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Based on "slowing traffic" and creating a full sidewalk to increase "walkability," staff supported, and the Crest Drive Community Team recommended a fatal mistake that City Council approved -- reducing the pavement width below the adopted, minimum city street standard of 20 feet. 

Instead Crest Drive is the sole two-way street in the city that has 9-foot travel lanes.

The _minimum_ standard for a fire truck or other emergency vehicle is 10 feet. The Eugene Fire Code, which is based on the International Fire Code, _requires_ a "Fire Apparatus Access Lane" that has a minimum 20-foot wide pavement with a surface that can support 80,000 pounds.

I'm willing to bet that Gardner didn't manage the CDSD project so that all residents understood the critical need for Crest Drive to maintain a 20-foot wide pavement.
 
So, "walkability," the same abstract concept being used to justify the _staff_ proposal for the (now killed) SW-SAZ, requires on-the-ground facts, not new age hype.