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Promote connections between modes of transportation to make each mode more efficient, <br /> <br />such as by connecting bicycle routes and bus, train, and airport services to each other; and <br />. <br />Coordinate improvements to complement and improve the systems proposed in the <br /> <br />Eugene Trails Plan and connections to regional trails. <br />The amendments do not alter compliance with, and are consistent with, the Parks and Recreation <br />Facilities Element of the Metro Plan. <br /> <br />I. Historic Preservation Element <br /> <br />This Element of the Metro Plan is written to preserve historic structures in the Metro area. There are <br />no transportation specific Historic preservation Element policies in the Metro Plan that directly relate <br />to the 2035 Eugene Transportation System Plan. However, individual projects in the TSP that use <br />Federal funding must go through a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process during project <br />development. The NEPA process includes requirements for historic preservation that the City will <br />adhere to. <br /> <br />The proposed amendments are consistent with this Metro Plan Element. <br /> <br />J. Energy Element <br /> <br />The Energy Element of the Metro Plan deals with the conservation and efficient use of energy in the <br />metropolitan area and is meant to provide a long-range guide to energy-related decisions concerning <br />physical development and land uses. <br /> <br />The Energy Element of the Metro Plan contains the following relevant policies related to the Eugene <br />2035 TSP: <br /> <br />J.2 Carefully control, through the use of operating techniques and other methods, energy related actions, <br />such as automobile use, in order to minimize adverse air quality impacts. Trade-offs between air quality <br />and energy actions shall be made with the best possible understanding of how one process affects the <br />other. <br /> <br />J.7 Encourage medium- and high-density residential uses when balanced with other planning policies in <br />order to maximize the efficient utilization of all forms of energy. The greatest energy savings can be <br />made in the areas of space heating and cooling and transportation. For example, the highest relative <br />densities of residential development shall be concentrated to the greatest extent possible in areas that <br />are or can be well served by mass transit, paratransit, and foot and bicycle paths. <br /> <br />J.8 Commercial, residential, and recreational land uses shall be integrated to the greatest extent possible, <br />balanced with all planning policies to reduce travel distances, optimize reuse of waste heat, and optimize <br />potential on-site energy generation. <br /> <br />The Eugene 2035 TSP contains goals and polices that support these Energy Element policies. These <br />include, but are not limited to: <br />Exhibit A to an Ordinance Concerning Long Range Transportation Planning <br />Page 61 of 63 <br /> <br />