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<br /> <br /> <br />News Release: Street Work Starts Monday in West University Area <br />June 23, 2011 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />th <br />Back-in diagonal parking will be installed on the south side of 13 Avenue between Alder <br />and Kincaid streets. Back-in diagonal parking increases the number of available parking spaces <br />within a set area and it allows vehicles to be loaded and unloaded from the sidewalk. It also <br />increases safety because drivers can see oncoming traffic (including bicycles and pedestrians) <br />when they are pulling out of their space. It reduces the chances of bicyclists getting “doored,” <br />and when vehicle doors are open they shield children who are entering or exiting the car from <br />running out into the travel lane. <br />Enhancing the tree canopy in the west university area is an important project goal. <br />Twenty-one trees will be replanted in the project area, including new trees on 13th Avenue <br />between Alder and Kincaid. <br />The primary source of funding for the project is the 2008 voter-approved bond measure <br />to fix city streets. The funding mix also includes local gas tax funds and a $707,000 state bicycle <br />and pedestrian program grant. <br />Wildish Construction is the general contractor for the project, which is designed and <br />managed by the Eugene Public Works Department. <br />Additional information about the project and up-to-date road reports for this and other <br />local projects are available at www.keepusmoving.info. <br /># # # <br /> <br /> <br />Public Works Administration ● City of Eugene ● 101 E. Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, OR 97401 <br />Phone 541-682-8421 ● Fax 541-682-6826 ● www.eugene-or.gov/pw <br />