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foot. The main purpose of these projects, as required by OAR 660-0 12-0020(2)(b), is to reconstruct them to be consistent with their functional classification; accommodate per- sonal vehicles and public transit; and provide safe and convenient bike and pedestrian circulation. In each of these instances TransPlan calls for curbs, sidewalks and bikes lanes, which is the typical design for urban streets. The provisions of OAR 660-12-0065 identify the types of improvements that are consistent with Statewide Planning Goals 3, 4, 11 and 14. This section of the Transportation Planning Rule does not prohibit or re- strict these types of improvements on the rural side of the street; therefore the issue of whether these roads will be used by urban or rural motorists becomes moot. The pro- posed road design lends itself to both categories of users, and in either context the pro- posed improvements are permitted by the Transportation Planning Rule. F or each of these projects, the decision to install curbs and sidewalks on the rural side of the street will be made during the project design phase. Regardless of the decision, the projects comply with the Transportation Planning Rule. Roadway improvement projects 66 (Jasper Road Extension), 297 (Bloomberg Connec- tor), 485 (Greenhill Road, Barger Drive to AirpoitRoad), 486 (Greenhill Road, north boundary of the airport to Airport Road), 554 (Wilkes Drive), and 625 (Coburg Road) extend beyond the UGB to some degree. Project 66 (Jasper Road Extension) is a new road within the Springfield UGB that requires a short realignment of Jasper Road outside the UGB. Project 297 (Bloomberg Connector) is a realignment ofa portion of McVay Highway north of the 30th Avenue interchange. Project 485 (Greenhill Road, Barger Drive to Airport Road) upgrades a substandard portion of Greenhill Road to meet the re- quirements of OAR 660-0 12-0020(2)(b). Project 486 (Greenhill Road, north of airport boundary to Airport Road) is a realignment of another segment of Greenhill Road neces- sitated by safety improvements to the EugerieAifport. Project 554 (Wilkes Drive) im- proves a short segment of Wilkes Drive east of the UGB. Project 625 (Coburg Road) up- grades the segment of Coburg Road leading .to Annitage State Park from the south to meet the requirements of OAR 660-012-0020(~)(l>). ;In each of these instances, the pro- posed work is not only permitted by the Transportation Planning Rule; it is consistent with the intent of the rule to upgrade roads to agency standards. These findings and the documents and evidence developed in support of the revisions to TransPlan and the Metro Plan amendments demonstrate compliance with Goal 2. Goal 3: Agricultural Lands: To preserve and maintain agricultural lands. No Plan policies or Plan diagram designations for agficulturallands are changed by the revisions to TransPlan or the Metro Plan amendments. Projects that are projected to im- pact agricultural lands have been previous'lya~knowledged or are allowed by the Goal 3 and Goal 12 rules as explained more fully in the findings under Goal 2, above. There- fore, the revisions to TransPlan and the Metro Plan amendments comply with Goal 3. Goal 4-Forest Lands: To conserve forest lands by maintaining the forest land base and Exhibit C Findings in Support of the Adoption of TransPlan 9