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Administrative Order <br />- of the <br />Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br />Removing Parking on and Widening- <br />Jefferson Street between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue <br />Criteria for Administrative Action <br />The administrative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, removing <br />parking on Jefferson Street between 12th Avenue and 13th Avenue is based on the following <br />criteria: - <br />(a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations: <br />• Roadway and intersection capacity: the parking removal will allow a third <br />southbound lane to be installed on Jefferson Street north of 13th Avenue. <br />Without the. third lane, the intersection of 13th -Jefferson will operate at <br />LOS "E" in 1996 and "F" in 2015 in the PM peak hour during a small <br />(300 vehicle) Fairgrounds event. `With the third southbound lane, PM <br />peak hour LOS would be "D" in 1996 and "E" in 2015. <br />• Safety: The additional southbound lane, would reduce the accident <br />potential at the intersection by reducing congestion during Fairgrounds <br />events. <br />Traffic signs, markings and signals: Signs, markings and signals-will be <br />added, removed, or modified as needed to comply with the Manual on <br />Uniform Trd~c Control Devices. <br />Intersection Control: The intersection of 13th -Jefferson is controlled by <br />an actuated traffic signal. The signal will be modified as necessary to <br />accommodate the revised southbound approach. <br />Roadway lighting: There will be no change's' to existing street lighting. <br />Access control: No restrictions will result from the parking removal. <br />Speed zoning: No changes will be made to the existing Speed 30 zone. <br />(b) Standards, limitations, and rules promulgated by the Oregon Transportation <br />Commission or the Oregon Public Utility Commission or their successors. <br />• No applicable standards, limitation, or rules apply. <br />