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~ There are also some relatively newfeatures accessed by Skinner Butte Loop, `_1 in the park, such as the Campbell Senior connecting with Lincoln Street to the west Center, and the Skinner's cabin replica. and Third Avenue to the east. No data for These features are more in keeping with a traffic volumes is available. desirable image for the park, and set a good precedent for future improvements. Although there are several vehicular access . routes, the park can be difficult to find and navigate by car for anyone unfamiliar with the area. A lack of good signage and poor Transporation and visual connection to downtown or major i roads are contributing factors. Despite its Access relative remoteness, the park has m experienced problems in recent decades ~ `i As a recreational hub for the downtown with high traffic volumes and. speed, ~ ! area, and a major node on the urban particularly on Cheshire Avenue. Wide ~ Willamette Greenway system, circulation U Th® cit wide surve travel lanes, upto 15feet, contributeto high . y y and access are an important consideration traffics eeds on Cheshire. Current) ( shows the bike path for Skinner Butte Park. Multi-modal access p y' !_._1 as the most raised crosswalks at several locations help is already reasonably accommodated in slow traffic and increase edestrian safe fr®quently used the park, primarily through the bike path, p ~ ( facility in Skinner along this street. I Butte Park and users report arriving by a number of With the exception of the High Street different means. According to the citywide access, vehicular access points to the park survey, nearly 60% of park users arrive by tend to be unattractive and are not marked , car, while about 35% report arriving by or celebrated. The Lincoln Street and bicycle. Only about one in ten visitors walk Washington Street access points are to the park, which indicates a need for among the least attractive, Lincoln Street better connection to downtown and appears to be among the most popular neighborhoods. access routes to Skinner Butte, whereas ~__i Washington Street is a logical main entry Vehicular Access to Cheshire Avenue and the west end of Skinner Butte Park is primarily accessed by the park. Lawrence Street is less attractive vehicle through Cheshire Avenue as the as a main access route because it bisects main east-westthoroughfare, connected by the east Whiteaker neighborhood. 1`~~ High Street at the east end and by The South Bank Trail portion of the Lawrence and Washington streets at the B?CyCIe ACC@SS ` ~ Riverbank Trail System, shown here in west end. The summit of Skinner Butte is The riverbank bike ath rovides excellent Skinner Butte Park, is a major p p ~ alternative transportation corridor and bicycle access to Skinner Butte Park. The 1 citywide recreational ameniiy bike path has been continually expanded r and improved over the years, most recently _ ~ q „ - through the addition of the new DeFazio bridge just east of the park, and other f ` ~ bicycle connection improvements associated with the Ferry Street Bridge _ ~ project. Many bicyclists also use the bike path along Washington to access the riverbank route via the access path near { the Child Care Inc. building. Nearly 9 out f - of 10 parkvisitors report using the bike path, even if they arrive by vehicle to use the park , as a jump-off point to access the rest of ~ the bike path and greenway system. The - - _ ~ bike path is shared by walkers, runners, roller bladers and others. Conflicts have r been reported in the more congested areas ,_r . Skinner Butte Park • Master Plan 2001 43 ~ I.