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I ' request in APWA Section 31.4. On receipt of such request, staff will verify the need and demands on available parking in the area. Within the statutorily available parking, the request to provide designated handicapped space(s) will be honored. Actual location of the designated space will be determined by the Engineer, based on engineering standards and field conditions. ' Handicapped parking signs will be installed and maintained in accordance with sections 31.02, 31.03 and 31.05. ' 2.J Truck Routes (APWA 31.22) ' Eugene Code (E.C. 5.040)(1) (e) authorizes designation of truck routes and prohibitions. Paragraph (f) expands those duties to restriction of classes or kinds of vehicles to protect streets from damage. Authorization to limit or prohibit truck travel is provided by the Traffic Engineer, ' as City Manager Designee. City practice allows occasional truck activity on almost all roadways within the City's jurisdiction. Certain collector and arterial roadways are signed to encourage through truck travel. Some roads may be unsuitable for through truck traffic or for large trucks and after investigation and authorization by the City Traffic Engineer are signed to prohibit those trucks. 2.K Bike Paths (APWA 31.23) t Bikeways not yet completed have been included in the 2002 Transplan, the Eugene - Springfield Transportation System Plan ( hftp: / /www.loog .org/transplan /detault.htm). Both the Eugene Bicycle Master ' Plan and Transplan include public input through neighborhood group solicitation, open houses and public hearings. In 1993, the Design Standards for Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways, and Access Ways was adopted ' by the City Council. It identified which types of streets should be outfitted with bikeways and also set standards for path design and referenced the AASHTO bikeway guide for anything not mentioned in our design standards. ' These bikewa s can be seen on our website (also in a hard copy map available to the public) at tL;:rs/ PW/Transportation /Bike /Mapslnfo /EugeneMap.PDF 2.1, Bus Stops (APWA 31.24) The Maintenance Traffic Operations Section works closely with Engineering Transportation Planning and Lane Transit District to review, modify, approve or approve with conditions all proposed bus stops and bus routes. This on -going policy is governed by a long - established ' practice which recognizes the City's authority to govern all bus activities using public rights -of- way. Site data sheets indicating new or relocated bus stops and/or bus shelters are provided for City review. Impacts to the public as well as bus ridership are analyzed prior to approval. Once approval is granted it is the responsibility of the Lane Transit District staff to make all appropriate contacts with the fronting property owners and tenants to solicit approval of the ' Page 29 of 36 Last ReNsed• 3110/06