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Exhibit B <br />F. Transportation Element <br />The Transportation Element addresses surface and air transportation in the metropolitan area. <br />TransPlan, the Eugene-Springfield Metropolitan Area Transportation Plan, provides the basis <br />for the surface transportation portions of this element and the Eugene Airport Master Plan <br />provides the basis for the air transportation portions. <br /> <br />to serve <br />TransPlan guides regional transportation system planning in the metropolitan area [for a <br />a <br />20-year period and serves] the transportation planning needs of [the] projected population of <br />The TransPlan Study Area is an area extending <br />296,500 in the TransPlan Study Area (fn 11). <br />1 <br />beyond the UGB and Metro Plan boundary that is used for transportation modeling purposes. <br /> <br />TransPlan establishes the framework upon which all public agencies can make consistent and <br />coordinated transportation planning decisions. Goals and policies in TransPlan are contained in <br />this Transportation Element and are part of the adopted Metro Plan. TransPlan project lists and <br />project maps are also adopted as part of the Metro Plan. <br /> <br />This element complies with State Transportation Goal 12, “To provide and encourage a safe, <br />convenient, and economic transportation system.” Three types of transportation planning <br />strategies are reflected in the goals and policies in this element: Transportation demand <br />management (TDM), land use, and system improvements. TDM strategies focus on reducing <br />demands placed on the transportation system, and thus system costs, by providing incentives to <br />redistribute or eliminate vehicle trips and by encouraging alternative modes. Land use strategies <br />focus on encouraging development patterns that reduce the need for automobiles, reduce trip <br />lengths, and support the use of alternative modes. System improvements focus on increasing <br />efficiency and adding capacity or new facilities to the existing highway, transit, bicycle, and <br />pedestrian systems. <br /> <br />Together, these strategies form a balanced policy framework for meeting local and state <br />transportation goals to: increase urban public transit ridership; reduce reliance on the <br />automobile; substitute automobile trips with alternative modes, such as walking and biking; and <br />reduce automobile energy consumption and transportation costs. Consistent with this approach, <br />the policies in this element are presented in the following categories: <br /> <br />Not all Transportation Element policies will apply to a specific transportation-related decision. <br />When conformance with adopted policy is required, policies in this and other Metro Plan <br />elements will be examined to determine which policies are relevant and can be applied. When <br />policies support varying positions, decision makers will seek a balance of all applicable policies. <br />Goals are timeless, but some policies will expire as they are implemented. <br /> <br />Goals <br /> <br />1. Provide an integrated transportation and land use system that supports choices in modes <br />of travel and development patterns that will reduce reliance on the automobile and <br />enhance livability, economic opportunity, and the quality of life. <br /> <br /> <br />[Fn 11: The TransPlan Study Area is an area used for transportation modeling purposes. The 296,500 projected <br />population for this area includes the estimated 2015 population of 286,000 for the UGB plus an additional 10,5000 <br />projected population for the Transportation Analysis Zones that extend beyond the UGB.] <br />