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proposed street network and standards requirements for commercial parking lots will ensure pedestrian cormections between the old and new portions of the node. 38. Policy F.28 (Transportation Element) "Construct sidewalks along urban area arterial and collector roadways, except freeways." Garden Way will be improved with sidewalks and other pedestrian amenities. 39. Policy F.37 (Transportation Element) "Consider and include among short-term project priorities, those facilities and improvements that support mixed use, pedestrian-friendly nodal development, and increased use of alternative modes." Improvements to Garden Way are included in the Capital Improvement Plan. These improvements are necessary for the successful completion of the Chase Gardens nodal development area, a proposed mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly area. The improvements will be fimded through traditional sources, such as assessments and developer contributions. 40. Policy 2 (Energy Element Page III-J-5) "Carefully control, through the use of operating techniques and other methods, energy-related actions, such as automobile use, in order to minimize adverse air quality impacts. Trade-offs between air quality and energy actions shall be made with the best possible understanding of how one process affects the other." The plan promotes the use of alternative modes of transportation (transit, bicycles, and walking) by providing an attractive and interconnected pedestrian system, on-street and off-street bicycle Facilities, and transit enhancements at several places on the site. The need to use an automobile for all trips will be reduced due to the proximity between residential, commercial, and recreational areas and the availability of facilities that promote alternative mode use. Increased use of alternative modes should result in reductions in adverse air quality impacts from automobile use. 41. Policy 7 (Energy Element Page Ill-J-5) "Encourage medium- and high-density residential uses When balanced with other planning policies in order to ma:ximize the efficient utilization of all forms of energy. The greatest energy savings can be made in the areas of space heating and cooling and transportation. For example, the highest relative densities of residential developrnent shall be concentrated to the greatest extent possible in areas that are or can be well served by mass transit, paratransit, and fbot and bicycle paths." The proposed amendments retain the Willakenzie Area Plan yield for high density housing in the Chase Gardens area. All areas designated for higher-density development and the commercial center are located close to proposed transit routes and bicycle routes. The proposed street and path network provides direct pedestrian linkages from the higher density areas to proposed transit routes~ Applicable Criteria for Approval of a proposed Amendment to the Willakenzie Area Plan Exhibit C - 17