking is removed from one side of W. 18 Avenue, W. 18 Avenue is wide
enough to support standard width travel lanes, bike lanes, and parking lanes from
Polk Street to Friendly Street.
6. Parking studies show that the average and peak parking volume can be
accommodated on one side of the street. Maximizing the W. 18 Avenue right -of-
way in a manner that continues to accommodate needed parking, while increasing the
safety of the bike lanes is a more efficient use of the public way and is in the best
interest of the public.
7. Removing parking from the south side of W. 18 Ave. between Friendly Street and
Van Buren Street and from the north side of W. 18 Ave. between Van Buren Street
to Polk Street to allow for wider bike lanes enables the public to use W. 18 Avenue
in a more efficient, multi -modal manner and, therefore, is in the best interest of the
public.
On the basis of these findings, I order that:
1. Parking be removed from the south side of W. 18 Avenue from Van Buren
Street to Friendly Street. This parking restriction will be in place at all times.
2. Parking be removed from the north side of W. 18 Avenue from Van Buren Street
to Polk Street. This parking restriction will be in place at all times.
3. If, by action of a hearing official having jurisdiction to review this administrative
order, any portion of this administrative order is stricken such action by the hearings official
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shall have no effect on the validity of any other section or provision hereof, all of which will
remain in full force and effect.
Dated and effective this 7th day of February, 2013.
J
Thomas C. Larsen
Traffic Engineer
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