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develop a plan for reducing its auto reliance in increasing the use of alternative transportation. He added in coordination with the school districts, the development and introduction of high quality multi-dimensional transportation curriculum should be funded in all of the schools, including on-street bicycle safety and practical experience in taking the bus. Bruce Miller, 88 West 29th Avenue, Eugene, read his letter into the record. Please see Exhibit "C". John Flaurey, 878 Almaden Street, Eugene, stated he wanted to see the VMT reduced. He said that people need to feel comfortable in not owning a car or driving less. He suggested to make taxis more efficient and widespread to make people drive less. He added that there should be additional buses running and especially at night. Jack Radabaugh, 1361 Luella Street, Eugene, noted the TransPlan is not a transportation plan, it is a road plan. He added there is little money for buses, pedestrians, or transit. He thought the TransPlan violated Eugene's commitment to slow growth. He suggested mandatory control through parking taxes, subsidies for buses, staggered quitting times, odometer taxes, and toll roads. He said nodal development is a good way for holding the line on the urban growth boundary and that there should be ordinances passed regarding them. He said the new Valley River Bridge proposed will be a nightmare as it will jam up Valley River, Cal Young and Coburg roads, as there are no east/west streets to handle traffic from the bridge. He added to have the amounts of the projects be included in the TransPlan. Mara Wile_, 1347 Dalton Street, Eugene, stated it is impossible to build out of congestion. She said she lives in the River Road area and no one in the River Road area that she has spoken with has been involved in the Valley River Bridge plan. She said the proposed area is one of the most beautiful pieces of the bike path. She suggested to reduce VMT, streets should be improved instead of putting the money into the Valley River Bridge. She endorses the Friends of Eugene proposal and asked the officials to vote the TransPlan, in its current form, out of Eugene's future. Alexia Kelly, 1185 Sunnyside Drive, Eugene, said she thinks the TransPlan needs to be revised as it does not meet the needs of the present or future community. She said projects should be funded that will improve the community. She asked the officials not to give in to pressure by money and have development in areas that are left untouched. She said there is an opportunity for Eugene to set a precedent for other areas and the rest of the country to follow, by putting people before dollars and livability before progress. She suggested to expand alternative transportation, developing in a local sustainable way, nodal development on a neighborhood scale and not approving TransPlan as it stands. Rudy Herr, 2255 Donald Street, Eugene, stated he supports the present TransPlan as it is a realistic compromise between the majority in the community who rely on automotive transportation and the few that rely on other forms of transportation. He noted there needs to be more diversity with the speakers. He said he was against putting money for nodal development until it can be shown that Page 7 -- Continued Joint Elected Officials' Meeting -- October 20, 1999 WP bc/m/99136/T