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e the commission had agreed that the LTD goals were too optimistic. He said that computer modelin~ for Eugene and Springfield could occur separately. Referring to Mr. Obie s question regarding the Trip Making issue, he said the commission had chosen the household rate as a compromise between the per capita rate and the rate originally used in the T-2000 Plan and a continuation of present trip making trends which show continued increases in trip making rates. In response to a question by Mr. Obie regarding outlying industrial areas, Mr. Rutan said the commission was not assuming a total build-out of those areas and that the plan was flexible in addressing the build-out as it occurred. Councilor Bascom said she had participated in the development of the T-2000 Plan. She felt that the new plan would not be any more error-free than the original plan. However, she stressed that the original developers of the plan had been correct in assuming that bicycle facilities would be used if built. She suggested that the council adopt the per capita trip making rate and the seven percent goal for the Transit issue. In response to a question by Councilor Schue regarding the Transit goals, Mr. Viggiano said it would be difficult to determine how future factors might affect the LTD recommended goals. He felt that LTD could achieve the eight percent ridership goal if it experienced the same rate of growth through 2000 as experienced during the previous year. Councilor Holmer said it was wise to be conservative in planning pUblic works. Referring to the graph distributed by Mr. McKinley, he asked how staff could e justify the eight percent transit ridership goal in the light of past exper- ience. Mr. Reinhard said that some saturation point must exist. He said staff was unsure how long the increase in the per capita rate would continue. He commented that the Evaluation Report addressed the socia-economic changes which had created the increases in the household rate; however, he felt that any choice would be based on individual philosophy. In response to another question, he said staff was not sure whether a realistic set of assumptions could be developed. In response to a question regarding the review process, Mr. McKinley said staff hoped to review the Metro Plan Land Uses in conjunction with the T-2000 Plan during the next major update. Mr. Hansen said he viewed the Evaluation Report as a document to plan what may happen. He stressed that the City must be realistic in planning what may happen as opposed to what individuals wish to occur. He felt that the City must plan for a more mobile population in the future. He said he viewed the plan optimistically and that the City goals could be developed in another document such as the Community Goals and Policies. Ms. Bascom said she agreed with Mr. Hansen except that she had reached a different conclusion regarding trip making rates. Mr. Replinger explained that the per capita rate was six trips per day, stating that an average household of 2.7 individuals would generate a household rate of 16 trips per day. He said the household size was expected to decrease from 2.7 to 2.3 individuals over the next 20 years. Ms. Bascom said the difference between the two rates was only 15 percent. She felt that reaching for a higher transit level would not be necessary because the plan contained other errors. e She felt that the number of trips would decrease as the average age of the area population increased. She did not feel that the City would underbuild the transportation system by using the per capita rate. MINUTES--Eugene City Council September 24, 1984 Page 3