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f. Transit Lanes. The plan should provide for clearly marked (temporary) transit- only lanes on major streets in the area for post -event transit operation. g. Autzen Stadium Transit Staging Area Location and Design Bus boarding will need to accommodate sixteen departure bays for post -game service. Additional parking for fleet services support vehicles and supervisory vehicles needs to be adjacent to the bus staging area. The queuing area for waiting passengers should be calculated at eight square feet per person to allow adequate waiting and circulation area. A staging area for post -game buses should be identified. The design of all bus facilities should take into account walking distances, pedestrian/bus conflict areas, vehicle /bus conflict areas, and must provide safe and operationally - efficient bus turning movements. h. Facility Stang and TrgOJc Control The plan should identify how staffing at park and ride facilities and at the post -game boarding area will be accommodated. Additionally, the plan should identify locations where police support is necessary to ensure efficient bus movements. 5. Pedestrian Facilities Issues: Pedestrians can be grouped into one of two categories; (1) those who park some distance away from the site and walk to the stadium, and (2) those who park at the stadium, arrive by transit, or arrive on a bicycle and are pedestrians only while at or near the stadium. Both the site plan and TDM plan for Autzen Stadium need to address the specific issues related to the behaviors and movement patterns of both groups of pedestrians. Pedestrian access, pedestrian safety, and damage caused to Alton Baker Park by pedestrians are the primary issues related to pedestrian facilities. The University estimates that currently between 16,000 and 18,500 spectators park their cars at some distant site and walk to the stadium (based on periodic Civil War game counts). The proposed expansion would raise the projected number of pedestrians walking to the stadium to between 18,000 and 23,000. These pedestrians use several routes to access the stadium. Primary routes to the stadium are (1) along Centennial Boulevard between Coburg Road and the stadium, (2) along the walkway that connects the Autzen footbridge to the stadium, and (3) along roads, walkways and bikepaths through West Alton Baker Park that provide connections between the Ferry Street Bridge and the stadium. To a lesser extent, pedestrians also use segments of Centennial Boulevard between I -5 and the stadium, and the north bank bikepath and trails bOW in Springfield and the stadium. The segment of Centennial Boulevard between Coburg Road and the stadium is heavily used. Eugene police report several existing problems that must be addressed. The concentration of pedestrians along Centennial frequently results in pedestrians spilling out into traffic lanes, particularly as spectators exit the stadium. Inadequate sidewalk widths along Centennial contribute to this problem. Pedestrians also tend to cross Centennial indiscriminately and in large numbers, weaving between vehicle traffic, interrupting traffic movements, and causing pedestrian safety concerns.