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Administrative Order No. 58-00-06 <br /> of the <br /> <br /> `~,,,I ~ Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br /> i <br /> Closure of Fairway Loop at a point 300 feet south of Eastwood Lane <br /> also being north of Southwood Lane, to Automobile Vehicular traffic <br /> i <br /> The raffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> A. The Eugene Code provides that the City Manager or the manager's designee shall <br /> exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, including: <br /> • Closing a street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and <br /> • Providing for and regulating access to and from any street. <br /> • Designate truck routes and post streets where trucks are prohibited. <br /> B. Fairway Loop is a two-lane two way roadway between Southwood Lane and the <br /> ~ driveway to the Elmwood Townhouses and continues on as a one lane, one way <br /> (northbound) roadway to Eastwood Lane, with a designated southbound contra-flow <br /> i bicycle lane between Eastwood Lane and the two-way portion of the roadway. The <br /> southern portion between Southwood and the Elmwood frontage is a 28' wide <br /> asphaltic concrete surface with curb and gutter and sidewalk along the west side only. <br /> The northern portion between the Elmwood frontage and Eastwood is a 20' wide <br /> ~ asphaltic concrete surface with curbs and gutters on both sides without sidewalk. <br /> C. The land use on the west side of Fairway Loop north of Southwood Lane consists of <br /> medium density residential (Elmwood Townhouses) bordering a large tract of <br /> park/open space (Golf Course) that spans the remaining west side of Fairway Loop up <br /> to and beyond Eastwood. The east side of the roadway is currently undeveloped with <br /> one tract designated for Medium Density Residential, the other intended for <br /> development of Commercial and General Office uses and additional Medium Density <br /> Residential development. <br /> i <br /> D. Residents in this southwestern portion of the Cal Young neighborhood, particularly <br /> on Eastwood Lane, Westwood Lane, and that portion of Fairway Loop north of <br /> Eastwood Lane, have made many requests over the years that actions be taken to <br /> reduce the amount ofcut-through traffic on their residential streets. <br /> E. The Willakenzie Area refinement plan adopted in 1992 included a Policy and <br /> Proposed action item (1.5) to "Close Fairway Loop to through traffic between <br /> j Southwood and Eastwood lanes." <br /> i <br /> F. The cut-through traffic pattern is a 30 year problem that emerged shortly after <br /> construction of Interstate 105 and the severance of local streets in this area. The <br /> Page 1 of 9 <br /> <br />