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time to both develop the tools needed and to provide technical staff capable of conducting the <br />needed analysis. <br />Public Engagement. <br />Successful scenario planning will require extensive public outreach <br />and engagement to develop public understanding and to provide meaningful opportunities for <br />public input in crafting actions and programs to reduce GHG emissions. Expanded funding <br />will be needed to enable the public to participate effectively in scenario planning. <br />Commuting beyond Metropolitan Boundaries <br />. ODOT estimates that 20-50% of <br />metropolitan GHG emissions from commute trips are from trips that extend outside <br />metropolitan area boundaries (some trips originate inside MPO boundaries and continue <br />outside, others originate outside MPO boundaries and continue within the boundary). As <br />metropolitan areas have limited ability to affect these trips, expanded coordination and <br />planning among ODOT, MPOs, and nearby communities will be needed to effectively <br />address this significant source of GHG emissions. <br />Commitment of available staff to other planning work. <br /> As noted above, MPOs and local <br />governments have limited resources for long-range transportation and land use planning. <br />Staff and funding that are best positioned to lead scenario planning are currently committed <br />to other long-range planning work. For example, each MPO is scheduled to prepare an <br />updated regional transportation plan over the next one to three years that extend their <br />planning horizons to 2035. In addition, several cities are conducting planning studies that <br />have led (Bend) or may lead (Springfield, Eugene, Medford, Coburg, Keizer) to urban <br />growth boundary expansion proposals to address long-range land needs. Except for Metro, <br />none of these efforts currently plan to include scenario planning to reduce GHG <br />emissions. Since 2035 is also the target year for GHG reductions, these planning efforts are <br />key opportunities to incorporate GHG reduction strategies into land use and transportation <br />plans. <br />Page 24 <br />