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e ~ Mr. Brown said that the planning team was unanimously in favor of the proposed Sacred Heart development. Regarding citizen process, Mr. Brown emphasized that the team accurately rep- resented the residents of the area. He urged the elected officials to listen to the informed residents and the people who will be affected by this plan. Stefano Viggiano, representing Lane Transit District, stated that he has sub- mitted a letter from the LTD Board that includes various recommendations for the draft plan. The recommendations are provided so that LTD will be able to continue providing and improving services to the area. Mr. Viggiano said that alternative transportation modes are linked with higher residential densities and configuration of land use. He said that LTD is supportive of the concept of compact urban growth. Regarding the Willakenzie area, LTD is supportive of encouraging infill and increasing densities partic- ularly along transportation corridors that are best served by transit. Regarding development in opportunity area B, Mr. Viggiano said that lTD recom- mends combining the two development nodes in the southern portion of the op- portunity area because it would be much easier to serve with transit. Regarding the east west connector between Gilham and County Farm roads, Mr. Viggiano stated that LTD supports the commission's recommendation to make the street continuous. He said that without the continuous connector, buses would have to run on Crescent to the south or on the proposed collector on the north edge of the UGB. In either case, buses would be gOing around rather than through the neighborhood. Mr. Viggiano said that the letter from the LTD Board suggests implementation strategies that address various Federal, State, and local mandates designed to increase use of alternative transportation modes. He said that mandates such as the Clean Air Act and the LCDC Transportation Rule must be considered in this plan. Mike Ritchy, 2255 Marie Lane, said that he has been meeting with a group of citizens from the Willakenzie area regarding revision 36--the proposed collec- tor street between Gilham and County Farm roads. The citizens believe that a continuous street would be detrimental to 1) the safety of children attending Gilham School; and 2) the quality of life in the neighborhood. He noted a petition signed by 250 people stating opposition to the proposal. He commend- ed the team and noted that it represented the residents and contained members of other organizations also. He said that the team based its recommendations on two plan goals: 1) to provide compatibility between existing and new de- velopments; and 2) to develop a transportation network that facilitates safe vehicular traffic, minimizes through-traffic on residential streets, minimizes traffic impacts on existing and future land uses, and encourages alternative modes of transportation. Mr. Ritchy said that the original proposal meets those goals. e MINUTES--Joint Elected Officials Apri 1 29, 1992 Page 5