UNIVERSITY OF OREGON <br />NORTH CAMPUS <br />CONDITIONAL USE & WILLAMETTE GREENWAY PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> <br />recreational fields for university use, as well as public open space along the river which will also <br />have an educational and research function. Any potential new building would be for uses <br />permitted in this zone. The proposal does not include uses not permitted in the zone. Therefore, <br />the proposal satisfies the requirements of this policy. <br />B. Transportation Element <br />1. The City, if possible in conjunction with a developer, shall work <br />with the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the <br />Southern Pacific Railroad to increase the number of points of <br />access to undeveloped property within the Riverfront Park Study <br />area. <br />This policy recognizes that existing access into the subject site is limited. The policy <br />acknowledges that: 1) Franklin Boulevard is a State highway and subject to access controls by the <br />ODOT; and 2) Union Pacific Railroad will be a future participant in negotiating access through the <br />railroadÈs right-of-way. Currently, the proposal seeks to improve access to the site through <br />additional crossings of the railroad tracks, Millrace and Franklin Boulevard, and will enable a more <br />pedestrian and bike-friendly experience, as well as improved access to the EmX. Therefore, this <br />policy is satisfied. <br />2. The City shall work with the Lane Transit District, the University <br />of Oregon, and employers in the Riverfront area to maximize the <br />use of alternate modes of transportation. Facilities and programs <br />will be developed to work toward the goal of accommodating a <br />substantial number of the trips made to new development within <br />the Riverfront Park Study area through modes other than the <br />single-occupancy automobile. <br />Eugene has been successful in encouraging the use of alternate transportation modes. A <br />significant level of alternate mode usage reduces potential impacts on the already limited area- <br />wide parking; reduces the requirements for public expenditures on street improvements; and <br />provides opportunity for more intense development within the subject site, south of the railroad <br />tracks and adjacent to Franklin Boulevard. This policy recognizes that the proximity of potential <br />development to the University of Oregon and downtown Eugene increases the ability to rely on <br />alternative transportation modes for all types of trips. The policy also recognizes that aggressive <br />action by the City, Lane Transit District, and the University of Oregon will be required to achieve <br />the alternate mode objectives. For instance, University of Oregon has a robust transportation <br />demand management program that relies heavily on public transportation, walking, and bicycling, <br />consistently resulting annually in more than 80% of the students and more than 40% of faculty and <br />staff using alternate modes as their primary mode of commuting. Proposing university uses in the <br />North Campus area will continue the same pattern of commuting as for the rest of campus. <br />Therefore, this policy is satisfied. <br />3. The City shall use its Capital Improvement Programming process <br />to identify projects, their implementation schedules, and <br />anticipated funding sources needed to provide transportation <br />facilities to service development in the Riverfront Study Area. <br />Special efforts shall be made to secure non-City funding for <br />Cameron McCarthy INITIAL SUBMITTAL | February 21, 2018 68 <br /> <br />