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e Mr. Silvermoon said he did not think the long list of implementation criteria listed under policy 2 (Page 4) provided any guidance as to the order projects should be implemented, adding that they instead appeared to be a IIblanket catch-all.1I He said he was disturbed by TransPlan's IIwish listll of projects. He said short-term projects were estimated to cost considerably more than each government's projected revenue, not including other multi-jurisdictional projects. He also said while ambitious projections might be justified for the medium- and long-term, he thought they were fiscally irresponsible in the short-term, adding that he did not believe the community would support new taxes. He said he thought the project list should be condensed to include short-term projects that were intended and affordable. He also suggested changing the level of service goal from E to F to see which projects fell out. Mr. Silvermoon said he thought now was a good time, because of the Mid-Period Review of the Metro Plan, to make a needed examination of land-use patterns and their links to transportation. He also reminded listeners that figures for alternative mode use were goals, not projections, which could be revised in five years, and said he favored reaching for that vision. John Dreeszen, 1550 High #11, representing the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, expressed appreciation for the hours of staff and volunteer work spent on TransPlan, adding that ASUO was particularly impressed with the proposals for continued improvement of bikeways and alternative and mass transit, and noting support for the parking element. He said students e recognized the continued primary use of automobiles but also the negative affect of on-street parking and parking structures on neighborhoods. He noted increasing student concern about the expansion of Sacred Heart Hospital at the expense of the neighborhood's character, and said students objected to claims by Sacred Heart of parallel interests between the two. He said ASUO regarded policies PK3, 4, 5, and 6 to be critical in establishing necessary control over the current trend to expand parking facilities. He said members of ASUO felt it was an excellent idea for employers to subsidize mass and alternative transit, rather than parking structures. He also said improvement of bicycle parking and locking structures would be helpful, and establishing an allowable number of new parking spaces for development seemed a reasonable way to limit paving of retail and residential space. He also said such suggestions might cause the demand for employee parking to decrease, opening up more space for patients. He suggested that incentives for employers, such as reducing the required contributions to the transit district, based on the subsidies of mass transit for employees was an excellent way to encourage cooperation, but should be backed up by limits and guidelines. He said Sacred Heart served a critical role in the community, and resources and their allocation must be shared, adding that neighbors of Sacred Heart felt the plan helped to strike a balance between their needs and those of the hospital. Dick Briggs, 80 West 23rd Avenue, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, said he felt TransPlan was good overall, but transit and alternative mode goals were too e hi gh. He added that, because of the stringency of proposed policies required MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials Hearing--TransPlan December 4, 1985 Page 10