1999 Eugene Arterial & Collector Street Plan

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Most of the strategies and many of the implementa- tion actions set forth in the CATS study have been implemented, including the following: • The Transportation Rule Implementation Project (TRIP); • a downtown shuttle feasibility study con- ducted by Lane Transit District; • a sidewalk priority study and sidewalk infill project which has resulted in the construction of many missing segments of sidewalk; • several street design standards documents pre- pared by Eugene Public Works Department, and • numerous specific street improvement projects in the CATS area. Proposals in the Arterial and Collector Street Plan would result in some minor changes to the func- tional classification of several street segments within the CATS area. However, no new projects are proposed or anticipated. The design standards proposed by this draft Plan could be applied to future street improvements within the CATS bound- ' aries. (Those standards have been revised to reflect the special characteristics and constraints of central city streets.) Street improvements within the CATS area would still be governed by the adopted CATS document; any other changes to CATS-area streets beyond minor operational and safety projects would require an amendment to that document. >Zelationship to the Eugene Growth Management Study (GM5) Growth Management Study policies have been adopted by the Eugene City Council. Among those policies are four that are specific to the transporta- tion system. GMS Policy 10 Encourage the creation of atransportation-efficient land use pattern and implementation of nodal development concepts. Nodal development is based on a concept of higher- density, mixed-use development centered around a commercial core that is adjacent to a frequently serviced transit stop. Nodal developments are intended to support the use of alternative modes of transportation. The street system that serves the node, and development within the node, must stimulate and support pedestrian, transit, and bicycle use. The ACSP does not directly implement the nodal development concept. However, it does contain classifications and design standards for streets that will abut, or, in some cases, intersect future nodal development sites. Future nodes are invariably located on streets that are classified as either major or minor arterials. Arterial streets are, typically, primary transit routes. The document contains Transit Facility Design Guide- lines and Standards that provide guidance for develop- ment of transit facilities on major streets. Those standards address bus stop locations, turning radius requirements, turnout requirements, transit amenity requirements, and bus stop and shelter design stan- dards. These standards and guidelines would be applied within nodal development areas unless more specific requirements are developed as part of a future nodal development implementation process. Consideration for maximizing the use of alternative modes on all major streets, including those abutting or within nodal development areas, is addressed in the discussion of Policy 11, below. GMS Policy 11 Increase the use of alternative modes of transpor- tation by Improving the capacity, design, safety, and convenience of the transit, bicycle, and pedestrian transportation systems. The Arterial and Collector Street Plan is not a project document - it is a policy document. The capacity of the street system is addressed in docu- ments like the TransPlan Update that identify specific projects to maintain or enhance capacity throughout the system. General design, safety, and convenience factors are addressed in the Arterial and Col lector Street Plan document but the specific design treatment of any project must be considered at the project level. Alternative mode use is encouraged, in a general sense, by insuring that: 13