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j ? Signs, Signals, Markings: This project adds several signs notifying motorists of <br /> the street closure, and warnings including a No Outlet sign added below the street <br /> I name sign at Country Club and Southwood, and regulatory signing including End <br /> and Object marking signs back to back at the barricade on Fairway Loop. <br /> ? Intersection Controls: This project will make no changes to existing controls. <br /> i <br /> ? Roadwa Li htin This ro'ect ro oses no Chan es in roadwa li htin <br /> Y g g~ p J p P g Y g g• <br /> ? Access Control: No direct driveway or approach changes are a part of this action, <br /> however all access to points north of the closure from Southwood is eliminated. <br /> The driveway into the Elmwood Townhouses is unaffected. <br /> (b) Standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation <br /> i Commission or the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors. <br /> ? No applicable standards, limitations, or rules apply. <br /> (c) Other recognized traffic control standards. <br /> ? Signing and markings comply with Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices <br /> standards. <br /> (d) The city's adopted transportation-related plans and policies. <br /> The Eugene Local Street Plan, August of 1996, contains planning principles that <br /> define and describe local streets These include: <br /> ? Principle 4 on page 5 states that "Local streets should be interconnected to <br /> reduce travel distance, promote the use of alternative modes, provide for efficient <br /> I provision of utilities and emergency services, and provide for more even dispersal <br /> <br /> I of trafj~c. " <br /> E <br /> While on the surface this appears to be contradictory to the actions in this order, <br /> the street being disconnected from the neighborhood has not been utilized for <br /> normal neighborhood circulation due to the large volume ofcut-through traffic. <br /> These volumes and the length of the trip by most motorists are more characteristic <br /> of a Collector type street than a local. The lack of smooth surfaces and sidewalks <br /> also limits alternative mode usage. <br /> I <br /> i <br /> Page 5 of 9 <br /> <br />