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Exhibit C FINDINGS IN SUPPORT OF THE ADOPTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN. , AMENDMENTS TO MAINTAIN THE CONSISTENCY OF THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD METROPOLITAN AREA GENERAL PLAN; AND REVISIONS TO THE EUGENE-SPRINGFIELD TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PLAN INTRODUCTION In the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area, land use and transportation planning begins at the regional level. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan (Metro Plan) is the acknowledged comprehensive plan for the cities of Eugene and Springfield and unincorporated areas of Lane County within the Metro Plan boundary. Originally acknowledged by the Land Conservation and Development Commission in 1982, the Metro Plan is currently undergoing its second periodic review. The Metro Plan is a framework plan, and is supplemented by more detailed refinement plans. In the Eugene- Springfield metropolitan area, refinement plans include functional plans, special area studies and neighborhood plans. The transportation system plan for the Eugene- Springfield metropolitan area (TransPlan) was adopted by Eugene, Springfield and Lane County in 1986 as a refmement plan to the Metro Plan and this update of TransPlan was initiated by the elected officials in 1992. In turn, TransPlan as a regional refinement plan to the Metro Plan may be supplemented by plans specific to the Eugene or Springfield urban areas, such as the Eugene Local Street Plan and Springfield Bicycle Plan. In the context of these actions adopting revisions to TransPlan and amendments to the Metro Plan, the term "refinement plan" is used to refer to a plan adopted as a refinement to the Metro Plan rather than the Transportation Planning Rule (OAR 660, Division 12) defini- tion of "refmement plan" as a specific type of amendment to a transportation system plan. The Lane Council of Governments (LCOG) is the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) designated by the Governor to coordinate transportation planning within the Eugene-Springfield urbanized area. Eugene-Springfield is one of four Oregon metro- politan areas subject to state and federal require:ments for MPOs. LCOG has prepared the TransPlan update with staff support from Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and Lane Transit District (LTD). Other agencies involved in the planning process include the Ore- gon Department of Transportation (ODOT), the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority (LRAPA), Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD), Federal Highway Administration (FHW A), and the Federal Transit Agency (FT A). Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan