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and 13th avenues, from Lincoln Street to Chambers <br />Street. If the Council decides to include this project <br />in the adopted TransPlan, staff would work with <br />residents, property owners and the neighborhood <br />association to conduct a design charrette or similar <br />process for citizen input. Various options would be <br />evaluated for implementing the bike lanes while <br />retaining and enhancing the maximum amount of <br />on-street parking, and addressing other city and <br />neighborhood goals. Design standards in the ACSP <br />would be used as desirable guidelines-for ex- <br />ample, width of bicycle lanes and parking areas, <br />etc. The process would focus on reaching consen- <br />sus on the optimum design for safety, mobility and <br />livability. <br />Major Projects: New streets: Generally, new <br />arterial or collector streets are built as part of new <br />residential, industrial or commercial developments. <br />When these developments proceed without signifi- <br />cant controversy relating to site factors, type of use, <br />etc. the street construction is not likely to generate <br />widespread public interest. A recent example is <br />Legacy Street, a collector street constructed in 1998 <br />in northwest Eugene in conjunction with a new <br />middle school and city park, and adjacent new <br />residential development. In that example the <br />immediate land owners, developers, school district, <br />and other affected individuals and agencies were all <br />involved in the location, design and timing of the <br />street project. Normal city land development review <br />processes were followed, and there was no appar- <br />ent need for a separate public process regarding the <br />street design. ACSP standards will be considered <br />design requirements for these types of street <br />projects. <br />Major Projects: Major reconstruction of existing <br />streets to upgrade them to city standards (with <br />curbs and sidewalks, for example), is another type <br />of project defined as a Major Project in the ACSP. <br />Examples include proposed reconstruction of Ayres <br />Road, Garden Way, and Bethel Drive to provide a <br />safer, better-maintained road surface and safe <br />facilities for bicycles and pedestrians. These kinds <br />of projects typically entail major citizen input, using <br />design charrettes or other techniques to evaluate <br />various options and achieve a consensus. These <br />projects also involve the formation of a Local <br />Improvement District by the City Council, whereby <br />adjacent property owners participate in the funding <br />of the project. This process requires a certain level <br />of notification and involvement on the part of <br />property owners and residents, and public hearings <br />by the City Council <br />Major Projects: Major widening of existing, already <br />improved streets to add capacity, are few in num- <br />ber and are listed separately in TransPlan as pro- <br />posed "corridor studies" which will include citizen <br />advisory/design committees or other forms of public <br />participation in a planning and design process. The <br />draft TransPlan proposes corridor studies to evaluate <br />18th Avenue, Chambers Street and several parallel <br />south-Eugene streets (Willamette, Hilyard, Amazon <br />Parkway), to address capacity, safety, non-auto <br />modes, and other issues. These corridor studies are <br />not necessarily expected to result in recommenda- <br />tions to widen the streets-other options will be <br />examined including intersection improvements, bus <br />priority techniques, traffic calming, etc. <br />45 <br />