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Draft 9/29/14 30.Metropolitan area: Generally, an area that includes and surrounds a city or group of cities. The Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area is the area within the Metro PlanPlan Boundary (Plan Boundary). 31.Mixed use: A building, project or area of development that contains at least two different land uses such as housing, retail, and office uses. 32.Mode: The transportation system used to make a trip, such as automobile, transit, pedestrian, bicycle, or paratransit. 33.Nodal development (node): Nodal development is a mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly land use pattern that seeks to increase concentrations of population and employment in well- defined areas with good transit service, a mix of diverse and compatible land uses, and public and private improvements designed to be pedestrian and transit oriented. Fundamental characteristics of nodal development require: Design elements that support pedestrian environments and encourage transit use, walking and bicycling; A transit stop which is within walking distance (generally ¼ mile) of anywhere in the node); Mixed uses so that services are available within walking distance; Public spaces, such as parks, public and private open space, and public facilities, that can be reached without driving; and A mix of housing types and residential densities that achieve an overall net density of at least 12 units per net acre. Nodal developments will vary in the amount, type, and orientation of commercial, civic, and employment uses; target commercial floor area ratios; size of building; and the amount and types of residential uses. 34.Objective: An attainable target that the community attempts to reach in striving to meet a goal. An objective may also be considered as an intermediate point that will help fulfill the overall goal. 35.Paratransit: The various types of ride sharing programs such as carpooling, vanpooling, taxi service, and subscription bus service. 36.Policy: A statement adopted as part of the Metro Plan or other plans to provide a specific course of action moving the community toward attainment of its goals. 37.Public facility projects: Public facility project lists and maps adopted as part of the Metro Plan are defined as follows: a.Water: Source, reservoirs, pump stations, and primary distribution systems. Primary distribution systems are transmission lines 12 inches or larger for V-4