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Current bicycle parking requirements of the Eugene code are not responsive to the particular bicycle use patterns experienced or expected at Autzen Stadium on major event days or non- event days. The current long -term bike parking requirements are meant to accommodate employees and others who "can be expected to leave their bicycle parked for more than two hours." (EC 9.585 General Bicycle Parking Requirements) Long -term bike parking required by the code was not intended to serve event patrons and spectators, even though game and event patrons are likely to be there for more than 2 hours. Rather, long -term parking was intended to serve University employees who work at the facility, and athletes who practice at the facility. Normally, fewer than 300 people are on the site at any given time. This includes the 135 employees who work at the complex and as many as 160 athletes who may be using the facilities at one time. Application of the existing code requirements would result in the construction of 672 long -term bike parking spaces, a number far in excess of those needed to accommodate normal long -term parking needs. Similarly, the current code requirements for short-term bicycle parking are not suited to the particular demands generated by the stadium expansion proposal. Current short-term parking requirements are meant to accommodate "visitors, customers, messengers, and others expected to depart within 2 hours ". When applied to the expansion proposal, short-term bike parking should serve the needs of event patrons and spectators (visitors). Application of the current short-term requirements would result in the construction of almost 3,000 bicycle parking spaces and those facilities would need to be §.� , _ . w stadium and other buildings. Since the need for event parking is limited (6 to 8 times per year, including potential non -game events), that need may best be met by erecting temporary bike parking shelters that can be put up before the event and taken down after the event.. Furthermore, the facility placement standard in the existing code precludes the potential for separating bicycle traffic from pedestrian traffic. The proposed amendment would allow short-term bike parking to be placed in areas that will allow bicycles to be intercepted before they enter heavy pedestrian traffic. The proposed amendment to section 9.585 of the code would establish a long -term bike parking requirement of 300 spaces; those facilities would be located in areas adjacent to buildings. The amendment would establish a short-term bike parking requirement of 800 spaces which would be provided in temporary, secured, and attended shelters. This strategy "'A V "' of long - term spaces, and double the number of short spaces currently provided and would allow expansion of the short-term bike parking as demand dictates. The number of short-term spaces for each year could be adjusted based on an evaluation of bicycles used at the previous year's events. Transportation Demand Management (TDMI Plan The University submitted a draft TDM plan to the city in support of its request that the Council initiate the code amendment. Parts of the TDM plan are incomplete; others are somewhat sketchy. Because it is incomplete, the draft TDM plan is not included as an attachment to this staff report.