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Draft 9/29/14 Transportation System Improvements: Transit Findings 27. The 1990 Census reported that about 10 percent of all households in the Eugene- Springfield area did not own a vehicle. 28. Transit services are particularly important to the transportation disadvantaged population: persons who are limited in meeting their travel needs because of age, income, location, physical or mental disability, or other reasons. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires fixed-route systems like Lane Transit District’s (LTD) to provide a comparable level of service to the elderly and persons with disabilities who are unable to successfully use the local bus service. LTD’s Americans with Disabilities Act Paratransit Plan, 1994-1995 Update (January 18, 1995) was found to be in full compliance with the ADA by the Federal Transit Administration. 29. The role of urban public transit in meeting trip needs has increased within the metropolitan area since 1970. In 1971, there were 2,260 LTD passenger trips on a weekday and, in 1995, ridership had increased to 20,000 per day, or 1.8 percent of all metropolitan trips. The Regional Travel Forecasting Modelforecasts transit use to increase to 2.7 percent of trips by 2015 with proposed TransPlan projects and policy implementation. 30.The Urban Rail Feasibility Study Eugene/Springfield Area (July 1995) concluded that projected 2015 ridership for an urban rail system was too low to be competitive with other cities seeking federal rail transit funding; and that BRT could significantly improve transit service for substantially less capital investment and lower operational costs than urban rail. 31.OHP policy supports investment in Park-and-Ride facilities as a cost-effective means to increase the efficient use of the existing transportation system. Policies F.18 Improve transit service and facilities to increase the system’s accessibility, attractiveness, and convenience for allusers, including the transportation disadvantaged population. F.19 Establish a BRT system composed of frequent, fast transit service along major corridors and neighborhood feeder service that connects with the corridor service and with activity centers, if the system is shown to increase transit mode split along BRT corridors, if local governments demonstrate support, and if financing for the system is feasible. F.20 Implement traffic management strategies and other actions, where appropriate and practical, that give priority to transit and other high occupancy vehicles. F.21 Expand the Park-and-Ride system within the metropolitan area and nearby communities. III-F-9