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page 20 of the re~rt states: "In the event that the West Eugene ~Vetland Plan is aruended in the futura to allow for new or Plied roadways or Other projects, the m~agement ~eas Map would be refined accordingly," Therefore, although the Plied Transportation Condor wetland designation had not been applied to the MOdified project alignment at the time the Recreation~ Access~ and EnViromental ~ucation Plan for the West Eugene Wetlands was approved, this plan ac~oWIedg~ the West Eugene Parkway Modified Project aligment as a pl~ed project and provided for ~er refinement of the Plan folloMng mendment to the West Eugene wetlands plan to apply ~e Planned Transportation Condor Wetland designation. Additional findings demonstrating compliance of the West Eugene Parkway Modified Project aligmq~ent with Goal 8 are set forth in Exhibk "C~I ~ provided by the Oregon Department of Transportation, attached and incorporated herein by this reference: West Eugene Pad, way Modified Project ~ Consistency Mth the Statewide Planning Goals and Transportation Plarming Rule, prepared for ODOT by Mark J. Greenfield. Therefore~ these amenchments comply with Goal .Goal 9: .Eco~omiC. D~velop~ ment 7b Provide adequate opportunities throughout the state for a variety of economic activities vital to the health, welfare and prosperity of Oregon '$ citizens. The primary purposes of the West Eugene Parkway, as stated in the Supplemental Environmental lmPact Statement(August I997), include: Provide a major access~controlled east-west connecting arterial for intra- and inter- regional:and cit~wvide travel through the western half of the City of Eugene~ between Highway 126 to the west and the I-5£i-I05 corridor to the east~ Improve access m the West Eugene industrial area via dire~ct connections with only strategic cmssroads~ thereby supporting orderly and planned gro~. Better !~ West Eugene residential areas with downtown, thereby supporting orderly and pl~ed growth. Relieve congestion and improve safety on West 11th Avenue, by removing most intra- and inter-regional and some local traffic from the busiest and most hazardous section of West 1 tth Avenue. As documented in the SE!S and s~zed on page 1-I, "These improvements are needed because of deficiencies in the east-west roadway systems which is failing to support efficient and safe local, ciWwide, and regional movement of ~ople, goods and se~ices ~ough West Eugene. West 11th Avenue from the O~ H~ll area and as far east as Ga~eld Street includes numerous features that impede safe and efficient travel, including: Numerous signals and intersections Extensive con~merci~ development with direct access to the facility * A complicated connector between West 11th Avenue and the 6t~ and 7th Avenue Couplet by way of Garfield Street, including two signals and two 90~degree tums Hig~Y congested conditions, especially d~ng peak traffic hours Transp!an ~d Metro P1an Amendments E~b~t C - F~d~ngs Page 7