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The proposed amendments will not change the functional classification of an existing or planned transportation facility. Nor will they change standards implementing a functional classification system. Further, the amendments will not allow types or levels of land uses which would result in levels of travel or access which are inconsistent with the functional classification of a transportation facility. Though the amendments will not reduce the performance standards of the facility below the minimum acceptable level identified in the TSP, this finding warrants some additional discussion. The TIS concludes that the intersection of Agate Street -with Franklin Boulevard will exceed ODOT level of sepdce standards (Franklin Blvd. is a state highway) by 2025 with or without the proposed plan amendments. Even though this would exceed the maximum volume to capacity ratio allowed for the facility through the Oregon Highway Plan (OHP), the plan amendments will not cause a %ignificant effect" on the area transportation system. In spite of this finding~ the TiS suggests and recommends the addition of a right turn lane on the eastbound approach to the intersection, but notes that such a condition should not be a mitigation measure made necessary by the proposed plan amendments. City staff concurs with this determination and find that the plan amendments do not meet the %igrdficant affect" measure as defined in OAR 660-012-0060. The TIS also notes that, with the exception of the Agate at Franklin intersection, mitigation measures on Agate Street are not necessary until very near the end of the 20 year study period. The siting of a proposed parking structure to replace the existing Bean complex surface parking lot will affect the location and extent of mitigation measures. The study also contains a suggested traffic calming &verter for the intersection of 17th at Villard. Staff has recommended that an area-wide traffic calming study of the area east of Villard and north of 19th Avenue be conducted prior to deploy4ng any traffic calming measures. Goal 13 - Energy Conservation: To conserve energy. Goal 13 states, in part, that land use planning should, to the maximum extent possible, "...combine increasing density gradients along high capacity transportation corridors to achieve greater energy efficiency" and "...seek to recycle and reuse vacant land and those which are not energy efficient" The proposed amendments promote conservation of energy by allowing for intensification of development on land that is currently served by a full range of public services and facilities. Redevelopment and infill development on the land subject to the amendments will increase opportunities for on-campus student housing, thereby reducing home-to-work trips encountered by students who live off-campus. Therefore, the Exhibit D - Page 8