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The revised TransPlan goals support transportation strategies that improve the economic vitality of the region and enhance economic opportunity. The revised TransPlan policies were written to fulfill those goals and several policies directly address the importance of continued economic development of the area. The Capital Investment Actions project lists are designed to facilitate achievement of the revised TransPlan policies and objec- tives and includes projects which will provide necessary public facilities and services to allow economic development. 18. Encourage the development of transportation facilities which would improve access to industrial and commercial areas and improve freight movement ca- pabilities by implementing the policies and projects in the Eugene- Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) and the Mahlon Sweet Field Master Plan, as outlined in Chapter 8( a), "On Airport Land Use." The revisions to TransPlan include policies and provide for transportation facilities de- signed to improve access to industrial and commercial areas and assures efficient freight movement. 23. Provide for limited mixing of office, commercial, and industrial uses under procedures which clearly define the conditions under which such uses shall be permitted and which: (a) preserve the suitability of the affected areas for their primary uses; (b) assure compatibility; and (c) consider the potential for increased traffic congestion. The revised TransPlan develops the nodal development strategy (Land Use Policies # 1, #2 and #5). These policies provide for the development of conditions under which the mixing of office, commercial and industrial uses shall be permitted and still assure com- patibility. TSI Roadway Policy #2 and TDM Policy #3 recognize the possibility of in- creased traffic congestion and develop policies to deal with that issue. 28. Recognize the vital role of neighborhood commercial facilities in providing services and goods to a particular neighborhood. The revised TransPlan nodal development strategy (Land Use Policies #1 and #2) recog- nizes the vital role of neighborhood commercial facilities and seeks to implement nodal development strategies to help the region address important transportation issues. 29. Encourage the expansion or redevelopment of existing neighborhood com- mercial facilities as surrounding residential densities increase or as the char- acteristics of the support population change. The revised TransPlan nodal developmenfstrategy (Land Use Policies #1 and #2) en- courages the redevelopment and expansion of existing neighborhood commercial facili- Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 46