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County and Lane Transit District on the Ordinance Amending the Eugene/Springfield Metropolitan Area General Plan to adopt a revised transportation element and related changes to the plan text adopting revisions to the Eugene/Springfield transportation system plan and adopting a severability clause. Hilary Wylie opened the Public Hearing for the Lane Transit District Board. David Wilde, 87016 Greenridge Drive, Veneta, stated he is the chair of Veneta's Economic Development Commission, a member on the Veneta Comprehensive Land Use Evaluation Committee and is a member of the Fern Ridge Community Response Team. He stated he wanted to help provide his assistance in being able to create a healthy community. He said the Transplan is the underpinning for how the community will look for the future. He said he recognizes the plan as being driven by pots of money where the only funding available is for automobile usage, and there is little for alternative modes. He said he didn't think the plan achieves any of the stated goals that had been provided by the state. He said he hopes that through this meeting there could be a process created where there is more involvement. Rob Zako_, 1280 B E. 28th Avenue, Eugene, stated he was the President of Friends of Eugene. He said the Transplan serves the interest of drivers poorly as it delivers more congestion, potholes, taxes and sprawl. He added it fails to meet the state mandate to reduce the reliance on the automobile. He said there needs to be a better process for a better plan and that is why the Friends of Eugene is proposing a community process for improving Transplan. He passed out a copy of the process (Copy attached as Exhibit "A.") He asked the elected officials and the Lane Transit Board of Directors to look at the public's ideas and to see how they can be implemented. He said the Friends of Eugene (or a similar proposal) is the best way for the community to get a better transportation plan in a timely fashion. Greg McLauchlan, 2401 W. 22nd Avenue, Eugene, said there needs to be a balanced transportation system where multiple realistic transport options exist for the majority of residents for the majority of trips that they take in Eugene/Springfield area. He said the most important thing to do is to change the budgetary priority. He added by scaling road projects back, it would boost the funding for bicyclists. He noted the more attractive alternative transportation is, the more effective the roadway system becomes for drivers. He asked the elected officials to think about Friends of Eugene's proposal for a community process to revise the Transplan. Sue Wolling, 85219 S. Willamette, Eugene, read her letter into the record. Please see Exhibit "B" attached. Evelyn McConnaughey, 1653 Fairmount Blvd., Eugene, submitted a letter from Nathan Tublitz, President, Eugene Natural History Society. Please see Exhibit "C." She read her own letter into the record. Please see Exhibit "D". Paul Nicholson, 1855 E. 28th, Eugene, stated he participated in the Transplan portion of the Page 6 -- Joint Elected Officials' Meeting -- September 29, 1999 WP bc/m/99122/T