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WEST EUC~NE PARKWAY ~IOB{F~ED PROJ ECT-4X2~ISISTENCY V[~rH Th~ STATEWI[~ PLANNING GOALS AND TRANSPORTATION PLANNING RULE the WEWP. Hence, auto-dependent uses such as shopping centers built alongside freeways, creating tremendous increases in automobile reliance, cannot occur in the vicinity oftbe Modified Project Instead, adjoining properties west of Beltline Highway inside the UGB will remain predominantly vacant. Inadequacy of Alternative ~$[ode~¢ Traffic Management Measures, and Improvements to Existing Transportation Facilities OAR 660-012-0070(4) requires consideration of whether the identified transportation need can be reasonably accommodated through one or a combination of measures not requiring goal exceptions, considering (1) alternative modes of transpor~mtion, (2) traffic management measures, and (3) improvements to existing transportation facilities. As part of the TransPlan update process now underway, LCOG, Lane County and the cities of Eugene and Springfield have been carefully analyzing the regional transportation network, land use patterns and population and employment projections to identify future transportation system needs throughout the region. As part of this process, and consistent with TPR requirements, considerable attention has been given to the ability of transit, transportation system management, transportation demand management and transportation modes other than the automobile to meet identified transportation needs~ The draft Tra~nsPlar~ includes consideration of aggressive transit and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) knprovements that would reduce reliance on the automobile. As described in more detail below, the analysis shows that with Bus Rapid Transit, overall transit ridership likely would increase by 50 pement by the year 2015. This is a significant rate of growth fur transit. Further, TDM measures such as employer support strategies, transit fare reductions, family car incentives, ridesharing, group transit passes, parking management measures, special user fees, and other techniques could reduce total per capita VMT by nearly 10 pemenL See -Alternatives Memorandum at 8-12. However, even with these and other measures, the analysis shows that construction of the WEP still is needed to meet overall identified storewide and regional transportation needs~ Alternative ~odes of Transportation The ongoing TransPlan update process is an extensive technical and public effort to develop, evaluate, refine and recommend a balanced transportation system. As part of that process, LCOG has carefully considered the ability of alternative modes of transportation, including pedestrian, bicycle, ~sit, and fide sharing and vanpool programs, to meet regional and local transportation needs. According to infomation contained in the draft Trans?lan Update (May 1999), under the fiscally constrained 2015 Tram'Plan, non-auto trips am estimated to ~ncrease from 13.0 percent to 15.6 percent of total trips between 1995 and 2015, with pedestrian trips increasing from 8.6 percent to 9.4 pement, bus trips ~ncreasing from 1.8 percent to 2.7 pement, and bicycle trips decreasing from 3~6 percent to 3.5 percent. Shared auto trips also are expected to increase slightly, from 42.3 pement to 42.9 percent of trips, while single occupancy automobile trips decrease from 43.7 percent to 41.6 percent of total trips. Alternatives Memorandum, Table 1 .ss The cities of Eugene and Springfield already have one of the best and most extensive bicycle path networks in the State of Oregon. The pementage of bicycle ridership in the region is substantially h~gher than in most other urban areas of the state. The region wU1 continue to encourage bicycle as well as pedestrian usage through construction of new bicycle lanes and sidewalks and through implementation of the measures required by OAR 660~012~0045 to provide for safe and convenient 56 These percentages ~rata cha~ges ~o !and use designations, densities and designs to accommodate pedes~an- ~nd~ m~ed ~se developing. ~ese ~r~tages ~n~orate ~anges to land use des~aUons, de~s~ies and designs to a~mm~ate ~dest~a~end~y m~ use developments. EXHIBIT C-i - FiNDiNGS