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open space (beyond the metro region), regional facility planning, and critical technical assistance for K-12 education. A regional transportation model is now being developed that will help this region develop in a way that minimizes the impacts of inter-city travel seen in larger, more mature metropolitan areas. THREE ALTERNATIVE REGIONAL GROWTH SCENARIOS A detailed description of the scenarios and the assumptions used to develop them are contained in the report: Alternative Regional Growth Scenarios, October 9, 2003 (http://www. reqion2050.orq/pdf/meetin,qs/102003/AltScenarios, pdf). Wall-size computerized maps of the scenarios are available for viewing at Lane Council of Governments, 99 East Broadway, Suite 400, Eugene, Oregon 97401. Graphic depictions of the scenarios are attached along with tables that show the distribution of population and employment, densities, and land expansion areas in the three scenarios. Compact Urban Growth In the Compact Urban Growth Scenario, the region would develop at the highest concentration practical, given anticipated market forces. The regional distribution of growth is similar to today, with most of the growth occurring in the metro cities. Development is more compact than planned today and growth is mostly concentrated at higher housing and employment densities in Eugene and Springfield, including UGB expansion areas. The rural communities of Goshen, Pleasant Hill, and Alvadore become part of the metro UGB in this scenario and the rest of the rural area outside UGBs stays pretty much the same as it is today. Satellite Communities In the Satellite Communities Scenario, a much greater share of the housing and employment growth is distributed among the small cities. Similar to today, the small cities develop at small town housing and employment densities which are lower than Eugene and Springfield. The three rural communities in closest proximity to the metropolitan area -Alvadore, Goshen, and Pleasant Hill - become "growth centers" because they grow to a size and have housing densities similar to small cities. Rural Growth In the Rural Growth Scenario, growth is distributed throughout the region on rural residential lands inside rural communities - on one acre lots, and outside rural communities - on two acre lots. Houses are also built on two acre lots on farm and forest lands that are of lower quality and/or less suitable for farm or forest use. The population of the rural area more than doubles in this scenario. There are also more jobs in the rural area and in the metro cities where these rural residents will access goods, services, and work.