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<br />Alternative Mobility Standards Overview to Eugene Council <br /> <br />'Good' and 'Bad' Conqestion: A Useful Framework for Oiscussion <br />Balancing these interests requires consideration of a combination of factors including: <br />. increasing congestion, <br />. extremely limited resources, and <br />. an expressed desire on the part of the region to pursue a balanced and <br />integrated land use-transportation strategy. <br /> <br />This complicates the use of mobility standards in establishing mobility performance <br />expectations on state facilities. Where the region is achieving desired land use <br />patterns (e.g., nodal development and other forms of mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly <br />land uses), transportation and the adjoining land uses may be 'conqestion-tolerant'. In <br />these cases, mobility standards are a lower priority and accepting more congestion <br />may be the appropriate policy response. <br /> <br />Where significant concentrations of through trips and freight-related trips exist, the <br />transportation facilities can be characterized as 'mobilitv-dependent'. In these cases, it <br />may be important to maintain the existing mobility standard, thus retaining the value of <br />a facility's capacity to facilitate freight and through traffic movement. <br /> <br />In this framework, congestion can be viewed as 'Good' or 'Bad' depending on a <br />facility's surrounding land uses and the types of trips using that facility. The table <br />below provides more information on this concept: <br /> <br />Comparison of Congestion-Tolerant and Mobility-Dependent <br />land Uses and Facilities <br /> <br />Congestion Tolerant land <br />Use/Facility <br />Congestion-tolerant land uses <br />provide a high value-to-volume, <br />for example, high density, high- <br />end retail, or various services <br />(restaurants, professional <br />services, etc). <br />Effects of lower Standard Transportation costs are a small <br />(i.e., more congestion) part of the business's cost <br />structure. Congestion is a sign of <br />a more vibrant business <br />envi ron ment. <br />Reduce modal conflicts (auto- <br />pedestrian, auto-bike, auto- <br />transit); enhance alternative <br />mode infrastructure in area. <br />. Small Scale: 5th Street <br />Public Market <br />. Laroe Scale: Gateway Blvd <br />between Harlow Rd and <br />Beltline Rd. <br /> <br />Characteristic <br /> <br />Adjacent land Use <br /> <br />Examples of local <br />Commitments <br /> <br />Regional Examples <br /> <br />Mobility Dependent land <br />Use/Facility <br />Mobility-dependent land uses <br />provide a low value-to-volume, for <br />example, resource extraction <br />activities, warehousing, and other <br />industrial activities. <br /> <br />Transportation costs are a <br />significant part of a business's cost <br />structure. Congestion is a sign of <br />higher costs, lower efficiency, loss <br />of competitiveness. <br />Access management policies; local <br />road network improvements; TOM <br />measures; effective regional transit <br />connections (BRT) <br />. West Eugene industrial area <br />. North Springfield industrial <br />area adjacent to Hwy 126 <br /> <br />Page 3 of 18 <br />