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2.0 Growth Share of System Costs Future development capacity needs will be met by a combination of existing system available capacity and future improvements that increase the level of performance of existing facilities, or add new facilities. The value of existing system capacity is referred to as the reimbursement fee cost basis, while the value of future growth -related improvements is referred to as the improvement fee cost basis. The development of the improvement and reimbursement cost bases are summarized below. 2.1 Reimbursement Fee Determination of the reimbursement fee cost basis includes the following steps: 1. Reserve capacity of existing roadways is determined, 2. The existing system value net of contributions is estimated, and 3. The existing system value for growth in the planning period (the reimbursement fee cost basis) is determined. 2.1.1 Existing System Reserve Capacity The LCOG EMME travel demand model was used to determine the portion of the existing roadway network that has reserve capacity for growth in the planning period. The reserve capacity of the roadway system was determined by comparing the traffic volume on each roadway to the capacity of that roadway (based on level of service E). If the future volume was less than capacity, the amount available for growth was calculated as a simple ratio of the future volume less the existing volume to the capacity of the particular roadway. If the total volume in 2035 exceeded the capacity, the amount of capacity available for growth was calculated as a ratio of the capacity less the existing daily traffic volume to the capacity. A weighted average reserve capacity was determined for each roadway classification (excluding local streets and state highway facilities). The resulting calculations are shown in Table B-2. This shows the reimbursement fee is based, in part, on the value of unused capacity available to future users. CITY OF EUGENE SDC METHODOLOGIES, APPENDIX B PAGE B-3