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e discussed by the Planning Commission but no major recommendation was made other than the suggestion: Are they reasonable goals, can they be obtained, and what happens if they cannot be obtained. Regarding the transit goal, Mr. Obie wondered if the Planning Commission had discussed them in the realm that they were established by prior Councils as knowns. Mr. Bernhard said in 1976 the Council had directed the modal split for transit, which is part of this transportation plan. If it were changed, the transportation plan may have to be changed along with it. He noted the plan had to be looked at as a plan, that it is not perfect, and one that will have to be changed over the next five years. The major concern for the Planning Commission was how it related to land-use planning. ' Ms. Smith again expressed concern as ,to whether the plan would be adopted as a plan and guideline, with ongoing review, saying she felt it would be a mistake to consider it a firm plan. Regarding procedure, it was her understanding that in order to adopt the plan, the three jurisdictions needed to come to some agreement in terms of the transit goals. John Porter, Director of the Planning Department, said the present modal- split goal is directed to planning to the year 2000. In the first five years, the proposed programs to increase the use of mass transit for Springfield, Lane County, and Eugene are very compatible. However, as the time frame expands, the difference in each jurisdiction1s goals becomes greater and this results in more difficulty in planning for those kinds of differences. e Mr. Williams said there was a question in his mind as to whether or not the modal split will ever be obtainable and felt the implications of that might be that the metro area congestion level would approach service level "F" rather than service level "E". He questioned if Mr. Porter was saying that in five-years time under the plan, implementation would not be any different for those five years. Mr. Porter said if the goals were 50 percent for transit by year 2000, in the next five years the plan would be about the same. He said the plan speaks to a major commitment to transit to try to increase the use of multi-travel other than the single-occupancy car. Mr. Delay noted that Cou'ncil was addressing long-range planning and not a modal split, and talking about a goal that is subject to an incredible amount of unknowns over a period of time. He noted the nature of energy and fuel resources were unknown and could be major factors beyond the Council's control. Perhaps the plan is not limited by absolute techno- logical problems but rather by economics and the overall level of partici- pation by the community. He felt it necessary to try to provide some kind of thinking beyond just today and provide leadership in looking at other possibilities. He felt it not necessary to get into a situation of interferring with individuals' behavior, but that the Council should be in a position to make plans. Therefore, he did not think the exact modal- split goal is that important right now. He thought it to be a reasonable goal, although noting personally that he would like to see it higher. - 5/3178--9 3/".