6. A 24-member Citizen Task Force (Task Force), representing a broad range of interests in <br />the Eugene-Springfield area, created, evaluated, and refined the nodal development land <br />use strategy over a seven-month period as part of the update of TransPlan. The Task <br />Force intended the strategy to encourage development patterns that will support a multi- <br />modal transportation system. <br />7. Nodal development is consistent with the policy direction of Policy 1B of the OHP to. <br />coordinate land use and transportation decisions to efficiently use public infastructure <br />investments to: <br />• Maintain the mobility and safety of the highway system; <br />• Foster compact development patterns in communities; <br />• Encourage the availability and use of transportation alternatives; and <br />• Enhance livability and economic competitiveness. <br />8. Nodal development is consistent with the Special Transportation Area designation <br />defined in the draft OHP. The designation is intended to guide planning and management <br />decisions for state highway segments inside nodal development areas. <br />9. Nodal development supports the fundamental principles, goals, and policies of the <br />adopted Metro Plan to achieve compact urban growth, increase residential densities, and <br />encourage mixed-use developments in designated areas. The Land Use Measures <br />Strategies Document found that nodal development also supports increased use of <br />alternative modes of transportation and increased opportunities for people to live near <br />their jobs and to make shorter trips for a variety of purposes. <br />10. Based on an analysis of the Regional Travel Forecasting Model results, an overall <br />otacome of nodal development implementation will be that the percentage of person trips <br />under one mile can be increased to approximately 16.1 percent of all trips; and, on a <br />regional basis, that trip lengths will be slightly shorter in 2015 than under existing <br />conditions, due, in part, to reduced trip lengths within nodal development areas. <br />11. Based on an analysis of the Regional Travel Forecasting Model results, investments in <br />non-auto modes, particularly Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), and implementation of nodal <br />development strategies will improve transportation choices by helping to increase the <br />percentage of non-auto trips from 14.4 percent to 17.0 percent by the year 2015. <br />Increases in the percentage of households and workers with access to ten-minute transit <br />service will result in a 49 percent increase in the percent of trips taken by bus. <br />12. The Market Demand Study for Nodal Development (ECONorthwest and Leland <br />Consulting Group, 1996) recommended that the public strategy for nodal development <br />should be flexible and opportunistic and include use of financial incentives, targeted <br />infrastructure investments, public-private partnerships, and an inviting administrative <br />atmosphere. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) 711-F-4 Page 216 <br />