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I � ! s r V 6 . Based on project of recent population and economi trends, there will be sufficient land within the projected urban service area depicted on the Plan diagram in Chapter II. to ensure reasonable choices in the market place for urban needs through the planning period, i.e., a metropo i tan population of 293,700, provided p e r i o d i c updates of the Plan are conducted and the area designated for urbani- zation on the diagram is updated to assure that the supply remains - responsive to demand. 7. Public policies controlling the Eugene-Springfield metropolitan area's growth pattern will continue to be effective. For example, compact urban growth wi l .l continue to enhance the opportunity to preserve important natural assets such as rural open space and agri- cultural land. 8. Additional urban development will take place within incorporated cities. General Findings 1. The average annual growth rate in the metro area decreased from 3.1 percent in the-196 to 2.6 percent between 1970 and This is the lowest it has been since 1930. 2. order metropo l i - tan growth cannot be accomplished without coordination of public investments., -Such coordination can be enhanced through scheduling of priorities. 3. When urban growth is allowed to occur without consideration for the physical characteristics of the land, it creates problems that are then difficult to solve. 4. The development and implementation of planning policies have social and economic imp acts . 5. Financial and taxing inequities are generated when urban develop- ment is allowed to occur in unincorporated areas on the periphery of Springfield and Eugene because many residents of such develop- ments are at least partially dependent on streets, parks, and other pond i rect fee facilities and services provided by those cities and financed from their revenues. i