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As described in TransPlan, the intent of this policy is to support the design and construction of systems and facilities that accommodate multiple modes. However, it also supports consideration of the needs of emergency vehicles in the design and construction of system improvements. 1-5 across the Willarnette River is an existing transportation facility identified in Transplan and the OHP. Because the original 1-5 bridge is structurally deficient and had to be decommissioned, new permanent bridges are needed to address the safety and mobility needs of motorists and facilitate efficient movement of emergency vehicles between the north and south sections of Eugene and Springfield. The new permanent replacement bridges will be designed to meet applicable state and federal safety and mobility standards. The temporary detour bridge cannot accommodate the safety needs of motorists because it does not meet current seismic standards and the construction methods used to build it only met environmental requirements as they applied to temporary, not permanent, structures. Comments were received stating that (to summarize) the bridge provides a crossing of Franklin Boulevard and the railroad and provides an opportunity for those crossing to be made available to pedestrians and bicyclists, and since the replacement is not accommodating such a crossing, the applicant has insufficient analysis addressing the mobility and safety needs of bicyclists and pedestrians. As previously discussed under Goal 8, Recreation which is incorporated herein by reference, the applicant proposes a continuous route across ODOT right-of-way for the bicycle/pedestrian pathways to be maintained on both the north and the south sides of the river during construction. In the context of the proposed plan amendments, this adequately addresses mobility and safety for bicyclists and pedestrians as these are the existing bicycle and pedestrian facilities affected by the proposed amendments. Existing bicycle/pedestrian connections between the Laurel Hill Valley area and Alton Baker Park (and other areas north of the Willamette River) exist via Riverview, then westerly along the widened sidewalk on the south side of Franklin Boulevard to Walnut Street (where there is a signalized crossing of FranklinlORE99/BusinessORE126), northeasterly to an underpass beneath the railroad, then east to the Knickerbocker Bridge which connects to the southbank path and Day Island area that have connections to the canoe canal bridge and bike path north along the west side of 1-5 to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The applicant proposes to maintain a continuous bicycle/pedestrian pathway along the south (and north) side of the river through construction. Additionally, TransPlan has identified some improvements (unfunded projects) to the local system between the W alnut/Garden Avenue path connections to the Knickerbocker Bridge and path connections within Alton Baker Park. Furthermore, while the policies do not require a new pedestrian and bicycle connection in conjunction with this plan amendment, the applicant is not prohibited from incorporating a new pedestrianlbicycle element into their facility. Additionally, the findings under Statewide Planning Goal 12 regarding transportation are incorporated herein by reference as demonstration of consistency with this policy. Based on these findings, this policy is met. F.15 Motor vehicle level of service policy: a. Use motor vehicle level of service standards to maintain acceptable and reliable performance on the roadway system. These standards shall be used for: Exhibit A - Findings Page 33