Item B: Alternative Mobility Standards

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, \.~t4'%. LCOG ~ LANE COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS , " October 9, 2006 To: Eugene City Council From: Tom Schwetz Subject: OOOT Alternative Mobility Standards Overview . Summary Memo (pages 1-4) . Attachment 1 - Overview of OOOT Mobility Standards (pages 5-6) . Attachment 2 - Excerpt from MPC presentation on Regional Congestion Overview (pages 7-18) Action Recommended: None. Information Only. Issue Summary: The Oregon Highway Plan (OHP) contains both policy language and standards for mobility on the state highway system. This set of policies and standards are used by OOOT as part of development review and in regional transportation planning in identifying system needs and priorities. Where the mobility standards cannot be met, the OHP provides for the development of Alternative Mobility Standards (AMS). Successful development of these alternative standards must satisfy specific requirements in the OHP, including the identification of local commitments to "specific actions to manage transportation demand and ensure efficient use of the capacity of the state highway system." Analysis of the current and future (2025) congestion on the state highway system within the Central Lane MPO area indicates several parts of the state system will not meet current mobility standards. Staff is currently working to establish a proposal for Alternative Mobility Standards. This proposal would be considered and adopted by both the Oregon Transportation Commission and MPC. This memo provides an overview of the effort to date. As background to the discussion, Attachment 1 provides an overview of the Highway Mobility Standards contained in the Oregon Highway Plan and the state's requirements for establishing alternative mobility standards.