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<br /> a. bolsters a more equitable share of funding for cities and counties; <br /> <br /> b. establishes system maintenance, preservation and operation as a priority for <br />funding; <br /> <br /> c. ensures the greatest possible flexibility for the use of funds to meet local needs; <br /> <br /> d. supports the development of funding mechanisms to fund transit, including <br />for people <br />access to transit and elderly and disabled funding ; <br /> <br /> e. encourages transportation cost analysis to consider tolls, congestion pricing and <br />access management alternatives; and the indexing of transportation revenue to <br />counteract the effects of inflation and improvements in vehicle mileage; <br /> <br />supports <br /> e. encourages the coordination of land use and transportation planning <br />and implementation; <br /> <br /> f. supports livable communities and innovative strategies, like nodal development, <br />to improve transportation efficiency; and <br /> <br /> g. preserves all local option transportation system funding alternatives including <br />local option fuel taxes and local transportation system maintenance fees. <br /> <br />h. supports elected LTD Board. <br /> <br /> ****STAFF NOTE – SHOULD THIS ITEM (SUPPORTING AN ELECTED LTD <br />BOARD) BE PUT IN THE GENERAL GOVERNEMENT SECTION; <br />SEEMS OUT OF PLACE HERE*****? <br /> <br />1. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND <br /> <br />The City will continue to work for funding that meets the needs of the community. <br />Expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund should continue to be dedicated to a <br />comprehensive, integrated system of streets, highways and other transportation systems. <br />Long-term preservation of the existing public investment in the transportation system <br />should be the first funding priority for Trust Fund revenues. <br /> <br />City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session <br />With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet <br />Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc <br />Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw <br /> 29 <br /> <br />