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'~q,~,~~ h Street to Hilvard Street _. .. F?F~OJECT JU. STIFICA,ThON _ .. _, _ In 2000, the General Services Administration selected the former AgripaUChiquita cannery site at 8th Avenue and Ferry Street as the location for a new Federal Courthouse in Eugene. The Federal Courthouse is seen as an integral component of the community's vision for this underutilized industrial area on the edge of downtown; a vision of a new moved-use district along 8th Avenue, leading from the heart of downtown to the Willamette River. In 2002, the Eugene city council adopted a concept plan for the federal courthouse district, based on four main goals: create a special place around the court- house; conned to the core of downtown; contribute to the vitality of the downtown core; and conned downtown to the river, in a memorable and accessible way. The concept plan focuses on providing new transportation routes and pedestrian crossings to create a special place by the new federal courthouse and to make the connection between downtown and the river. CumeMly, the courthouse district is isolated from downtown by a Marge volume of traffic, representing both local trips to downtown Eugene and through traffic on State Highway 99. Highway 99 is routed through this section of the city over several d'rfferent street segments, including Franklin Boulevard from Interstate 5 westerly to Alder Street, then on a portion of East Broadway to Mill Street, akx~ MiN Street to the 6th/7th Avenue couplet, and continuing west on 6th Avenue with the parallel eastbound movement on 7th Avenue. The proposed project envisions rerouting a major portion of non-bcal traffic (westbound state Hwy. 99 thnwgh movement that now occurs via Broadway and Mill Street to 6th Avenue) to a new link nrnning from ttie Hilyard and Broadway intersection to 6th Avenue at High Stmt. This removal of traffic vdume from the Mitl Street and 8th Avenue intersection would enable a reconfiguration of that irrtersection to provide an east/west crossing for pedestrians and vehicles, facilitated by a new tratt'ic signal. In addition th the highway projects. some local improvements would include the recrorrstruction of 8th Avenue from Mill Street to the crossing at the railroad, reconstruction and partial realignment of Ferry Street from Broadway to 8th Avenue, along with cone-block extension of Feny Street horn 8th „Avenue to the new ORE 99W segment parallel to the tracks. Ferry Street and 8th Avenue will be rebuilt as urban, pedestrian-friendy streets that will provide local access to all modes of travel within the r~urthouse district. Fast Broadway wilt be entranced by removal of a Large portion of westbound traffic flow between Hilyard and Mill Streets, making it possible to remove one or more vehicle travel lanes and restoring parking or enhancing other competing uses within the existing right of way. RESPONSIBLE LOCAL OFFICE TO BE CONTACTED FOR THE FOLLOWING ACTMTIES: 1. Public Hearing / Citizen Involvement (Office) 2. Environmental /Planning (OfFice) 3. Pre-Engineering (Office) THIS OFFICIAL REQUEST IS FROM: The City of Eugene By Mark Schoening, City Engineer By Kurt Corey, Public Works Director and/or 2 (Phone) (Phone) (Phone) County By By ~o ~6,