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Gth Avenue Realignment <br />The main features of this option include: <br />6th Avenue extended along the tracks, with two one-way westbound lanes from Hilyard to 6th <br />Avenue west of Mill Street <br />Pedestrian, bicycle and auto crossing of Mill Street at 8th Avenue <br />8th Avenue as a civic street, with two lanes of traffic, on-street parking and wide sidewalks <br />A bicycle lane or paths and sidewalks incorporated into the overall design <br />Some reduction in traffic on Broadway,' providing an opportunity to reuse part of that roadway for <br />other purposes, such as wider sidewalks or on-street parking. <br />Additional features were also considered, such as a new pedestrian bridge across the Willamette at the <br />end of 8th Avenue, but were not included in the Concept Plan. <br />Transportation improvements that promote connectivity within this district will need to be included <br />with this transportation alternative, such as an extension of Patterson Street between 8th Avenue and <br />Broadway. <br />., it n <br />3 9 <br />T <br />f <br /> A <br />t: <br />:. <br /> <br />4 . <br />3 ; ; <br />~ ~`' <br />,e; <br />4 <br />q 3 ~ <br />3 <br />FC f . ... <br /> <br />., <br />a f <br />{ <br />< ¢~e <br /> <br />!i ~i \, <br />~P~k~ I'~(i8'dy <br />~ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />_ <br />f <br />~aVT . <br />' <br />~'\ <br />x. n <br />~` S <br />r'`~Fo <br />l I~ <br />~`< <br />~' { <br />''~~ s <br />r I ~ .,,~,,,,,,,, '.°.. <br />~~~! AV'E'ntJe ~3F~1Rilpf <br />Traffic Sit>~al <br />Illustrative diagram of 6th Avenue realignment. <br />Page 27 <br />