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Administrative Order No. 58-00-06 <br />of the <br />Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br />Closure of Fairway Loop at a point 300 feet south of Eastwood Lane <br />also being north of Southwood Lane, to Automobile Vehicular traffic <br />The Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. The Eugene Code provides that the City Manager or the manager's designee shall <br />exercise specific traffic duties by administrative action, including: <br />Closing a street to vehicular or pedestrian traffic; and <br />Providing for and regulating access to and from any street. <br />Designate truck routes and post streets where trucks are prohibited. <br />B. Fairway Loop is a two-lane two way roadway between Southwood Lane and the <br />driveway to the Elmwood Townhouses and continues on as a one lane, one way <br />(northbound) roadway to Eastwood Lane, with a designated southbound contra-flow <br />bicycle lane between Eastwood Lane and the two-way portion of the roadway. The <br />southern portion between Southwood and the Elmwood frontage is a 28' wide <br />asphaltic concrete surface with curb and gutter and sidewalk along the west side only. <br />The northern portion between the Elmwood frontage and Eastwood is a 20' wide <br />asphaltic concrete surface with curbs and gutters on both sides without sidewalk. <br />C. -The land use on the west side of Fairway Loop north of Southwood Lane consists of <br />medium density residential (Elmwood Townhouses) bordering a large tract of <br />park/open space (Golf Course) that spans the remaining west side of Fairway Loop up <br />to and beyond Eastwood. The east side of the roadway is currently undeveloped with <br />one tract designated for Medium Density Residential, the other intended for <br />development of Commercial and General Office uses and additional Medium Density <br />Residential development. <br />D. Residents in this southwestern portion of the Cal Young neighborhood, particularly <br />on Eastwood Lane, Westwood Lane, and that portion of Fairway Loop north of <br />Eastwood Lane, have made many requests over the years that actions be taken to <br />reduce the amount ofcut-through traffic on their residential streets. <br />E. The Willakenzie Area refinement plan adopted in 1992 included a Policy and <br />Proposed action item (1.5) to "Close Fairway Loop to through traffic between <br />Southwood and Eastwood lanes." <br />F. The cut-through traffic pattern is a 30 year problem that emerged shortly after <br />construction of Interstate 105 and the severance of local streets in this area. The <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />