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~ dra Gleas n Administrati n 858 Pearl St eet, 4 floor Eugene, OR 7401 Public Works Department (p,) Transportation Division City of Eugene September 1, 1992 858 Pearl Street, Suite 300 Eugene, Oregon 97401 (503) 687-5218 TO: CATS Citizen Advisory Committee Members ~ ~ ~l FROM: Dave Reinhard, Transportation Engineer SUBJECT: Changes on Olive Street and Eighth Avenue As you know construction is nearing completion on the two blocks of Olive Street b tween 8th and 10th Avenue. The reopening of this portion of street to vehic lar traffic was discussed by staff and the CAC in the ear]iest stag- es of ou CATS process, and later was pre-empted from further consideration when the voters approved the project for implementation this year. The purp se of this memo is to let you know that the week of September I4, this two block section will officially be opened to traffic, and at the same time two companion changes will occur on Olive Street and Eighth Avenue. A projec that the CAC discussed and endorsed for inclusion in the draft CATS plan is onverting Olive Street from one-way to two-way traffic, in the sec- tion fro 5th to 8th Avenues. Since we found it feasible to implement this change w th minimal expense, the two-way change will occur at the same time as the o ening of the street section south of 8th. This will improve access and circ lation in the area for both vehicles and bicycles, and should prove less con using to the public than it would if we did the two projects at differen times. An addit onal idea that the CAC disussed and endorsed is that of adding on- street p rking on several downtown streets where there is adequate space, such as ortions of 8th Avenue and Charnelton Street where there is currently excess c pacity for auto traffic. Recently the Downtown Commission expressed a great eal of interest in placing on-street parking along the portion of 8th Aven a between Oak Street and Charnelton. We analyzed current traffic flow and concluded that there is adequate space between the curbs to accommo- date one row of parking and the proposed on-street bike lane in this section, and stil provide sufficient capacity for auto traffic. Therefore we have agreed t install this additional parking in conjunction with the Olive Street c anges in mid-September, which will allow us to take advantage of the opportunity to coordinate this project with the other two 0]ive Street sec- tions. The par ing along 8th will be on the south side of the street and will be metered, short-term parking for customers of downtown. This fits with sever- al obje tives of CATS, in terms of encouraging the overall health of downtown busines es while limiting the growth of long-term parking in order to in- crease mployees' use of alternative travel modes. If you ave any questions about these projects or other CATS -issues, please give me or Jim a call. I