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communities with compact urban designs that incorporate a transportation network of arterials and collectors will reduce traffic impacts on state highways, postponing the need for investments in capacity-increasing projects. 22. OHP policy supports investment in facilities that improve intermodallinkages as a cost- effective means to increase the efficient use of the existing transportation system. 23. Current literature and research speaks to the relationship between street design and travel behavior, finding that neighborhood impacts, such as through-traffic and speeding on neighborhood streets, are affected by street design. F or example, research by Richard Dowling and Steven Colman reported in the article, Effects Of Increased Highway Capacity: Results of a Household Travel Behavior Survey (1998) found that drivers' number one preferred response to congestion was to fmd a faster route if the current one becomes congested; and Calthorpe and Duany/Platter-Zybecks and Anton Nelleson have found that the layout and design of buildings and streets will influence user behavior and that streets can be designed to reduce traveI'speeds and reduce cut-through trips. Policies F -9 Adopt by reference, as part of the Metro Plan, the 20- Year Capital Investment Actions project lists contained in TransPlan. Project timing and estimated costs are not adopted as policy. F -10. Protect and manage existing and future transportation infrastructure. F -11. Develop or promote intermodallinkages for connectivity and ease of transfer among all transportation modes. F -12. Preserve corridors, such as rail rights-of-way, private roads, and easements of regional significance, that are identified for future transportation-related uses. F -13. Support transportation strategies that enhance neighborhood livability. Transportation System Improvements: Roadways Findings 24. The Regional Travel Forecasting Model forecasted increased traffic congestion on roadways over the next 20 years, ranging from almost two to over four times the existing congestion levels. 25. Level of service (LOS) standards are a nationally accepted means for measuring the performance of roadway facilities. LOS analysis methods are standardized through the Transportation Research Board's Highway Capacity Manual. Exhibit A Metro Plan Text Amendments 7