Table 3.2: Evaluation Criteria <br />Key <br /> <br />Evaluation Criteria <br />criteria <br /> <br />1. Safety and Health <br />Double the percentage of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit trips by the year 2035. <br />Improve community health by increasing physical activity as part of the transportation system. <br />Support the reduction in quantities of harmful airborne pollutants associated with transportation. <br />Improve safety and security for all users, especially for the most vulnerable; strive for zero fatalities. x <br />2. Social Equity <br />Use future transportation investments to reduce or eliminate disparities between neighborhoods in x <br />access, economic benefits, safety, and health. <br />3. Access and Mobility for All Modes <br />Foster neighborhoods where 90 percent of Eugene residents can meet most daily needs without x <br />relying heavily on an automobile. <br />Improve the comfort and convenience of travel, especially for walking, bicycling, carpooling, and riding <br />transit. <br />Maintain a network of Emergency Response Streets to facilitate prompt emergency response. <br />Complete safe, comfortable, and direct sidewalk and bikeway networks between key destinations, <br />transit stops, and residential areas. <br />-capacity, frequent transit service, on the <br />Frequent Transit Network. <br />4. Community Context <br />Ensure consistency between transportation investments and all relevant adopted and accepted local <br />plans. <br /> <br />5. Economic Benefit <br /> <br />Support redevelopment priorities by promoting compatible transportation investments along key x <br />corridors and in core commercial areas, including downtown. <br />Encourage infrastructure and programs that allow residents to reduce expenditures on fuel and <br /> <br />vehicle use. <br />Support predictable travel times between key origins and destinations for high priority trips such as <br />transit and regional freight movement. <br />Increase access to employment centers via foot, bike, and transit, while improving the quality of the x <br />traveling experience. <br />Support access and visibility of businesses that rely on drive-by traffic by balancing congestion with <br />economic development goals. <br /> <br />6. Cost Effectiveness <br /> <br /> x <br />Maximize the efficiency and life of the current transportation system. <br />Favor transportation investments that have potential funding for both implementation and ongoing <br />maintenance. <br /> <br />