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will help reduce congestion, improvements to the bus system will increase, and there will be increase in bike path miles. He noted there is performance and implementation monitoring in the plan to track its progress and make adjustments as needed. He said there was no reason to extend the review period because Transplan has in it an update every three years. Tom Slocum, 1950 Graham, Eugene, stated he was in favor of the passage of the Transplan. He said he was concerned about downtown Eugene and Springfield as they were not built to spread out and cover the areas they are now covering. He said he likes this plan because he can see the projects that are lined out. He said he was in favor of the Valley River Bridge. Rob Handy, 455 1/2 River Rd., Eugene, stated getting rid of cars is not what this discussion is about. He said it is not known yet if a Valley River auto bridge is needed. He said Eugene deserves better and requested that Transplan go back to the drawing board. He added he endorses the Friends of Eugene's proposal. Green clarified that there will be another joint elected officials meeting and the date has been identified as Wednesday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. He noted that for people who had signed up but did not speak, those people will be taken in numerical order and those who have already spoken will not be speaking. He said the time certain tonight is no later than 10:30 p.m. He added the written testimony will be able to be submitted until October 29. Julie Hume, 455 1/2 River Road, Eugene said this meeting could have the possibility of unifying the community and creating a shared vision of the future. She supports nodal development and alternative modes of transportation.. She said she was against the Valley River bridge and instead putting forth the idea of a sanctuary. She encouraged the Transplan committee to expand their vision to a better future for the community. John Bianco, 82741 Clayton Road, Creswsell, stated Transplan is a flawed vision for the future of the area and must be revised to meet the needs of the community. He said it should work in harmony with better land use planning to reduce dependency on the automobile. He added the transportation utility fee is not the best way to pay for road maintenance as taxing utility customers does not have anything to do with transportation. He said a systems development charge needs to be enacted based on transportation impacts of new development and the people who benefit from new development should bear the full costs. He noted the best way to increase bus ridership is to meet people's transportation needs and the proposed rapid transit system will not increase mass transit use because the speed of the bus travels is secondary to the convenience of using a bus. He said by improving the roads and interchanges on the urban boundary, developers are encouraged to develop in areas that are further away. He said he supports the Friends of Eugene proposal. Howard Bonnett, 1835 E. 28th, he stated it is a lengthy plan and agrees there needs to be an Page 11 -- Joint Elected Officials' Meeting -- September 29, 1999 WP bc/m/99122/T