obviousdangertotravelingpublic,residentsandwouldobviouslyhinderemergency <br />access.” <br />TheproposedCHPUDwillnothaveacceptableEmergencyAccessandwillbeathreattopublic <br />healthandsafety.Thiswillbediscussedfurtherin EC9.8320(6). <br />TheCapitalHillPUDApplicationdoesnotsatisfyEC9.6820andthereforefailsCriterion5 <br />andshouldbedenied. <br />#### <br />EC9.6845SpecialSafetyRequirements.Exceptforapplicationsproposingneededhousing, <br />wherenecessarytoinsuresafety,reducetraffichazardsandpromotethewelfareofthe <br />generalpublic,pedestrians,bicyclistsandresidentsofthesubjectarea,theplanning <br />directororpublicworksdirectormayrequirethatlocalstreetsandalleysbedesignedto <br />discouragetheirusebynon-localmotorvehicletrafficandencouragetheirusebylocal <br />motorvehicletraffic,pedestrians,bicyclists,andresidentsofthearea. <br />TheApplicationstates(p.44of67):“CyclistsandpedestrianscurrentlyuseCapitalDriveto <br />connecttothetrailsinHendricksPark.”TheCHPUDResponseGroupagreeswiththis <br />statementandwouldliketoemphasizethatmanycyclists,runners,pedestrians,skateboarders, <br />andhighschoolandUniversityofOregontrackteammembersusetheCapitalDr./SpringBlvd. <br />routetoaccesstherecreationareaofHendricksParkandtheRibbonTrail.TheCHPUDsiteis <br />justabovetheUniversity;whenschoolisinsessionthistrafficofexercisers,athletes,and <br />pedestriansincreasesdramatically. <br />Sharingthenarrow,steep,windingroadswithvehiclesisalreadydangerous.Withtheadditional <br />trafficexpectedduringconstructionandsecondarytotheincreasednumberofresidentsinthe <br />proposedCHPUD,adangeroussituationcouldveryquicklybecometragic.TheproposedPUD <br />veryclearlypresentsathreattothepublichealthandsafetyforallwhousetheroutestothe <br />proposedPUDsite.Furthermore,theSaberianreportadds(AttachmentK,p.23of30): <br />“CityofEugenestandardsrequireatleastasidewalkononesidesothatpedestrians, <br />includingwheelchairusers,visualandhearingimpairedindividuals,arenotforcedto <br />walkorrollinthesamelanethatvehiclesuse.Inaddition,the“pullover”laneisnot <br />intendedorallowedtoprovidesomesortofescapezoneforpedestrianstomoveoutof <br />thepathofanoncomingvehicle.Itiscriticaltonotethatsidewalksarerequiredto <br />provideseparationofpedestrians.” <br />62 <br /> <br />