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25. Level of service (LOS) standards are a nationally accepted means for measuring the <br /> performance of roadway facilities. LOS analysis methods are standardized through the <br /> Transportation Research Board's Highway Capacity Manual. <br /> <br />26. The OHP establishes performance standards for all state highways in Oregon. OAR 660- <br /> 012-0015 requires coordination of transportation system plans with the state. <br /> <br />Policies <br /> <br />F.14 Address the mobility and safety needs of motorists, transit users, bicyclists, pedestrians, <br /> and the needs of emergency vehicles when planning and constructing roadway system <br /> improvements. <br /> <br />F.15 Motor vehicle level of service policy: <br /> <br /> a. Use motor vehicle level of service standards to maintain acceptable and reliable <br /> performance on the roadway system. These standards shall be used for: <br /> <br /> (1) Identifying capacity deficiencies on the roadway system. <br /> <br /> (2) Evaluating the impacts on roadways of amendments to transportation <br /> plans, acknowledged comprehensive plans and land-use regulations, <br /> pursuant to the TPR (OAR 660-012-0060). <br /> <br /> (3) Evaluating development applications for consistency with the land-use <br /> regulations of the applicable local government jurisdiction. <br /> <br /> b. Acceptable and reliable performance is defined by the following levels of service <br /> under peak hour traffic conditions: LOS E within Eugene's Central Area <br /> Transportation Study (CATS) area, and LOS D elsewhere. <br /> <br /> c. Performance standards from the OHP shall be applied on state facilities in the <br /> Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area. <br /> <br /> In some cases, the level of service on a facility may be substandard. The local <br /> government jurisdiction may find that transportation system improvements to bring <br /> performance up to standard within the planning horizon may not be feasible, and safety <br /> will not be compromised, and broader community goals would be better served by <br /> allowing a substandard level of service. The limitation on the feasibility of a <br /> transportation system improvement may arise from severe constraints, including but not <br /> limited to environmental conditions, lack of public agency financial resources, or land <br /> use constraint factors. It is not the intent of TSI Roadway Policy #2: Motor Vehicle <br /> Level of Service to require deferral of development in such cases. The intent is to defer <br /> motor vehicle capacity increasing transportation system improvements until existing <br /> constraints can be overcome or develop an alternative mix of strategies (such as: land <br /> use measures, TDM, short-term safety improvements) to address the problem. <br /> <br /> III-F-8 <br /> <br /> <br />