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)7197/ 1 0 b at F . Transportation Element The Transportation Element deals with surface and air transportation in the metropolitan area. The emphasis of the Transportation Element is on the rela- tionship between land use and transportation. These relationships are, in part, r e s p o n s i b l e for meeting community goals related to increasing urban public transit ridership, reducing reliance on the automobile, substituting automobile trips to other modes, such as pedestrian and bicycle, and reducing energy consumption related to use of the automobile,. The Eugene Springfield Area 2000 Transportation P l a n forms the basis for the surface transportation part of this e ement in describing future needs for people and goods movement. Projections of increased population and employment were translated into trips through the transportation planning process. This ` forecasted demand and other considerations such as safety, served as the rationale for the policies, facilities, and services contained in the Trans- portation Plan. The Transportation Plan also outlines specific transportation goals, pol- icies, and recommendations necessary to meet metropolitan transpor- tation needs through the year 2000. The Eu ene -Springfield Metropolitan Bikeway Master P l a n serves as the b a s i s for the metropolitan bikeway needs in the area. 0r i g i n al, l y adopted in 1975, this plan needs to be updated to reflect , the s al ' bikeway improvements made since 1975, to resolve some conflicts with the Transportation Plan, and to respond to continued community interest 'in b i cycling . The air transportation portions of this element are based on the Mahlon Sweet Field Master Plan The emphasis of the air transportation p o l i c i e s contained in this element is directed toward the land use issues 'of the airport environs. Findings 1. When compared to scattered urban growth the compact urban growth form increases opportunities to reduce intraurban- trip lengths, to reduce tr. an s portat -ion energy consumption, and to promote trips by means other than the automobile* 2. The current arrangement of land uses is most conducive to travel by automobile. 3. Transportation is an important determinant in the spatial arrange- ment of the metropolitan area. Land use is an important influencing the trip - making behavior of the population. III-F-1