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i C3 I D I <br />Ob6b <br />4. The automobile is the primary form of transportation used in the <br />metropolitan area. <br />5. streets and highways are the primary facilities providing for the <br />i ntr aurban movement of people and goods within the metropolitan <br />area. <br />6. The role of urban p u b l i c transit in meeting trip needs has <br />increased within the metropolitan area since 1974. In 1971, Lane <br />Transit District busses carried 2 passengers on an average <br />weekday, and in 1977 ridership had increased to 12,265 passengers <br />(2 112 percent of all metropolitan trips) . During that time, the <br />LTD noncapi t al budget increased from $552,000 to $5,054,000. <br />7. In July 1979 there were nearly loo miles of bikeways in the <br />metropolitan area. Nevertheless, while some locations are <br />adequately served by bicycle and pedestrian facilities, others <br />are not. <br />8. Urban public transit, as opposed to rural public transit, is <br />characterized by lower fares, a higher frequency of service, <br />and a more dense routing pattern. <br />9. The b i c y c l e network is not yet completely interconnected'. <br />which inhibits use of that system. <br />10. Some areas have inadequate sidewalks which inhibits pedestrian <br />movement within neighborhoods and restricts access to the <br />transit system, <br />11. The future availability of fuel for transportation uses is <br />uncertain and subject to national and international influences. <br />12. R number of the policies contained in the Eugene Spring - field Area <br />2000 Transportation Plan are directed . toward increasing the <br />.efficiency existing transportation s- ystems . <br />13. The transportation needs of ' the transportation disadvantaged <br />population are unmet by- the services provided by any one partic- <br />ular mode. The transportation disadvantaged are persons who, <br />because of age, income, location, physical or mental disability, <br />or other reasons are limited in obtaining their travel needs, <br />14. Location and growth in popul ation in rural areas and - satel 1 i to <br />communities outside the metropolitan area have an impact upon <br />transportation facilities and services within the metropolitan <br />area. <br />15. Local and metropolitan bikeway plans have been adopted which <br />outline the future needs of the metropolitan area. <br />I H -F--2 <br />