SANDOWENGINEERING <br />160 MADISON STREET SUITE A EUGENE, OREGON 97402 541.513.3376 <br />March 8th, 2017 <br />Fred Wilson <br />Eugene Hearing Official <br />c/o Eugene Planning and Development <br />Atrium Building <br />99 West 10th Ave <br />Eugene, OR 97401 <br />P R 0V <br />~~\~'NGINe <br />77929PE <br />X_ <br />OREGO 3 <br />F` 9~ p~ O <br />4, 2 ~O <br />Y R SP <br />RENEWAL 06 / 30 /18 <br />RE: Response to Transportation Issues for Amazon Corner Traffic Impact Analysis <br />File Number: TIA-16-0007 <br />Sandow Engineering would like to provide the following responses to questions and concerns raised <br />during the Public Hearing for the TIA appeal for Amazon Corner in Eugene, Oregon. <br />1. Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Transit Facilities <br />Mr. Fodor made the assertion that the TIA did not include a discussion or analysis of the pedestrian, <br />bicycle, and ADA facilities. However, Sandow Engineering provided a detailed discussion of <br />pedestrian, bicycle and transit facilities as included in Section 6.0 of the TIA. This included a <br />discussion of existing transit service which uses the covered bus stop adjacent to the site (Section <br />6.1) and pedestrian and bicycle site access and surrounding facilities including the Amazon Multi- <br />Use Path located along the west side of Hilyard Street (Section 6.2). Additionally, ADA ramps and <br />crossings at 31St Avenue and 32nd Avenue were discussed including discussion about the difficulty <br />pedestrians had finding adequate gaps to cross and the use of the median by pedestrians as a <br />refuge. This discussion led to the staff condition of a pedestrian crossing on Hilyard mid-block <br />between 32nd St and 31St St. <br />Functionality and Design of Mid-Block Crosswalk <br />As conditioned for approval by the City, an enhanced mid-block crosswalk will be installed including <br />a Rectangular Rapid Flash Beacon (RRFB), median refuge, striping, signage, street lighting, access <br />ramps and connection to the Amazon Path. Although not yet designed, the crosswalk shall be <br />designed and constructed in accordance with all applicable City and Industry Standards, and plans <br />must be reviewed and approved of by the City before commencing construction of the crosswalk. <br />The image below illustrates an example of an enhanced mid-block crosswalk with RRFB similar to <br />the one to be installed by this development. <br />