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INVENTORY OF EXISTING CONDITIONS 1.12.3.3Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan (TransPlan) (May 2016) The purpose of the Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan (TransPlan) is to support the vision articulated by the Envision Eugene comprehensive plan by providing a long-term community approach to accommodate new growth while maintaining and improving transportation facilities for all system users. This document is the transportation element of the Envision Eugene comprehensive plan and serves as the community’s plan to direct how Eugene will develop and program its transportation system for the next 20 years. The plan is coordinated at a regional level in order to maintain consistency in transportation planning across surrounding jurisdictions. The TransPlan seeks to promote sustainable practices built upon a decision making framework which advances social, environmental, and financial goals. Additional emphasis is placed on encouraging active transportation modes. The Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan specifically identifies the Eugene Airport Master Plan as the guiding policy for airport property development, services, and support infrastructure. It also acknowledges the impacts airport development has upon surrounding land uses and the regional transportation network and references the Airport Master Plan as a guiding document for reviewing the appropriateness of Eugene land use designations and zoning policies. The TransPlan promotes industrial opportunities for the airport and expanding/improving multimodal alternatives for airport patrons. Improving Airport Road from Highway 99 to the UGB is a project listed for beyond the plan’s twenty-year planning horizon. This upgrade would make roadway improvement consistent with minor arterial standards including the provision of two travel lanes, bike lanes, center median or a center turn lane, as well as sidewalks and planting strips on both sides of the road. 1.12.3.4Lane Transit District Long Range Plan (2014) The Lane Transit District (LTD) provides public transportation to the Eugene and Springfield metropolitan 7 area with a fleet of 113 buses, serving a population base of 302,200 people.The district’s long range plan is guided by a mission statement focused on delivering reliable, responsive services; offering innovative services that reduce automobile dependency; and providing progressive leadership for the community’s transportation needs. The agency is guided by three principles: economic prosperity, social equity, and healthy environment. The plan establishes a framework for goals, policies, and strategies to meet the community’s transit needs across a twenty-year horizon. While the LTD Long Range Plan has many compatible goals with the Eugene Airport Master Plan, neither Eugene Airport nor the master plan is called out specifically within the document. The plan does, however, identify regional partnerships and connections to other modes as strategic courses for achieving the plan’s goals. 7 Lane Transit District, 2014-2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report EUGENE AIRPORT MASTER PLAN 1-47