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tion services to the transportation disadvantaged. The'needs of the transportation disad- vantaged are further assessed under a separate Metro-area ParaTransit Plan, the strategies and recommendations of which are consistent with the revised TransPlan and which is referenced and considered in the revised TransPlan. The ParaTransit Plan identifies and addresses the specific needs of the transportation disadvantaged population, namely those persons who are limited in meeting their transportation needs because of age, income, physical or mental disability and other conditions. Implementation of the ParaTransit Plan is carried out in coordination with implementation of the revised TransPlan through the regional Transportation Improvement Program. (B) Describes intercity bus and pas~e~ger rail service and identifies the location of terminals; Amtrak provides passenger rail service throughout the region and Greyhound is the pri- mary provider of inter-city bus service. TSI Other Modes Policy #3 is designed to sup- port improvements to the existing passenger rail station and intercity bus terminals to en- hance usability and convenience. Policy #2 supports providing rail-related iIlfrastructure improvements as part of the Cascadia High Speed Rail Corridor project, and reflects local support for improvements to the passenger rail system. The revised TransPlan Goods Movement and Intermodal Facilities Map in TransPlan Appendix A illustrates regional transportation facilities and land uses related to goods movement, depicting facilities and stations for truck, rail, air and pipeline. : " (C) For areas within an urban growth boundary which have public tran- sit service, identifies existing and planned transit trunk routes, exclu- sive transit ways, terminals and major transfer stations, major transit stops, and park-and-ride stations. Lane Transit District (L TD) provides public transit service for the region. Revisions to TransPlan, imd specifically the transit planning portion of the revised TransPlan, the Transit Policies of Chapter 2 and the future transit project list in Chapter 3, Table 2, are based on the existing and planned development of the transit ways. L TD participated in the development of the revised TransPlan, which incorporates and relies on the existing transit routes and stations. " The revised TransPlan TSI Transit Policies are designed to complement and enhance the existing L TD transit service to provide a more vrabl~ transportation alternative for a greater percentage of the population. TSI Transit Policy #3 is designed to implement traffic management strategies and other actions, where appropriate and practical, that give priority to transit and other high-occupancy vehicles. These include various traffic man- agement techniques, such as transit signal priority, bus queue jumpers and exclusive bus lanes that can improve transit travel time, reduce operating cost and make transit a more attractive transportation alternative. TSI Transit Policy #4 is designed to expand the L TD Park-and-Ride system, in order to improve access to the transit system for those who live Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 20