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<br />"Overall, the significant wetlands resource, the large amount of acreage in <br />public ownership, and the EFU zoning should provide adequate protection <br />for rural and resource lands and minimize their accessibility. The <br />presence of the railroad, the locations of wetlands and public land <br />ownerships, particularly at Green Hill Road and in close vicinity to the <br />Modified Project alignment terminus, will minimize pressures for highway <br />oriented development in the area." C-1 findings, page 48. <br /> <br />The only access to the Modified Project outside the UGB is the combined Goble <br />Lane/private driveway access, a combination of two existing access onto Highway 126. <br />An access onto W. 11th, outside the UGB, which was part of the Approved Design, will <br />be eliminated. Access to rural lands are not provided for along the facility between <br />Green Hill Road and the Project terminus. As the findings conclude, these measures are <br />adequate to reduce accessibility to the neighboring rural area. <br /> <br />Subassif!nment of Error 2( d) <br /> <br />Petitioners argued that the local governments needed to provide findings showing that the <br />challenged actions are consistent with the TransPlan policies that implement OAR 660- <br />012-0035(5)( c )(D). <br /> <br />Criterion on remand: <br /> <br />OAR 660-012-0055(1)(a): <br /> <br />"(a) If by May 8, 2000, a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) <br />has not adopted a regional transportation system plan that meets <br />the VMT reduction standard in 0035(4) and the metropolitan area <br />does not have an approved alternative standard established <br />pursuant to 0035(5), then the cities and counties within the <br />metropolitan area shall prepare and adopt an integrated land use <br />and transportation plan as outlined in 0035(5)(c)(A)-(E). Such a <br />plan shall be prepared in coordination with the MPO and shall be <br />adopted within three years[.]" (Emphasis added.) <br /> <br />OAR 660-012-0035(5)(c): <br /> <br />"(5) The Commission may authorize metropolitan areas to use alternative <br />standards in place of the VMT reduction standard in 0035(4) to <br />demonstrate progress towards achieving reduced automobile reliance as <br />provided for in this section: <br /> <br />* * * <br /> <br />(c) If a plan using an alternative standards, approved pursuant to this <br />rule, is expected to result in an increase in VMT per capita, then <br />the cities and counties in the metropolitan area shall prepare and <br />adopt an integrated land use and transportation system plan <br />including the elements listed in (A) - (E) below. Such a plan <br /> <br />5 <br />