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;~ <br />a' ~ . ~ " <br />(i) The physical condition and characteristics of the street and abutting property. <br />• Charnelton Street is a 34 foot wide asphalt street. The existing one-way configuration <br />of two southbound travel lanes, one southbound bike lane; and one,parking lane will <br />be changed to one travel lane in each direction, one southbound bike lane, and a <br />'! parking lane for northbound vehicles. Parking issues are further addressed .in (n), <br />below. ' <br />I - <br />• Abutting property. The abutting property consists of retail and commercial businesses. <br />The block has no residential property.. <br />II . . <br />~ (j) .Emergencies. <br />• Two-way. operation will provide more. flexibility for routing of emergency vehicles. <br />Response times will stay. the same in most cases, but may decrease in certain instances. <br />(k) ,The public health, safety, and welfare. <br />i <br />• The two-way operation will promote the public health, safety, and welfare, as it <br />facilitates emergency vehicle access. <br />• The two-way operation may result in a slight increase in traffic accidents, as it requires <br />motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians to observe traffic coming from two directions: <br />The accident rate is not expected to change significantly. There is the potential for an <br />in increase rear-end accidents' for westbound 6th Avenue traffic and. angle accidents at <br />5th Avenue. Traffic conditions and accidents will be monitored to determine what <br />effect changing the block to two-way operation has on traffic safety. <br />(1) Special events of community interest including parades and public gatherings. <br />• The change will not affect any special events. <br />(m) Construction within or adjacent to the street: <br />• ,Two=way operation will complicate traffic control plans around construction sites in <br />the street. Construction adjacent to the street maybe facilitated, as construction <br />vehicles could approach the site from either direction: <br />(n) Establishing conditions upon the use of parking. <br />• Parking is permitted on the east side of Charnelton Street and prohibited on the west <br />side. There will be no changes to parking facilities, other han to reverse the direction <br />of permitted parking on the east side. of the street. <br />