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5. Grass parking areas around Wistec. Significant amounts of trash were found in the grass <br />parking areas surrounding Wistec following early season games. The youth crews which <br />perform clean-up throughout the park are not contracted to cover these areas. Wistec staff are <br />responsible for this clean-up and typically perform it on Monday following game -day. <br />Instances when trash was found around the Wistec site was when the post -game clean-up had <br />not yet occurred. <br />Recommendation: The City of Eugene will work with Wistec staff to ensure a timely clean-up <br />of areas under their management. <br />6. BMX lease area. Significant amounts of trash were also found in the area which is leased to <br />Emerald Valley BMX ( EVBMX). EVBMX allows event parking and tailgaiting in their <br />leasehold area for a fee. The youth crews which perform clean-up throughout the park are <br />not contracted to cover this area. <br />Recommendation: The City of Eugene will work with EVBMX management to ensure a timely <br />clean-up of areas under their management. <br />IMPACTS TO VEGETATION <br />This category addresses areas where pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle traffic has traveled off of <br />paved surfaces, creating compacted soil conditions and or loss of vegetation. This becomes <br />increasingly problematic during or immediately following wet weather when the soil is most <br />vulnerable to compaction. Mitigation of these impacts is a high priority and should be in place <br />prior to the 2002 football season. <br />7. Main corridor path between the Autzen footbridge over the Willamette and Autzen <br />stadium. Due to a large volume of pedestrians on the path during peak travel times, areas <br />where the path narrows causing a choke point, and the presence of bicycles, there is a <br />tendency for the crowd to spill off of paved portion of the trail. Bicyclists attempting to <br />maneuver around pedestrians and riding off of the paved surface have been observed as <br />having the most negative impacts. There is a point along the main corridor where the path <br />narrows considerably due to a steeply sloped slough to the east and a vertical embankment <br />and protruding rock to the west. Both these natural barriers create a dilemma for addressing <br />the issues of public safety and minimizing park impacts. <br />Recommendation: The University of Oregon and City of Eugene have agreed to consult with a <br />specialist to provide recommendations to address the main path choke point. Options for the <br />entire corridor will be examined following recommendations from the consultant. <br />ABP Monitoring- 2001 Season Summary Page 3 <br />