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Public Works <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97401 <br /> NEWS RELEASE (503) 687-5262 <br /> I <br /> i <br /> ~ MAY 20, 199 <br /> CONTACT: Nathan Duke, Transportation Planner, 687-5218 <br /> i <br /> From Sandr Gleason, Public Information, 687-5523 <br /> i <br /> FOR IMME IATE RELEASE <br /> i <br /> I <br /> ~ "EU ENE MASTER STREET AND RIGHT OF-WAY PLAN" UPDATED <br /> i <br /> 1 <br /> The city of ugene Public Works Department is beginning an update to the "Eugene Master Street and <br /> Right-of-Way Plan," adopted in 1968, which classified the characteristics of the transportation network at <br /> that time, inc uding street right-of-way and special setback requirements. <br /> The updat ,titled The Master Street Study, documents how citizens are"now using city streets <br /> (including all treets within the urban growth boundary that connect to the Eugene street system) and <br /> classifies the according to their function in the area-wide transportation network. Streets will be <br /> classified as ajor or minor arterials, collectors, or bcal streets. Perhaps most important to property <br /> owners and evelopers is the that the final document will be used to help identify street and right-of-way <br /> width require ents for the next five to ten years. The study also will be used to provide baseline data for <br /> other plannin documents. <br /> Nathan Du e, a transportation planner for the city, says the study is important to citizens and developers <br /> because it wi I more accx~rately reflect todays setback requirements and right-of-way designations. "The <br /> old documen was based on 1968 land-use information. It has been 23 years since the study was <br /> adopted, and our transportation patterns, cultural characteristics, and land-use patterns have changed. It <br /> is so out ofd to that staff is often forced, by Code, to place unrealistic requirements on home owners and <br /> developers. n most cases, developers and property owners will find the new study less restrictive than <br /> the 1968 stu y." Duke said. <br /> City staff a e planning a broad public information program to let the community know about the <br /> importance o this project and to encourage citizen input on how various streets are designated, such as <br /> collectors, a rials, or local streets. A series of information sessions are scheduled in late May and early <br /> June to hear itizen comments. Each meeting is focused on a particular area of the city, but citizens are <br /> welcome to ttend any of the information sessions. The meetings will be held at the following times and <br /> locations. <br /> (more) <br /> <br /> a <br /> <br />