Additional PublicTestimony submitted 3-21-18

Attachment C I also attest that I was a witness and took the photos of an incident demonstrating the impediments toAttachment B emergency response along the narrow neighborhood streets. On July 19, 2017, at about 10:30 am, some residents at 2350 and 2360 Spring Blvd. noticed that Eugene Fire truck #13, from the local University Station on Agate Street and E. 17th Avenue, was stopped in front of our houses in the middle of Spring Boulevard. Then it was being directed by one of the crew to back down Spring Boulevard until it could be turned around at the intersection with Fairmount Boulevard (See photos attached). The reason that Fire Truck #13 had to stop was that a Sampac trash truck, one of their smallest rigs in use, was making its every-Wednesday rounds. There was no way the two large vehicles could pass each other. Now consider what would happen in an emergency. Suppose there were a growing brush or house fire up the hill, even in the proposed CHPUD. And people began evacuating down the hill - from all the narrow roads above the five-way intersection - where backups in all directions would result from trying to merge onto Spring Boulevard. At the same time emergency vehicles would be trying to respond up the same and only primary feeder roads of Spring Boulevard and Capital Drive. This may not be only a hypothetical. Consider that during the summer of 2017, nobody expected as many deadly, destructive fires in Northern California, in Washington, or in Oregon locations, such as the Gorge, Central Oregon, McKenzie River, where evacuations were ordered. Description of Road Network. From the beginning of Spring Boulevard at the northwest intersection with Fairmount Boulevard, up the hill to the northeast five-way intersection, Spring Boulevard is just under one-half of a mile. There are no dedicated city sidewalks, although there are concrete curbs. The roadway width, curb to curb, across from my house is 18 1% feet. This is the average width of this primary connector that carries almost all the traffic up and down, to and from, at least 112 residences along Spring Boulevard to the five-way intersection and all the roads above, including Capital Drive. It seems an ironic vestige of history that Spring is labeled a "Boulevard." A negligible amount of traffic might use the continuation of Spring Boulevard from that intersection to 27th Avenue. However, this approximately 450-foot segment has no curbs with pavement limited to 11- 12 feet wide at one blind curve, such that one of two vehicles approaching from opposite directions must pull off into private property to allow the other to pass. Consequently, large and oversized trucks and equipment would not be able to use this route to the proposed PUD. Thus, it is an indisputable fact that feeder function of Spring Boulevard will carry all commercial construction and maintenance vehicles, plus almost all personal traffic for Capital Drive, Malabar, Madrone, Cresta de Ruta, and the several dead ends and cul-de-sacs, plus all new traffic for construction and residents of the proposed PUD, which requests at least 3 ) 1 -35 new dwellings. Spring Boulevard is the only direct, efficient route to/from the proposed PUD. Safety. The narrow roadway of Spring Boulevard, with four blind, sharp curves, makes it difficult for vehicles larger than ordinary cars and small trucks to pass easily as they approach each other. In addition, given the steep grade with a straight stretch, much vehicular traffic tends to move fast, especially down hill. Posted speeds of 10 and 20 mph are easily ignored. Since Spring Boulevard was repaved in summer 2016, traffic now moves smoothly, but faster. I'd say speeds commonly range from 25 to 35 mph. Yet this road must be shared by bikes, motorcycles, and pedestrians. Over the years, there has been an increase in people walking dogs, sightseers, runners, students walking to school - some escorted by adults. There has been an increase in commercial delivery and maintenance vehicles, which must park in one lane, since almost all the lots along Spring Boulevard do not have parking areas to accommodate such vehicles, for example landscapers with trucks and trailers. Pedestrians who are not familiar with the blind curves often walk in ways that obscure them from traffic that approaches from behind them. Most of the north side of Spring Boulevard is steep hillside that slopes directly to Page 109