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2. Access - while Alternative #2 currently has access to a major arterial (west 11th Avenue) , upon extension of the proposed arterial facility south from Bel tl i ne Road, the access to the special -light industrial site in the Planning Commission's recommendation would be superior. 3. Surrounding Uses - The topography of the site in Alternative #1 provides natural buffering from existing transitional heavy industrial uses to the north. 4. Campus -Like Environment - Some firms do prefer gently rolling topographical condi tans . The site in Alternative #1 contains this type of condi tan . In addition, the site in Alternative #1 would provide unobstructed views to the scenic forested hills to the south, and the natural wetlands area to the east. In addition to the points noted above, by shifting the special light industrial site to the center of the Basin, the Planning Commission's recommendation provides a residential land use arrangement which more efficiently to goals and policies of the community pertaining to balanced land use, transportation and compact urban growth. This occurs through clustering of the multiple family land uses around the major service and employment centers, i . e . commercial and industrial l and uses. F. Eugene Economic Diversification Program. On September 23, 1981, the Eugene city Council adopted the City's Six -Point Diversification Program. That document outlines six specific actions the City will embark upon to diversify the local economy. Those points are: 1 ) i ndustri al siting; core area development; small business assistance; destination point activities; employment and training programs; and cap.i tal improvement projects. Two of these six points are particularly pertinent to the W i l l o w Creek Special Area Study. Point 1 - industrial siting - anticipates provision of a variety of siting opportunities for industrial firms which wish to expand or locate in the community. Point 6 - capital improvement projects - identifies continued improvement and expansion of the City's - i of ra structure as critical to diversification of the local economic base. The W i l l o w Creek study, both through policy and proposed land-use configurations, directly responds to these points. The Basin is identified in the Metro Plan as an important growth area of the metropolitan community. It includes land which is contained within the adopted urban growth boundary (which is appropriate for extension of key urban services as the metropolitan area grows), and land identified as urban reserve (which is identified for extension of the urban growth boundary beyond the planning period of the Metro Plan). Both the urban growth boundary and urban reserve areas of the of the Willow Creek Basin are shown on Map B of the Study document. G. 2000 Transportation Plan (T- 2000). The areawi de transportation plan, T-2000, is a functional plan intended to guide development of transportation facilities to serve the metropolitan area. It emphasizes streets and highways as the backbone of , M1100