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.. ! ' <br />Administrative Order <br />of the . <br />Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon <br />Establishing Two-Way Traffic <br />on Jefferson Street between 1st Avenuc and 6th Avenue <br />Criteria for Administrative Action <br />The administrative action of the Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene, Oregon, establishing two- <br />way traffic on Jefferson Street between 1st Avenue and 6th Avenue is based on the following <br />criteria: <br />(a) Traffic engineering principles and traffic investigations: <br />• Roadway and intersection capacity: two-way operation will not cause <br />capacity problems on the roadway or at any of the intersections: <br />• Safety: In the six years from 1989 through 1994, there were 26 reported <br />accidents on Jefferson Street between 1st Avenue and 6th Avenue. Fifteen <br />of the accidents occurred at 6th Avenue. The two-way operation may <br />result in a slight increase in traffic accidents, as it requires motorists, <br />bicyclists, and.pedestrians to observe traffic coming from two directions. <br />Traffic conditions and accidents will be monitored to determine if any <br />changes are necessary to increase the safety of the two-way street.. <br />• Transit: Two-way operation will increase possible transit options: <br />-- • ~ ,: Traffic signs, markings and signals: Motorists will be informed of changes' <br />with appropriate signing. Signs, markings and signals will. be added, <br />- removed, or modified as needed to comply with the Manual on ~ Un form <br />Traff c Control Devices. <br />Intersection Control: Stop controls will be installed for northbound <br />,Jefferson Suet at'Sth Avenue, making it a four-way stop. A Stop control <br />will be installed for northbound Jefferson Street at -1st Avenue, making it a <br />two-way stop. <br />• Raikoad crossing: Southern Pacific will move fhe crossing gate at the' <br />northeast corner of the crossing to the southeast corner. <br />• Roadway lighting: The.street light pole on the west side of Jefferson Street <br />south of the railroad tracks will be moved to theeast side of the street, to <br />provide room for the relocation of the driveway from Grain Millers, Inc. <br />