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M � 9. Large institutional uses, such as universities and hospitals, present complex planning problems for the metropolitan area due to their location, facility expansion plans, and continuing housing and parking problems. 10. Due to the i ncrea.se of child persons as a percent of the total population and the level off from a downward trend of fertility rates, overall metropolitan school enrollments are pro- jected to increase both in terms of total number and i n the rate of growth through the rest of this century-. However, projected school enrollment increases will not be evenly distributed among the three metropolitan school districts: The Eugene d.i str i ct w i l l probably continue to decline into the early 1980's before beginning to increase; Springfield, Bethel, and private schools -will likely follow the ov er al metropolitan trend. 11. Growth patterns do not always respect school district boundaries. For example, natural cycles of growth and neighborhood maturation result in uneven geographic growth patterns in the metropolitan area, which cause a d i s p a r i t y between the location of some schools and school children. This results in some fringe area schools exceeding capacity while some central city schools are under capacity. 12, adjustments to attendance area boundaries, double shifting, addi- tions to exi.sting facilities, use of portable classrooms and busing are being used by metropolitan area school districts to maximize the use of present facilities and delay new school construction. 13. Elementary and community schools represent important features td residential neighborhoods and a lack of such facilities can reduce the 1. i v ab i 1 i ty of an area in terms of neighborhood _ needs . 14. Residents of central city neighborhoods have identified the presence of elementary and community school facilities as important contri- butors to the stability of their neighborhoods and to the ability of neighborhoods to attract a range of families and- households, including families with school -age children. 15.. There are no significant increases anticipated in either , the over- - al all enrollment or work force at the University of '. oregon . New facilities are planned to meet the needs of the various departments and not to create additional capacity, 16. Lane Community College plans no new f a c i l i t i e s on the main campus beyond those included i n the school master plan .Increased enroll- ment will be accommodated through expansion of off- progr III -G--3