Comments received prior and at hearing

1 JANISCH Amy C From:Danika Bevirt <paper.tigre@gmail.com> Sent:Monday, May 18, 2015 6:50 AM To:HENRY Chris C; KNAPP Jennifer L Subject:The Willamette Street walkable district I have observed in the last year a significant increase in traffic flow with a complete disregard for the speed limit by many drivers on W 29th Ave and Willamette Street. This increase in traffic and speed has increased the decibel level of the traffic noise to the point where it is now heard inside my home at all times. Its not okay for people to speed at 40 to 50 miles an hour through a residential area especially at night when the posted speed is 30 MPH. If you think this is not a real issue, you have not been collecting accurate enough data of the increased traffic situation in the area over the past two years. The traffic increase is making the area more unlivable, not more livable. The city needs to address this and impose better speed regulation, not obstructions in the road but either a posted cop the pulls people over and resets the speed standard along the street as well as providing additional money for the city. Additionally, two speed cameras need to be put in place at a traffic light on both Willamette street and W 29th Ave, to photograph license plates and send out tickets to individuals who cannot manage to drive within the speed limit. It reduces the neighborhood property value to have constant traffic congestion in a neighborhood that was once quiet and peaceful up until about a year ago. My concern is that by narrowing Willamette you are creating a significant bottle neck where there is a large traffic flow and this traffic will divert further onto W. 29th Ave and neighboring streets, creating nightmarish traffic in a once quiet flourishing residential community. The proposed plan is an unrealistic view of what will happen with the existing cars that pass through the area when traveling. Its clear you have been collecting traffic data with the road cables posted on W 29th Ave and Willamette Street. This data should show that the traffic has significantly increased over time. I would like to see these numbers to see how much this has increased because I know road conditions were not like this previously. The increase in traffic along W 29th Ave can be heard all the way up Charnelton street to Wayne Morris Park. The traffic is affecting the entirety of Charnelton street. If you are genuinely trying to create a walkable district the traffic should remain focused down Willamette street in order to maintain the neighborhoods in the surrounding area and decrease the ‘overflow’ of traffic. The residents would benefit from this, making the area more desirable for people to live in and shop in. At this point there has been a large number of people putting their homes up for sale because they can't stand what is happening to the area. This is very sad. As a resident we have all enjoyed living in quiet South Eugene, the concern is that the area is being made in the image of Downtown, which is inappropriate because its predominantly residential. Does Arriving by Bike own the buildings on Willamette and 27th? They are the main proponent of the bike lane addition to Willamette. They are one new business out of the many longer term businesses who populate Willamette street. They can move on. Holy Cow was an advocate of the street change and they went out of business. The short term opinion of these businesses is minor compared the established residents who own homes in the area. My family has biked around the area for many years and has never had any problems with the current layout. If there is an increase in traffic due to a bottle neck affect on Willamette the area will only be more hostile to pedestrians, cyclists and residents along the street. Danika Esden-Tempski