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Capital Hill PUD Traffic Safety Analysis (14-020) March 3, 2017 roadway. Meeting ADA criteria and constructing setback sidewalks is infeasible without encroaching on existing private development, including privately owned fences, constructed parking areas, private approaches and retaining walls that all appear to be constructed within the right-of-way. The existing roadway streetscape on Capital Drive is consistent with surrounding roadways in the Fairmount and Laurel Hill Neighborhoods that function and serve residents adequately. The streetscape would benefit from construction of a minimum width two- foot-wide curbside sidewalk from Alta Vista Court to Cresta De Ruta Street to delineate pedestrians and motor vehicles with or without the proposed development. The City and existing residents should work together to improve this existing gap in sidewalk facilities. Any sidewalk constructed on this section of the road would not meet ADA criteria for slope and would be difficult to build due to the top of bank location and existing roadside slopes. The development proposal includes construction of curbside sidewalk and widening the paved width of the entire site's frontage on Capital Drive from Cresta De Ruta Street to the end of Capital Drive at Hendricks Park to 21 feet to provide improved emergency vehicle access. As described previously, the current Public Improvement Design Standards Manual (February 2016) and the November 1999 Design Standards and Guidelines For Eugene Streets, Sidewalks, Bikeways and Accessways allow a single lane with a single 14 foot travel lane for two-way traffic constructed as a "queuing street". Narrow street widths are further discussed in the August 1996 Eugene Local Street Plan, where narrower street widths are supported with a discussion of the benefits of providing narrower streets resulting in cahning traffic speeds and volumes, reducing impacts to the environment and stormwater runoff, improving neighborhood character, increasing traffic safety, and providing other benefits compared to wider streets. 3.4 Street Connectivity To determine if the proposed site and roadway conditions comply with the City of Eugene street circulation and connectivity standards, a reference was made to City of Eugene Development Code, section 9.6815. To demonstrate consistency of proposed onsite private street and existing public street layouts with the purpose and intent of the Street Connectivity Standards of EC 9.6815(1), EC 9.6815(2) is provided and discussed below with narrative: 9.6815(2) Street Connectivity Standards (a) All streets and alleys shall be public unless the developer demonstrates that a public street or alley is not necessary for compliance with this land use code or the street connectivity standards of subparagraphs (b) through (f) of this subsection. Finding: The proposed new street to be provided on the site will be privately owned and maintained and will comply with subparagraphs (b) through (f) of 9.6815(2). (b) The proposed development shall include street connections in the direction of all existing or planned streets within % mile of the development site. The proposed development shall also include street connections to any streets that abut, are adjacent to, or terminate at the development site. Finding. The nearest street to connect the north end of Capital Drive to is Highland Street, which is approximately 160 feet to the northwest, across land designated as the City of Eugene's Hendricks Park. The 160 feet linear distance also has approximately 40 feet of elevation difference (25% downgrade) from Capital Drive to Highland Street. On the west side of the site, the proposed onsite private roadway is © Branch Engineering, Inc. Page 19