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<br />26. The OHP establishes performance standards for all state highways in Oregon. OAR 660- <br />012-0015 requires coordination of transportation system plans with the state. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />F -14. Address the mobility and safety needs of motorists, transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians, <br />and the needs of emergency vehicles when planning and constructing roadway system <br />improvements. <br /> <br />F -15. Motor vehicle level of service policy: <br /> <br />1. Use motor vehicle level of service standards to maintain acceptable and reliable <br />performance on the roadway system. These standards shall be used for: <br /> <br />a) Identifying capacity deficiencies on the roadway system. <br /> <br />b) Evaluating the impacts on roadways of amendments to transportation <br />plans, acknowledged comprehensive plans and land-use regulations, <br />pursuant to the TPR (OAR 660-12-0060). <br /> <br />c) Evaluating development applications for consistency with the land-use <br />regulations of the applicable local government jurisdiction. <br /> <br />2. Acceptable and reliable performance is defined by the following levels of service <br />under peak hour traffic conditions: Level of Service E within Eugene's Central <br />Area Transportation Study (CATS) area, and Level of Service D elsewhere. <br /> <br />3. Performance standards from the OHP shall be applied on state facilities in the <br />Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. <br /> <br />In some cases, the level of service on a facility may be substandard. The local <br />govermi1ent jurisdiction may find that transportation system improvements to bring . <br />performance up to' standard within the planning horizon may not be feasible, and safety <br />will not be compromised, and broader community goals would be better served by <br />allowing a substandard level of service. The limitation on the feasibility of a <br />transportation system improvement may arise from severe constraints including but not <br />limit to environmental conditions, lack of public agency financial resources, or land use <br />constraint factors. It is not the intent of Policy F -15: Motor Vehicle Level of Service to <br />require deferral of development in such cases. The intent is to defer motor vehicle <br />capacity increasing transportation system improvements until existing constraints can be <br />overcome or develop an alternative mix of strategies (such as: land use measures, roM, <br />short-term safety improvements) to address the problem. <br /> <br />F -16. Promote or develop a regional roadway system that meets combined needs for travel <br />through, within, and outside the region. <br /> <br />Exhibit A <br />Metro Plan Text Amendments <br /> <br />8 <br />