Also,duetogeographicalconstraints(HendricksPark)andlandslideissues,thereisno <br />possibilityofextendingeitherCapitalDriveorCupolaDrive.TheApplicationshouldnotimply <br />thattheApplicantandhisConsultantshouldgeta“patontheback”becausetheyarepreserving <br />naturalresourcesbynotextendingthesetwostreets.Nostreetextensionsarefeasible. <br />Aspreviouslymentionedwhendiscussinglightingfortheproposedproject,whathappensinthe <br />wintermonthsduringtheevening?InEugene,onDecember21,thesunsetsat4:36PM.With <br />noplannedstreetlights,howwillresidents“feelsafe”returninghomefromworkorschool? <br />Onedoesnot“feelsafe”ifit’ssodarkthatyoucan’tseeyourhandinfrontofyourface, <br />especiallyalongwhattheApplicationterms“elegant”accesseasementswhicharetoonarrow <br />andhavenosidewalks. <br />#### <br />Additionally,ifsafetywereoneoftheforemostissuesfortheApplicantandhisConsultant,why <br />doestheApplicationproposethatthemostnortherlysection(approx.125linearfeet)ofCapital <br />Driveremainunpaved?Itishypocriticaltoproposethatthissituationensuressafetyforthe <br />residentsoftheproposedLots1and2.Bicyclistsandpedestrianswillhaveaparticularly <br />difficulttimepassingthroughthisareaoftheprojectduringbadweatherorafterdark. <br />Theproposedcontinuedpresenceofthegravelroadforthenorthernfinal125linearfeetof <br />CapitalDr.leadingtoHendricksParkisinviolationof: <br />EC9.6815ConnectivityforStreets. <br />(1)PurposeandIntent:ThestreetconnectivitystandardsofEC9.6815(2)Street <br />ConnectivityStandardsareestablishedtoensurethatallofthefollowingaremet: <br />(e)Newstreetsaredesignedtomeettheneedsofpedestriansandcyclistsand <br />encouragewalkingorbicyclingastransportationmodes. <br />(f)Thestreetcirculationpatternprovidesconnectionstoandfromactivity <br />centerssuchasschools,commercialareas,parks,employmentcentersand <br />othermajorattractors.(Emphasisadded.) <br />TheproposedlackofpavementforthenorthernportionofCapitalDr.doesnotprovidea <br />connectiontoandfromtheactivitycenterofHendricksPark. <br />EC9.6815(2)StreetConnectivityStandards <br />(c)Theproposeddevelopmentshallincludestreetsthatextendto <br />undeveloped…landthatisadjacenttothedevelopmentsite.Thestreets <br />shallbeinlocationsthatwillenableadjoiningpropertiestoconnecttothe <br />proposeddevelopment’sstreetsystem. <br />155 <br /> <br />