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adopted in 1978 by Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and the Lane Transit District. The public reviewed and commented on a draft Environmental Impact Statement (ELS) t%r the project in 1985-8& That process determined the general route of the proposed 4-lane roadway, Which was remamedthe West Eugene Parkway. Under the provision of the City Charter that requires a vote on a limited-access throughway, the City Council placed a measure on the ballot in November 1986 ~king whether or not the West Eugene ParkWay should be constracted along the east-west route preferred by the City Council. The voters approved the measure. The project was included in the 1986 TransPlan, which superseded the T-2000 Plan. Although a final EIS was issued in 1990~ subsequent fhnding constraints and environ_mental concerns resulted in phasing the project in four distinct ph~es~ and additional environmental studies to augment the o~ginal EIS work. A draft supplemental ElS was issued for public comment in I997~ and the final supplemental EIS is pending. On December 2000, Eugene received a letter from ODOT speci~ing land use actions necessary to move forward with the conclusion of the final supplemental Environmental Impact Statement ~br the West Eugene Parkway and construction of Unit 1-A of that project. Although state strative rules do not require completion of land use actions fbr future phases of a project prior to ~ssuance of~ Envirommental Impact Statement, both the federal Bureau of Land ement (BLM) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) had submitted letters to ODOT stating that all land use actions must be completed prior to issuance of the final supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the West Eugene Parkway. In November 2001~ Eugene voters approved a ballot measure directing the City "to pursue ~3anding m~d transportation and land use approvals to facilitate construction of the West Eugene Parkway." Findings demonstrating consistency of the December 2001 revised Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation System PI~ (TransPlan) w/th the Transportation Ptarming Rule were provided a an exhibit to the local jurisdiction ordinances adopting TransPtan. Findings to support the proposed amendments are based, in large part, on the changes to the December 200I TransPlan roadway and bikeway system networks and TransPlan performance meaures resulting from the proposed amendments. The following provides a summ~ of proposed revisions to the roadway and bikeway system networks resulting from the proposed amendments. The shifts in road:way projects result in an increase in Arterial and Collector Miles from 351.9 in the December 200! TransPlan to 355.8 wi~ the proposed amendments in Arterial and Collector Miles (excluding freeways) from 315.7 in the December 2001 TransPlan to 319.6 with the proposed amendments. The net change is an increase of 3.9 miles. These shiRs in roadway projects also require corresponding shifts to the Bikeway project lists: the West Eugene Parkway phases lB and 2A are added to the 20-Year Financially~Constrained Bikeway SYstem list and the following projects are deferred to the Future Bikeway System list: TranSplan and Me~o Plan Amendments EXhibit C '~ F~nd~gs Page 9