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i <br /> Sg-q~-al <br /> . . <br /> ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER <br /> - of the <br /> <br /> °`r? Traffic Engineer of the City of Eugene <br /> i <br /> 9TH AVENUE -INSTALLATION OF BIKE LANES <br /> The Traffic En ineer of the City of Eugene finds that: - <br /> 1. The Eugene Code, Section 5.040 provides that the City Manager (or designee) shall <br /> exercise speci is traffic duties by administrative action, including: the implementation of <br /> ordinances, re olutions, and motions of the council and his or her own orders by installing traffic <br /> control device ;and establishing, maintaining, removing or altering all traffic control areas and <br /> traffic control devices; " <br /> 2. The administrative action taken to provide for a bike lane on 29th Avenue, and the <br /> resulting rem al of on-street parking and other necessary changes to traffic controls, is based on <br /> consideration f, and compliance with, the criteria set #orth in Eugene Code, Section 5.055; <br /> 3. The Eugene Bikeways Masterplan designates that 29th Avenue between Amazon <br /> Parkway and ashington Street shall have on-street bike lanes; <br /> 4. The project is consistent with the City Council's transportation goal of promoting <br /> alternative m es of transportation and other adopted state and local plans and laws; <br /> L. <br /> 5. The proposed street design requires on-street parking be prohibited along both sides of <br /> 29th Avenue; <br /> 6. Pro iding a separate bicycle facility in this corridor will provide safer conditions for <br /> bicycle travel nd other~travel modes on 29th Avenue. The final design is in conformance with <br /> traffic engine ring standards; and <br /> 7. The City provided a notice to owners\occupants of the proposed bike lane project in <br /> May of 1994, and received a small number of verbal comments from the affected parties, <br /> primarily opp sed to the loss of on-street parking. These concerns were responded to directly by <br /> staff. <br /> i Now, Therefore, <br /> Based upon t e aforementioned findings, and pursuant to the authority provided in the Eugene <br /> ~ Code, the Tra fic Engineer orders that: <br /> i . A b ke lane shall be marked along both sides of 29th Avenue between'Amazon Parkway <br /> and Washing on Street; and <br /> 'e,_; <br /> i <br /> <br />