F.16 Promote or develop a regional roadway system that meets combined needs for travel <br />through, within, and outside the region.. <br />F.17 Manage the roadway system to preserve safety and operational efficiency by adopting <br />regulations to manage access to roadways and applying these regulations to decisions <br />related to approving new or modified access to the roadway system. <br />Transportation System Improvements: Transit <br />Findings <br />27. The 1990 Census reported that about 10 percent of all households in the Eugene- <br />Springfield area did not own a vehicle. <br />28. Transit services are particularly important to the transportation disadvantaged population: <br />persons who are limited in meeting their travel needs because of age, income, location, <br />physical or mental disability, or other reasons. The Americans with Disabilities Act <br />(ADA) requires fixed-route systems like Lane Transit District's (LTD) to provide a <br />comparable level of service to the elderly and persons with disabilities who are unable to <br />successfully use the local bus service. LTD's Americans with Disabilities Act <br />Paratransit Plan, 1994-1995 Update (January 18, 1995) was found to be in full <br />compliance with the ADA by the Federal Transit Administration. <br />29. The role of urban public transit in meeting trip needs has increased within the <br />metropolitan area since 1970. In 1971, there were 2,260 LTD passenger trips on a <br />weekday and, in 1995, ridership had increased to 20,000 per day, or 1.8 percent of all <br />metropolitan trips. The Regional Travel Forecasting Model forecasts transit use to <br />increase to 2.7 percent of trips by 2015 with proposed TransPlan projects and policy <br />implementation. <br />30. The Urban Rail Feasibility Study Eugene/Springfield Area (July 1995) concluded that <br />projected 2015 ridership for an urban rail system was too low to be competitive with <br />other cities seeking federal rail transit funding; and that BRT could significantly improve <br />transit service for substantially less capital investment and lower operational costs than <br />urban rail. <br />31. QHP policy supports investment in Park-and-Ride facilities as a cost-effective means to <br />increase the efficient use of the existing transportation system. <br />Policies <br />F.18 Improve transit service and facilities to increase the system's accessibility, attractiveness, <br />and convenience for all users, including the transportation disadvantaged population. <br />Laurel Ridge Record (Z 15-5) TTT_Tt_4 Page 221 <br />