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of the adoption of a plan as required by OAR 660-012-055(1); (b) [applies to Portland] (c) Through subsequent planning efforts, an additional 5 percent reduction within 30 years of adoption of a plan as required by OAR 660-012-0055(1). OAR 660-012-0035(5): The Commission may authorize metropolitan areas to use alternative standards in place of the VMT reduction standard in 0035(4) .to demon- strate progress towards achieving reduced automobile reliance As required to meet OAR 660-012-0035(5), the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area submitted a proposal to the Department of Land Conservation and Development for the use of alternative performance measures demonstrating TransPlan's ability to reduce reli- ance on the auto. In May 2001, the Land Conservation and Development Commission adopted Commission Order 01-LCDC-24 approving an alternative standard for the Eugene-Springfield area. TransPlan Chapter 4, Part 3 details the development of the al- ternative standards. The measures comprising the standard, 2005 and 2010 benchmarks and 2015 targets for each measure are provided in Table 7 of that chapter. TransPlan Ap- pendix G is the May 2001 LCDC order approving the alternative standard. The findings . prepared for the proposal to LCDC are reproduced below. Elements of TransPlan Directlv Contributing to Reduced Reliance on the Auto: Achieving a reduction in automobile reliance is dependent on the success of implement- ing the following key elements of TransPlan and the degree to which each option is de- veloped. As mentioned above, four key elements identified by TransPlan policy officials include Nodal Development, Bus Rapid Transit, Transportation Demand Management and Priority Bikeway Miles. The diagram to the left depicts the synergistic relationship that exists between each of the pro- poseq elements and their combined ability to reduce automobile dependency. The effect of comblmng TSI, TDM and Land Use policies, programs and services is relative to the degree in which auto dependency is diminished. As residential, retail and commercial densities increase in specific areas, urban design features Mixed Uses & Density Design can be implemented that give more emphasis to Elements of Nodal Development the mobility of pedestrian, bicycle and transit modes. The addition of parking constraints within a limited area, further affects the use of the automobile. Connecting nodal developments with a fixed, frequent transit service, provides competition for similar trips that would have originally been made using an automobile. Through TDM, providing comprehensive information about alternative transportation programs, services and facilities to residents and employees in nodal de- Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 30