Item 1: TransPlan and Metro Plan Amendments

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of a projected population of 296,500 in the TransPlan Study Area. When TransPlan was updated in 2001, it was anticipated that the TransPlan Study Area’s population would reach 296,500 in 2015. Based on the Lane County coordinated population forecast adopted in 2009, it is now anticipated that the TransPlan Study Area’s population will not reach 296,500 until year 2027. Since the transportation modeling for the TransPlan Study Area was based on a projected population of 296,500, TransPlan may be expected to guide regional and transportation system planning and development in the Transportation Study Area until year 2027. Accordingly, the proposed amendment updates TransPlan’s planning period to 2027. The coordinated population projections apply to the area inside the current Eugene-Springfield urban growth boundary. The proposed adjustment to TransPlan’s planning period assumes that there will be negligible growth within that portion of the TransPlan Study Area that is located outside the current Eugene-Springfield urban growth boundary. This assumption is consistent with the assumptions made at the time of TransPlan’s adoption in 2001. The question of whether a different assumption for that area should be made is a matter that can be addressed during the upcoming comprehensive land use and transportation planning processes. As noted above, LCDC’s Regional Transportation Work Plan requires an adjustment to TransPlan’s planning period to more accurately reflect the year that the plan’s study area will hit the projected population and to bring TransPlan’s planning period closer to the planning period of the federally- required RTP (2031). The proposed TransPlan amendments to reflect the year at which the planned population will be reached is an interim measure necessary to comply with the Work Plan and to more accurately reflect current conditions for the benefit of the agencies funding transportation projects. In accordance with the Work Plan, the jurisdictions are currently undertaking a comprehensive update to TransPlan to provide integrated land use and transportation strategies for a new 20-year planning period. The proposed amendments to TransPlan are set forth in Exhibit A to the Ordinance (Attachment A to this AIS). 3. Metro Plan Amendments: The goals and policies in TransPlan are contained in the Metro Plan Transportation Element and are part of the adopted Metro Plan. Also, TransPlan’s project lists and project maps are adopted by reference as part of the Metro Plan. Although the project lists are maintained in TransPlan and not physically contained in the Metro Plan, the Metro Plan needs to be amended to simultaneously incorporate changes to the project list resulting from the removal of completed projects. The amendments to TransPlan’s planning period require additional Metro Plan text amendments in order for the two documents to remain consistent. The proposed text amendments to the Metro Plan are set forth in Exhibit B to the Ordinance (Attachment A to this AIS). RELATED POLICIES: This matter is presented in response to a work plan approved by the Land Conservation and Development Commission. APPLICABLE CRITERIA: The Eugene and Springfield City Councils and the Lane County Board of Commissioners will address relevant approval criteria in reaching their decision on the proposed amendments. Criteria to be used to evaluate a TransPlan and Metro Plan text amendments are found in Springfield Development Code Chapter 5, Section 5.14-135( C )(1-2); Eugene Code Section 9.7730(3); and Lane County Code Section 12.225(2)(a) and (b) and reads as follows: 3 of 5