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Administrative Order No. 58-98-OS <br />of the <br />Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br />Parking Changes on Pearl Street between Broadway and 12th Avenue <br />Criteria for Administrative Action <br />The administrative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, removing parking <br />on the east side of Pearl Street from 10`h Avenue to south of 11`h Avenue and permitting parking on <br />the west side of Pearl Street from Broadway to north of 11"' Avenue is based on the following <br />criteria: <br />(a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations: <br />• Roadway and intersection capacity: The parking changes and accompanying <br />travel lane modifications will not adversely affect roadway and intersection <br />capacity. Capacity on this section of Pearl Street is determined by the capacity at <br />11`h Avenue. Capacity will not be adversely affected, as there will still be three <br />lanes on Pearl Street at 11`h Avenue. Roadway capacity will not be adversely <br />affected by reducing the three lane section between Broadway and 10`h Avenue to <br />two lanes. <br />• Safety: All potential effects on safety are minor. A positive effect is that there <br />will be fewer conflicts between bicyclists and motorists entering and leaving <br />parking spaces. Negative effects are that the travel lanes will taper to the left at <br />10`h Avenue and to the right south of 11th Avenue. The effects on safety are <br />minor for the following reasons: <br />there were no bicycle accidents involving motorists entering or leaving <br />parking spaces on this section of Pearl Street during the five year <br />period from January 1, 1992 through December 31, 1996; and <br />Taper lengths will conform to Manual on Uniform Traffic Control <br />Devices (MUTCD) standards. <br />• Traffic signs, markings and signals: All changes to signs, markings and signals <br />will be in compliance with MUTCD standards. <br />• Intersection Control: The intersections of Pearl Street at 10`h Avenue and 11`h <br />Avenue are controlled by traffic signals. The signal heads and lane use signs for <br />Pearl Street at 11`h Avenue will be moved as needed to maintain correct <br />placement with the shifted lanes. No other changes will be made to the <br />intersection controls. <br />