Theapplicanthiredalicensedprofessionalengineertoperformthestreetsafetyandstreetconnectivitystudy.Thestudy <br />includedasafetyevaluationatexistingandproposeddrivewayintersectionsthatwillreceivetrafficfromtheproposed <br />developmentandonthefulllengthofCapitalDrivefromSpringBlvdtoHendricksPark.Thestudyconcludedthattheadditionof <br />developmenttrafficwillnotimpactexistinglevelsofsafetyforroadusersorcreateunsafeconditions. <br />Ihopethishelpsclarifythings.Pleaseletmeknowifyouhaveanyfurtherquestions. <br />Thanks, <br />9ƩźĭCğǝƩĻğǒͲ9L <br />CivilEngineer1|Direct:(541)6822869 <br />CityofEugene|PublicWorksEngineering <br />99EBroadway,Ste.400|Eugene,OR97401 <br />CƩƚƒʹEugeneInternetPWE <br />{ĻƓƷʹMonday,April17,20173:09PM <br />ƚʹFAVREAUEricJ<Eric.J.Favreau@ci.eugene.or.us> <br />{ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹFW:trafficonCapitalDrive <br />Eric, <br />I am forwarding this message for your review. <br />Thank you, <br />Dee <br />CƩƚƒʹJasonBrown\[mailto:brownj11@uoregon.edu\] <br />{ĻƓƷʹSunday,April16,201711:52AM <br />ƚʹEugeneInternetPWE<PWEngineering@ci.eugene.or.us> <br />{ǒĬƆĻĭƷʹtrafficonCapitalDrive <br />IamwritingtoreportconcernsaboutCapitalDriveintheFairmontneighborhoodinEugene.MywifeandIhavelivedtherefortwo <br />years,andinthattimewehaveexperiencedaboutfifteennearaccidents.OntwooccasionsIhadtotryontothecurbinordertoavoid <br />anothercar,andinfourcasesIalmosthitpedestrianswalkingoncapitaldrivewhereitcurvesleftnearthetop.Thatisablind <br />hitting <br />curvethere,andevenifonetravelsunderthespeedlimitthereisnowayofseeingacarcomingfromtheoppositedirection.Orof <br />seeingapedestrianontheroad.Halfofournearaccidentshaveoccurredatthisblindcurve.Theotherhalfoccurredfurtherdownon <br />CapitalDrivewherepeopleareallowedtoparkonthestreet.Oneightoccasions,asrecentlyaslastweek,carsspeedingdownthehill <br />pullaroundtheparkedcarsintooncomingtraffic.ThecarsonCapitalDrivefrequentlyparkonthenarrowsidewalk,forcing <br />pedestriansontothestreet.Ihavealmosthitseveralstudentswalkinghomeatnightwhencarsarecomingintheoppositedirection. <br />ThereisnosidewalkatthetopofCapitalDrive,andIķƚƓ͸Ʒseehowthestudentswholiveuptherearesupposedtogettoschool.The <br />busdoesnotcomeuptoCapitalDrive,andifitdidtherewouldbenowayofturningaround. <br />IunderstoodthelimitationsoftheaccesstothetopofCapitalwhenImovedtheretwoyearsago,butIneverwouldhaveconsidered <br />thatthecitywouldallowsomeonetobuilda44unitPUDattheverytopofCapitalDrive.Apparently,atrafficstudyhasbeendone <br />thatreportsthattherewouldbenoproblemwithsuchadevelopment.Thatconclusiondefiescommonsenseandtheexperienceof <br />EVERYpersonwholivesonCapitalDrive.Welivetheredespitethefactthatitisalreadydangerous.Anenormousincreasein <br />residencesandtheattendantconstructiontrafficwillmakethelocationcompletelyunsafe. <br />Best,JasonBrown <br />JasonBrown <br />2 <br /> <br />