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EugeneTransportationSystemPlan:RevisedDraftGoals,Objectives,andPolicies <br />13.Promoteaccesstojobs,services,education,andshoppingforresidentsandvisitorsof <br />Eugene. <br />14.Encourageinfrastructureandprogramsthatallowresidentstoreinvestinthelocaleconomy <br />byreducingexpendituresonfuelandvehicleuse. <br />CostEffectiveness <br />15.Optimizebenefitsrelativetopublic,private,andsocialcostsovertheƉůĂŶ͛Ɛtimehorizon. <br />16.Maximizethelifeofthecurrenttransportationsystem. <br />ClimateandEnergy <br />17.Focusontransportationprogramsandprojectsthathelpto: <br />a.reducetotalcommunitywidefossilfueluseby50%by2030; <br />b.reducevehiclemilestraveledpercapitaby10%bytheyear2020;and <br />c.reducecommunitywidegreenhousegasemissions10%below1990levelsby2020. <br />EcologicalFunction <br />18.Improvewaterqualityandlowertherateofstormwaterrunoffasitrelatestonew <br />transportationinfrastructure. <br />2 <br />19.Reducetheurbanheatislandcausedbydarksurfaces,suchasasphalt,thatabsorbandre <br />radiatingheat. <br />20.Fostertransportationinvestmentsthatavoiddamagingandimprovehabitatareas,where <br />possible. <br />DraftPolicies <br />Apolicyisastatementadoptedtoprovideaconsistentcourseofaction,movingthecommunity <br />towardsattainmentofitsgoals. <br />PoliciesaregroupedwiththeSTARSgoalscategoriesthattheysupport. <br />SafetyandHealth <br />1.Reducethenumberandseverityofcrashesthroughdesign,operations,maintenance, <br />education,andenforcement. <br />2.Designtransportationfacilitiestoavoidpedestrianandbicyclistfatalitiesandinjuries. <br />3 <br />3.MaintainanetworkofEmergencyResponseStreetstofacilitatepromptemergencyresponse. <br />2 <br />Theterm"heatisland"describesbuiltupareasthatarehotterthannearbyruralareas.Heatislandscanaffect <br />communitiesbyincreasingsummertimepeakenergydemand,airconditioningcosts,airpollutionandgreenhousegas <br />emissions,heatrelatedillnessandmortality,andwaterquality.Source:U.S.EnvironmentalProtectionAgency, <br />http://www.epa.gov/hiri/(lastaccessedFebruary6,2012). <br />3 <br />BestpracticesforemergencyresponsestandardscanbefoundintheCongressforaNewUrbanism(CNU)/Instituteof <br />TransportationEngineers(ITE)ProposedRecommendedPractice,DesigningWalkableUrbanThoroughfares:AContext <br />SensitiveApproach. <br />EugeneTSP_GoalsObjectivesPolicies_ToTCRG.docx3 <br />