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<br /> i <br /> Exhibit A <br /> Findings for <br /> Administrative Order No. 58-99-08 <br /> of the <br /> j Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br /> <br /> I <br /> Closure of Almaden Street north of 4te Avenue and <br /> Placement of Truck Channelizer at 3`d and Taylor St. <br /> <br /> I <br /> i <br /> Background <br /> p' g <br /> ' ' A&K Develo ment has been redevelo m their site located between Chambers Street and Almaden <br /> Street south o 3`d Avenue. The recent request from A &K for the vacation of a portion of a platted <br /> but unconstru ted east-west alley and street sparked some controversy from the adjacent residential <br /> neighborhoo .Their concerns center azound perceived changes in the volume, type, and speed of <br /> traffic as a re ult of the development, along with the potential for heavy amounts of truck traffic <br /> which could ut through their neighborhood and would detract from the quality of life they feel their <br /> residential az a should enjoy. <br /> The develop ent pattern and street network of the azea contribute to these concerns, and has been <br /> aggravated b the intensification of the industrial land uses adjacent to a residential azea. This issue <br /> has arisen in ther pazts of Eugene such as Stewart Road between Bailey Hill and Bertelsen and in <br /> the Willow C eek Road/Renne Drive area. Completion of the Chambers connector to River Road <br /> ~ with grade se azation over the railroad substantially lowered the volume of traffic cutting through <br /> the Whiteake neighborhood and residents want to avoid any recurrence of that pattern. <br /> Criteria for dministrative Action <br /> The adminis ative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, closing Almaden <br /> Street to thro gh traffic approximately 100 feet north of the centerline of 4`h Avenue and-prohibiting <br /> trucks from 'ng right from 3`d Avenue to Taylor Street is based on consideration of criteria (a) - <br /> (n) at EC 5.0 5. Consideration of those criteria follows: <br /> (a) Traffic engineering principals and traffic investigations <br /> (1) Traffic engineering principles were considered in the following areas: <br /> ? Roadway Capacity; <br /> ? Intersection Capacity; <br /> ? Safety; <br /> ? Signs, Signals, Markings; <br /> ? Intersection Control; <br /> <br /> ~ I, ? Roadway Lighting; <br /> ? Access Control; and <br /> i ? Speed Zoning. <br /> i <br /> <br />