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ALTEP~IAT~S CON$1DE~D - WEP Avoiding Bertelsen Slough Avoiding West Lawn Memorial Park Keeping intact large parcels of land with commemial/industrial development potential Avoiding existing substantial commercial/industrial development Project goals and objectives were fbrmalized by the CAC at their April 12, 1983 meeting. The goals we re: Move traffic east to west Relieve traffic on West 11th Avenue Facilitate future development (in the UGB) Provide access to the extent this is possible and practical The objectives were: To disturb existing businesses as little as possible To closely follow proper¢' lines and thus not divide large parcels To respect the Bertelsen natural areas To miss the existing cemetery on Danebo This decision criterion was developed through public and agency participation and applied consistently as development of the WEP evolved over time. Appendix D shows the evaluation framework used for evaluating alternatives. Project Context The purpose of this section is to describe the system assumptions and the base case and existing conditions, The system assumptions addresses general planning data, mode split trends, transportation demand management (TDM), and Public Transit including land use and transportation system management (TSM). System Assumptions The local transportation-planning document (TransPlan) has been in an update process flor some time. The Draft Revised Trans£lan is currently in the process of public review prior to being adopted. Preliminary indications are that there will be revisions to the plan before it is finally adopted. For the WEP, the NEPA process is predicated on adopted local plans and not draft or proposed plans. However, there has been significant technical analysis and public participation tn elements of the plan update process in order to bring the current plan into compliance with TPR. LCOG operates the land use/transportation model that was used for travel demand forecasting and traffic operations analysis for the WEP and has also provided technical assistance to the update process of TransPlam While the current plan must be used in the NEPA process, there are a number of results from prior studies that provide addkional support and justification of the WEP. 71~e focus of this section is to extract general data, TDM, and public transportation findings that are necessary in addressing the purpose and need of the WEP and TPR. For planning purposes, the region is considered to be the Eugene Springfield area within the Urban Grov,~h Boundary (UGB). TransPlan shows the region is expecting a population growth of 34% from 224,100 in 1995 to 301,400 in 2015 and employment growth of 43% from 106,900 in 1995 to 153,000 in 2015. A forecast of trends during the planning period show that travel behavior would lead to an increase in per capita vehicle miles traveled (VMT) and congestion without a balanced EXHIBrT C-2 - F~ND{NGS 7