Livemove Bydesign 2019 Report University Street
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LiveMove ByDesign 2019 Report University Street i Acknowledgements Thank you to everyone who supported the development of the 2019 LiveMove ByDesign Project: University Street. It would have been impossible to complete this research and provide recommendations without the commitment and advocacy of several community partners, university leaders, and student support: Community Partners: • Better Eugene-Springfield Transportation (BEST) • City of Eugene Planning and Development • Center for Alternative Transportation (CAT) • PeaceHealth BikeShare • National Institute for Transportation and Communities University Leaders: • Sustainable Cities Institute • Especially SCI Fiscal and Office Manager, Marsha Gravesen • School of Planning, Public Policy, and Management • Especially faculty members Dr. Anne Brown and Dr. Marc Schlossberg • UO Transportation Services • UO Campus Planning and Facilities Management • UO Outdoor Program • UO Student Recreation Center • UO University Housing ii 2019 LiveMove ByDesign Team Corrie Parrish, President Karen Mason, Vice President Miranda Menard Hannu, Community Outreach Coordinator Finley Heeb, Speaker Series Coordinator Maddy Reznick, Speaker Series Coordinator ~~~~ Eric Burdette Zack Luckin Catherine Rohan Carmela Sambo Lexi Smaldone RJ Theofield iii Land Acknowledgement The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Following treaties between 1851 and 1855, Kalapuya people were dispossessed of their indigenous homeland by the United States Government and forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, descendants are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon, and continue to make important contributions in their communities, at UO, and across the land we now refer to as Oregon. We are humbled as a student organization to develop a transportation plan that honors this history, and helps the University grow towards a more inclusive environment for all transportation needs. Table of Contents Acknowledgements................................................................................................................... i-iii Chapter One: Introduction, Purpose & Vision, and Community Context ......................................2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Purpose and Vision ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Community Context ............................................................................................................................................................................. 5 University Street: A Blast to the Past ................................................................................................................................................ 6 University Street: Present Day ........................................................................................................................................................... 8 Pedestrian Use ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Bike (and other wheels) Use ............................................................................................................................................................. 11 Parking Use .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter Two: Community Engagement Strategies ......................................................................14 Campus-wide Survey .............................................................................................................................................................................16 PARKing Day and other Tabling Events ............................................................................................................................................ 17 UO Stakeholder Charrette ................................................................................................................................................................... 18 Chapter Three: Research Methods and Data Findings.................................................................20 Research Methods ..................................................................................................................................................................................21 Data Findings ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23 People and Intersection Counts ........................................................................................................................................................ 24 Speed Count ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 Campus-wide Survey ......................................................................................................................................................................... 29 UO Stakeholder Charrette................................................................................................................................................................. 32 Chapter Four: Proposed Design Recommendations, Further Considerations, & Conclusion .........34 Immediate Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................ 36 Short-term Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................ 38 Long-term Recommendations ............................................................................................................................................................ 39 Further Considerations and Conclsuion ............................................................................................................................................ 40 Appendix A: Survey Questions and Responses ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 42 Appendix B: People and Intersection Count Forms and Data, and Speed Count Data ............................................................................................................................................................... 48 Appendix C: Site Plan Views and References ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58 1 2 Chapter 1 Introduction, Purpose & Vision, and Community Context 3 Introduction Livemove is a student-led transportation and livability group that seeks to bring light to transportation access and equity issues affecting the University of Oregon (UO) campus and the Eugene/Springfield region. Our mission is to promote healthy, sustainable communities by integrating transportation and livability through collaboration, education, research and outreach. Each year, the group collaborates to complete an annual “ByDesign” project. ByDesign projects can be either community or campus-based. Past ByDesign projects in which student recommendations were included the the implementation of the street redesign include projects such as the cycletracks built on Alder Street and 13th Avenue. This year the LiveMove team chose to focus their attention on improving traffic conditions on the on-campus portion of University Street between Johnson Avenue and 18th Avenue, which is the southern gateway of the UO campus. When this report refers to University Street, this is the defined project boundary LiveMove researched and collected data for. The portion of University Street connecting Johnson Avenue to 13th Street is included in a recent redesign of 13th Street, and therefore was not included in the project boundary. This street feeds into the heart of campus and remains one of the few locations with parking left. Currently, the University has been plagued with vehicle congestion and has not been conducive to safe transportation for all modes. University Street, in particular, creates a car-dominated space that is unwelcoming and unsafe for all modes of travel. Students, faculty, staff, and community members note feeling unsafe on bike and foot, as well as an increasing frequency of bike and car collisions from a lack of clear designation on the roads. This report includes data gathered from several community outreach and events. Throughout the planning process LiveMove members placed an emphasis on collecting community member feedback, accounting for