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use. The amendments do not affect the transition from rural to urban land use, as the project area is centrally located to the Metro Plan and is entirely within the Eugene-Springfield UGB. Therefore, Statewide Planning Goal 14 does not apply. Goal 15 - Willamette River Greenway: To protect, conserve, enhance and maintain the natural, scenic, historical, agricultural, economic and recreational qualities of lands along the Willamette River as the Willamette River Greenway. Portions of the project area are within the boundaries of the Willamette River Greenway. As found under Goal 2 above, which is incorporated herein by reference, a goal 15 exception is required by Policy D.ll of the Metro Plan and the applicant meets the requirements for an exception to Goal 15. Based on these findings, the proposal complies with Statewide Planning Goal 15 as excepted. Goal 16 through 19 - Estuarine Resources. Coastal Shorelands. Beaches and Dunes. and Ocean Resources: There are no coastal, ocean, estuarine, or beach and dune resources related to the property affected by these amendments. Therefore, these goals are not relevant and the amendments will not affect compliance with Statewide Planning Goals 16 through 19. (b) Adoption of the amendment must not make the Metro Plan internally inconsistent. The applicant proposes to amend the Metro Plan text of Policy D.ll to allow the placement of fill within the Willamette River greenway for the construction of the 1-5 Willamette Bridge Project. As found below, this text amendment will not create an internal conflict with the remainder of the Metro Plan. The applicant provided detailed findings intending to show how the Metro Plan text amendment is consistent with the policy direction contained in the Metro Plan. To the extent that they may be applicable, the applicant's findings are also incorporated herein by reference. The following Metro Plan polices are applicable to this request: B. Economic Element B.18 Encourage the development of transportation facilities which would improve access to industrial and commercial areas and improve freight movement capabilities by implementing the policies and projects in the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan (TransPlan) and the Eugene Airport Master Plan. While the expressed language of this policy may not be mandatory, the applicant's findings are provided as further support for the proposed amendments. Replacing the decommissioned 1-5 Willamette River bridge with two new bridges, and associated improvements, will maintain the access, mobility, and freight movement capabilities that the decommissioned bridge and temporary detour bridge have provided. By ensuring mobility is maintained along the interstate highway system through Eugene and Springfield, the replacement bridges will help provide convenient Exhibit A - Findings Page 24