Eugene Planning Commission <br />May 3, 2017 <br />Page 5 of 10 <br />1. Oakleigh Lane has "more than adequate capacity to handle the low traffic <br />volume from the PUD." August 27, 2015 Letter from Access Engineering to <br />the Eugene Planning Commission, p. 2. See also September 9, 2013 Letter from <br />Ed Haney to Becky Taylor, p. 10; September 27, 2013 Letter from Access <br />Engineering to Hearings Official. <br />2. "[T]here is no crash history on Oakleigh Lane or at its intersection with <br />River Road that would indicate any existing safety issue." August 27, 2015 <br />Letter from Access Engineering to Planning Commission, p. 2. <br />3. Oakleigh Lane's lack of improvement encourages "slower and more <br />cautious travel by drivers who are cognizant of the fact that they must <br />share the road with other users." August 27, 2015 Letter from Access <br />Engineering to Planning Commission, p. 2. See also April 26, 2017 Letter from <br />Access Engineering, LLC to Eugene Planning Commission, p. 2 ("The <br />correlation between narrow streets and reduced travel speeds is well- <br />established in traffic engineering, and is the basis for the City of Eugene's <br />queuing street standards.") September 9, 2013 Letter from Ed Haney to Becky <br />Taylor, p. 14 ("[T]here is a tendency on dead end streets such as Oakleigh, <br />for motorists to travel at slower, more cautious speeds, because of the <br />perceived narrowness of the street."); Eugene Local Street Plan, p. 47 <br />("Narrow streets increase traffic safety."); Best Practices for Complete <br />Streets, p. 2-3 ("Research shows that narrower streets increase traffic <br />safety.") <br />Opponents do not dispute these facts, and marshal no evidence that a capacity or <br />safety issue would be caused or exacerbated by the PUD. <br />As Mr. Weishar notes in his detailed response to Ms. Nemariam's traffic study: <br />Ms. Nemariam was apparently not provided with a copy of my letter, and her <br />comments do not respond to or refute my determination that Oakleigh Lane <br />can safely accommodate trips from existing uses and the proposed PUD. Her <br />report does not refer to crash history for the area or provide her opinion <br />concerning the safety of the Oakleigh Lane apart from pointing out that the <br />existing road does not meet certain design standards." April 26, 2017 Letter from <br />Access Engineering to Eugene Planning Commission, p. 1. <br />In fact, as Mr. Weishar notes, while Ms. Nemariam touches on the City standards that <br />are applied to new streets, she "does not dispute that the narrow width of Oakleigh <br />Lane reduces travel speeds, or that this would result in a safer street." Id. at 2. <br />This unrefuted expert testimony clearly establishes that Oakleigh Lane can <br />safely accommodate trips from existing uses and the Proposed PUD. <br />Moreover, the City of Eugene Public Works and the Fire Marshal confirm that <br />Oakleigh Lane is adequate to serve the development. Eugene Public Works reviews <br />