Item A: Updates on Transportation System Plan and Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan

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TSP Coordination with Other Projects. There are a myriad of local and regional planning activities that affect or will be affected by the Eugene Transportation System Plan, including:  Envision Eugene  Eugene Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan  Lane Transit District (LTD) Long-Range Transit Plan  Regional Transportation Options Plan  Springfield Transportation System Plan  Eugene Climate and Energy Action Plan  Beltline Highway Facility Plan  EmX planning  Eugene Airport Master Plan  Regional Transportation System Plan  Regional Transportation Plan  West 11th Avenue Transportation Corridor Study The Transportation System Plan will be enriched by utilizing the public involvement and input from these other activities. In fact, some of these other plans will provide policy direction and implementation strategies that can be integrated directly into the Transportation System Plan. Examples include goals and policies that will emerge from the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, LTD’s long-range transit plan, the Regional Transportation Option Plan, and the recently adopted Airport Master Plan. Recommendations from other recent proposals, such as the West Eugene Collaborative and the Climate and Energy Action Plan, can be reviewed through the transportation plan. And, importantly, Eugene’s transportation planning will benefit from the extensive community outreach and growth scenario that will result from the Envision Eugene process. In terms of public involvement, ODOT’s funding for the Transportation System Plan allows for a department advisory committee, stakeholder interviews, several public open houses or workshops, and a project website (www.EugeneTSP.com) that will host public surveys and an interactive map. To help explain transportation planning to the general public and alleviate confusion among these many projects, an integrated regional internet presence will be provided through the Regional Transportation System Plan update. When complete, the websites for the federal and state- required regional transportation plans, Eugene and Springfield’s local Transportation System Plans, LTD’s long-range transit plan, and the Regional Transportation Options Plan will be integrated so that visitors can enter through any one of the sites and easily navigate between them. The websites will be maintained by the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) after the local transportation planning is completed. Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan. Closely tied to and immediately preceding initiation of the TSP update, Eugene’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan will provide policy and project recommendations related to walking and bicycling needs now and into the foreseeable future. The update of Eugene’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan began in June of 2010, and is on track to be completed in the summer of 2011. The Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan is funded through a Federal (SAFETEA-LU) grant provided by Oregon’s Transportation and Growth Management (TGM) program. Approximately 80 percent of awarded funding is allocated to the project consultant team and 20 percent towards Z:\CMO\2010 Council Agendas\M101027\S101027A.doc