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,. . . M E M 0 RAN DUM December II, 1985 To: Mayor and City Council From: Departments of Planning and Public Works Subject: Planning Commission Recommendation on Draft TransPlan On December 10, 1985, the Planning Commission recommended that you adopt TransPlan with the changes outlined in thi s memorandum. Included in your packet under separate cover is a memorandum which summarizes staff responses to issues raised at your December 4 public hearing; all of the written testimony submitted at your December 4 public hearing; a memorandum on the population projections; and a summary of the recommendations of Lane County and Springfield Planning Commissions and the Lane County Roads Advi sory Committee (the Eugene Planning Commission recommendations are also included i n th i s memo). INTRODUCTION 1. The Eugene Planning Commission recommends the addition of a preface (page 1): . The automobile will continue to be the primary form of transportation used in our city for some years. Because of concerns about the cost and availability of fuel and the negative impact of combustible fuels on air quality, public policy as presented in this document will continue to address improving opportunities for people to wa 1 k, bi ke, use public trans it or carpoo 1. To accomodate increases in street and highway traffic, emphasis was placed on improving the existing road system rather than on construction of new routes. Due to unforseen circumstances which include lack of funding, not all projects shown in the Plan will necessarily be built. 2. The Eugene Planning Commission recommends the addition of a sentence at the end of the first paragraph of the "Updating the Plan" section (page 1): Amendments to the Plan will be considered in accordance with procedures outlined in PCl of the Planning and Coordination section in the Goals, Objectives and Policies Element of the Plan. GOALS, OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES In the Land Use and Development Patterns section, the Eugene Planning Commission recommended changes to LU4 and LU5 (page 3). .