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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
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Work Session: Regional Transportation Planning
Meeting Date: July 15, 2008
Department: Public Works
www.eugene-or.gov
Agenda Item Number: A
Staff Contact: Rob Inerfeld
Contact Telephone Number: 682-5343
ISSUE STATEMENT
This is a joint meeting of the local elected officials of Eugene, Springfield, and Lane County to discuss
inter:-jurisdictional priorities. 'The focus of this meeting is regional transportation planning and
specifically the review of a draft regional transportation planning work plan outline.
BACKGROUND
On February 13,2008, the elected officials met to discuss a variety of concerns. At that meeting it was
suggested that more joint meetings be scheduled to discuss local inter-jurisdictional issues. At the
subsequent JEO meeting on May 13,2008, there was a discussion of regional planning issues at the
beginning of the meeting and the rest of the meeting focused on public safety. A commitment was made
to return to the JEO with a draft of a regional transportation planning work plan at a future meeting.
RELATED CITY POLICIES
As both the Transportation System Plan (TSP) and Regional Transportation System Plan (RTSP) for
Eugene, TransPlan serves as a policy document for local and regional transportation decision making.
COUNCIL OPTIONS
Provide feedback to staff on draft transportation planning work plan outline and direction to proceed
with development of a final transportation planning work plan.
CITY MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION
Provide direction to proceed with development of a fmal transportation planning work plan.
SUGGESTED MOTION
No motion is required.
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ATTACHMENTS
A. Regional Transportation Planning Work Plan Memorandum
B. Transportation Planning Work Plan Outline
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Staff Contact: Rob Inerfeld
Telephone: 682-5343
Staff E-Mail: rob.inerfeld@ci.eugene.or.us
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ATTACHMENT A
DATE:
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July 15, 2008
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TO: Joint Elected Officials (JEO)
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FROM: Rob Inerf~ld, City of Eugene Transportation Planning Manager
Tom Boyatt, City of Springfield Transportation Manager
Celia BarrY, Lane County Transportation Planning Manager
Petra Schuetz, City of Coburg Planning Director
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RE: Transportation Planning Work Plan
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This memorandum pro~ides an update on Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)'area
transportation planning efforts. Staff seeks input on the attached workplan outline in order to
develop a final work plan for consideration at the September JEO meeting. Elected bodies of
Lane County, Springfieltl, .Eugene, and Coburg must agree to the work plan before it is
presented to the Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) for approval in
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At this meeting, staff requests that the JEO provide direction to proceed with the development
of a final work plan.
Background
O!1 November 8,2007, the Metropolitan Policy Committee (MPC) adopted an updated
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) with a 2031 horizon year. This action triggered a state.
Transportation Planning Rule (TPR) requirement that one of the following must occur:
1. Make findings that TransPlan is consistent with the RTP; or
2. Update TransPlan, our metropolitan area's Transportation System Plan (TSP) to be
consistent with the RTP within one year; or
3. the state Land Conservation and Development Commission must approve a local work
plan for making TransPlan consistent with the RTP.
The City of Coburg made a finding of consistency for its TSP.
The jurisdictions of Eugene, Springfield and Lane County did not make a finding of
consistency, due to the fact that the project lists in the two plans were not identical, the
horizon years were inconsistent by sixteen years and the plan boundaries were not the same.
Therefore, it is necessary for the three jurisdictions to pursue the third option and develop a
local work plan.
Since the MPC adopted the RTP update in November 2007, local jurisdictions have
participated in a series of meetings with Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and
Department of Land Conservation and Development (DLCD). The purpose of these
meetings is to develop a proposed transportation planning work plan coordinated with land
use. An outline of the draft work plan is attached. A final version of the work plan will be
presented to the JEO at a September meeting for approval. LCDC approval of the work plan
will be sought at the Commission's October 15-16 meeting in Prineville.
Work Plan Outline
The attached work plan outline is divided into three sections:
· Short-Term Actions. These include amendments to TransPlan that can be initiated before
the October LCDC meeting;
· Mid-Term Actions. These are actions that may occur either before the LCDC meeting or as
part of a long range transportation work plan; and
. Long Range Transportation Planning.
In addition, the outline includes lists of the adopting and partner agencies and provides next steps for
developing -the final work plan.
Regional Planning Open House
Eugene, Springfield, Lane County and the Central Lane MPO are holding a public workshop on
Wednesday, July 9 at the Eugene Public Library from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Its purpose is to provide
information and receive public input on regional comprehensive planning issues. Planning efforts of
assessing buildable lands, developing new population forecasts, and transportation will be featured at
this workshop. It is understood that Lane County will be leading the public involvement process for
Population Forecasts and that Eugene and Springfield have indicated they will be using Safe Harbor
population forecasts; Coburg has joined other small cities to pursue a PAPA process. The information
received at this event will inform the development of a comprehensive public participation program for
both land use and transportation planning work.
Acronyms
DLCD
JEO
LCDC
MPC
MPO
ODOT
RTP
TPR
TSP
Department of Land Conservation and Development
Joint Elected Officials
Land Conservation and Development Commission
Metropolitan Policy Committee
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Oregon Department of Transportation
Regional Transportation Plan
Transportation Planning Rule
Transportation System Plan
ATTACHMENT B
Transportation Planning Workplan - OUTLINE
July 3, 2008
Adopting Agencies:
City of Eugene, City of Springfield, City of Coburg and Lane County
Partner Agencies:
Lane Transit District, Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Central Lane
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO)
This document provides an outline of the Transportation Planning Workplan for
discussion by the Joint Elected Officials (JEO) at their July 15 meeting. A final work
plan will be provided to the JEO for consideration in September and submitted to the
Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC) for approval at its October
15-16, 2008 meeting in Prineville.
A. Short Term Actions. The following items will be initiated before the LCDC
meeting in order to preliminarily address DLCD and ODOT concerns regarding
RTP- TSP consistency:
1. Amend the TransPlan project lists to delete all projects that have been
completed.
2. Amend TransPlan to add a sentence stating that the WEP is not a
"planned transportation facility" for purposes of OAR 660-012-0060, the
Transportation Planning Rule (TPR).
3. Amend TransPlan toextend the planning horizon from 2015 to the
estimated year in which the metropolitan area wiU arrive at the population
TransPlan is designed to serve (296,500 people). Amend the )
Transportation Element of the Metro Plan as needed for consistency with
the revised TransPlan planning horizon.
B. Mid-Term Actions. The following items may occur either before the LCDC
meeting or later as part of the lo'ng range transportation planning work plan:
I 1. Determine the framework of Transportation System Plans (TSP's). Coburg
has its own TSP. Eugene and Springfield will need to decide whether to
have a shared TSP or individual TSP's.
2. Determine whether the four ODOT facilities projects that were moved from
the Illustrative to the Financially Constrained list in the 2031 Regional
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Transportation Plan (RTP) should also be moved to the TransPlan
financially constrained list. Determine if this action should be:
a. Completed as part of the short term TransPlan amendments
(Section A above);
b. Completed as a separate interim step by appropriate
government(s) consistent with Metro Plan amendment policies; or
c. Completed as part of the long range transportation planning work
plan (Section C below).
The four ODOT facilities projects are:
· West 11th Avenue from Terry to Greenhill;
· Beltline Highway from River Road to Delta Highway;
· OR 126 at Main Street; and
· OR 126 at 52nd Street.
3. Address the language contained in the State Transportation Planning Rule
with regard to the function of the Regional Transportation System Plan
(RTSP) and its relationship to TSPs and the RTP. The State TPR
mandates that the MPO develop an RTSP for adoption by Eugene,
Springfield, Coburg and Lane County.
c. Long Range Transportation Planning. The primary purpose of the long range
work plan will be to coordinate and integrate transportation and land use planning
activities within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).
The work plan will address the following actions:
1. Coordinate with any changes to the Metro Plan that result from Eugene
and Springfield's updated buildable lands inventories, any urban growth
boundary changes, updated population forecasts, and any land use or
other policy changes.
2. Continue to integrate the City of Coburg into appropriate planning
documents.
3. Update TSP(s) as necessary to meet Transportation Planning Rule (TPR)
requirements. Include an evaluation of transportation goals, policies and
planned facilities for autos, freight, pedestrian, bicycle, transit, rail, air,
pipeline, and marine transportation modes as specified in the TPR based
upon updated land use scenarios.
4. Assess the current alternative performance measures in the context of the
appropriate revised horizon year.
5. Consider Comprehensive Plan amendments to maintain consistency with
TSP updates.
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NEXT STEPS
Coordination is underway to provide additional work plan details, including a description
of major work items and interim products, identification of critical milestones, and an
estimated timelinefor completion of the items described in Section C. It should be
noted that some components of the work plan will need to remain flexible in order to
effectively respond to data and policy direction as it becomes available (see item one in
Section C above).
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