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EXHIBIT A WILLAKENZIE AREA PLAN-RELATED TRANSPLAN AMENDMENTS EVALUATION AND FINDINGS Section 9.I45 of the Eugene Code provides the criteria for evaluating amend- ments to refinement plans. The Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Trans- portation Plan ~TransPlan~ is a functional refinement plan of the Metropoli- tan Area General Plan. The following is an evaluation of the proposed amend- ments to the Street and Highway Project List and the Bicycle Project list in the TransPlan in relation to those criteria. Section 9.145~2~~a}; The plan amendment is consistent with the Metro- politan Area General Plan. The proposed amendments are consistent with the fundamental principles and appl icabie policies of the Metro Plan. Fundamental Principles: Fundamental Princi le I provides for a comprehensive metropolitan-scale tan- nin framework within wh' p g Bch more detailed refinement plans are prepared. The TransPlan provides a more detailed discussion about transportation plannin 9 issues and projects. Fundamental Princi le 2 provides for cooperative planning by all governmental jurisdictions within the larger community. The proposed amendments were developed in conjunction with Lane County, City of Springfield, Lane Council of Governments, the State of Oregon Department of Transportation, the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority, and the Lane Transit District. Each of these jurisdictions have a direct interest in transportation tannin in the communit . p g y Fundamental Princi le 3 requires urban develo ment to occur in con ' ~ ~ p a compact figuration w~th~n the UGB. The transportation projects discussed herein promote compact,urban growth, increased residential densities, better utili- zat~on of transit fac~l~t~es, and other concepts consistent with a com act P urban growth scenario. Fundamental Princi le 6 indicates that Eugene and Springfield are the to ical providers of services withi ~ 9 n the UGB. The TransPlan amendments will facil~- tate implementation of street, highway, and bicycle projects within the urban and the urbanizable portions of the UGB. Fundamental Princi le l indicates that the Metro Plan was develo ed to serve P a projected population of nearly 300,000 people. The proposed amendments to the TransPlan will faci]itate the construction of trans ortation-related im rovement ~ ~ p p s to serve that port7on of the population that lives and works ~n the W~llakenz~e planning area. _I..