March 3, 2018 <br />City of Eugene, Planning Division <br />c/o Nick Gioello, Associate Planner <br />Regarding; Capital Hill PUD, PDT 17-1 <br />To Whom it may Concern; <br />The proposal to allow the development of 34 residential lots within the Capital Hill PUD should <br />be not be approved. Construction of this development will dramatically increase the volume of <br />traf\[c to the narrow streets in this neighborhood. The resulting traf\[c congestion presents a <br />clear and present danger to the local residents, their children and pets, pedestrians and <br />bicyclists. <br />I have been a builder/remodeler in the Eugene area for more than 25 years. In that time, I have <br />worked on residential properties and homes in most of the neighborhoods throughout the city. <br />Including decades of experience working speci\[cally in the Capital Hill / Laural Hill <br />neighborhoods. As a General Contractor, our projects often include land and systems <br />development on private properties and within the public right-of-way. In my experience and <br />without a doubt, the streets of this neighborhood are the most dangerous and dif\[cult areas in <br />which to build in Eugene. (And that is when we are working on only one property at a time!) The <br />fact that the development would occur over such a large area, involving at least 34 separate <br />properties and built out over such a long period of time would greatly increase the risks to <br />everyone traveling in or out of the area. The danger is further exacerbated by the shear size and <br />quantity of heavy equipment and trucks required for development within the proposed area. <br />The narrow streets, the steep terrain, the blind corners, and the lack of sidewalks or pull-out <br />opportunities make vehicular travel very unsafe, especially in the area north of Alta Vista St. <br />These streets are particularly dangerous for pedestrians, school children and bicyclists <br />attempting to navigate while sharing the street with passing cars and trucks. The large number <br />of planned building lots being proposed increases the risk of a serious, or fatal collision simply <br />by the exponential increase in the number of trips up and down these dangerous streets. Made <br />worse by the large size of most construction vehicles required for the size of this development. <br />I would ask the proposed Capital Hill PUD be denied as a danger to public health and safety. <br />While I do not oppose development in this area in total, in my opinion, a smaller and more <br />modest development with fewer building lots, while not without risk, could be less dangerous to <br />the public. <br />Sincerely, <br />Nicholas Russo <br />Renaissance Remodeling & Restoration <br /> <br />