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~ ~ . Administrative Order of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon Establishing Two-way Traffic on Charnelton Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue Criteria for Administrative Action The administrative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, establishing two- way traffic on Charnelton Street between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue is based on the following criteria: (a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations: ? Roadway and intersection capacity: two-way operation will not cause capacity problems at either intersection. ? Safety: Eleven accidents were reported in the five year period from January 1, 1990 through December 31, 1994. Three of the accidents occurred at 5th & Charnelton and eight at 6th & Charnelton. There were no reported mid-block accidents. Two-way operation may slightly increase accident potential, as it requires motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to observe traffic coming from two directions. Traffic conditions and accidents will be monitored to determine what effect changing the block to two-way operation has on traffic safety. ? Transit: Two-way operation will increase transit routing options. ? Traffic signs, markings and signals: Motorists will be informed of changes with appropriate signing. Signs, markings and signals will be added, removed, or modified as needed, and will be in compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices. ? Intersection Controls: Stop controls will be added for northbound Charnelton Street traffic at 5th Avenue. The traffic signal at 6th Avenue will be modified to reflect the change from two southbound lanes to one. , ? Roadway lighting: No changes will be made to the roadway lighting. ? Access control: No changes will be made to any existing access. ? Speed zoning: No changes will be made to the statutory Speed 20 zone. ? Environmental effects: Conversion to two-way operation will have negligible environmental effects.