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improve bicycle users safety in a given corridor. As such, they are the key additions to the bikeway system that support nodal development and an increase in the use of this al- ternative mode. C. Analvsis The assessment of compliance below focuses on the five objectives listed in the TPR. TPR Obiective A: Achieving the alternative standard will result in a reduction in re- liance on automobiles. The draft plan's performance on this objective can be measured using the Travel Re- sponse performance measures. In general, the travel response described below relies on implementation of the nodal development, Bus Rapid Transit, and expanded TDM strate- gies set forth in TransPlan, and the Priority Bikeway Miles. Reduced reliance on the auto is indicated in the forecasted 18 percent increase in the Per- cent Non-Auto Trips, a measure of the relative proportion of trips occurring by alternative modes. This increase is particularly significant when compared to the 2015 Trend Sce- nario which indicates an 11 percent decrease without implementation of the plan. An in- crease in the percent of the region's trips taken by alternative modes is a direct measure of reduced reliance on the auto. An increase indicates that improvements made to alter- native modes have been successful in attracting more people to use those alternatives for some trips. Percent Non-Auto Trips is a good measure of the cumulative effect of the implementation of all of TransPlan' s key strategies. The Percent Transit Mode Share on Congested Corridors measure also directly indicates reduced reliance on the automobile. The target of increasing transit mode share on the congested corridors by 72 percent over the 1995 base is a significant shift in reliance on the automobile. The fact that this target specifically calls for reduced reliance on the automobile 'in the areas of greatest congestion is also of significance. By doing so, the measure targets reduced reliance on the automobile in those areas where the impact will be the greatest. TPR Obiective B: Achieving the alternative standard will accomplish a significant increase in the availability or convenience of alternative modes of transportation. The draft plan's performance on this objective can be measured using Plan Implementa- tion and other measures. These measures reflect the implementation effort made by the adopting agencies in nodal development, TDM, and alternative modes improvements (e.g., additional Priority Bikeway miles, etc.). The additional 74 miles of Priority Bikeway Miles proposed in TransPlan represents a 58 percent increase in total bikeway miles. Thi,s is,part of TransPlan's overall planned in- crease in total bikeway miles of 104 percent. An increase in bikeway miles is a direct Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 32