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Transportation <br />The majority of the projects in the CIP come from the 1986 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, <br />known as TransPlan. Currently, an update of TransPlan is scheduled for adoption in Fiscal <br />Year 1998, which will affect future transportation projects in the CIP. <br />Other plans and policies which provide direction for transportation projects include the <br />Bicycle Master Plan, the Central Area Transportation Study (CATS), neighborhood and local <br />area refinement plans, City Council goals and policies, and facility management programs, <br />such as the Pavement Management and Sidewalk programs. <br />The primary sources of funds for local transportation projects are the Road Fund, the Systems <br />Development Capital Projects Fund, and Assessments to property owners. Federal and State <br />grants .also .play an important role in financing some projects. Currently, these funds are <br />unable to provide the necessary resources to finance all needed transportation projects. <br />Project Categories <br />Three categories of transportation projects are described below: <br />1. Preservation and Maintenance -These projects preserve the investment of existing <br />improved transportation facilities where routine preventative maintenance activities are <br />no longer cost-effective. These projects typically include overlays and, in some cases, <br />..reconstruction of existing streets and alleys. This category also includes traffic signal <br />preservation. These projects are funded almost entirely by the Road Fund; <br />2. Upgrades & Capacity Enhancement -This category includes mosf of the proposed <br />transportation improvements throughout the City. Projects in this category typically <br />involve the following: <br />a) Upgrading. substandard arterial or collector streets to City standards by <br />~' reconstructing the roadway and adding curbs, sidewalks and, in most. cases, bike <br />lanes; <br />b) Adding new lanes to existing streets to increase capacity; <br />~' <br />;c) Traffic calming measures on existing neighborhood streets; and <br />d) Safety enhancements such as traffic signals, street lights, sidewalk access ramps and <br />intersection improvements. <br />Funding for these projects generally comes from a combination of the Road Fund, <br />Special Assessment Capital Projects Fund (from assessments to property owners) and <br />System Development Capital Projects Funds. <br />City of Eugene .1998-2003 Capital Improvement Program <br />-~j Project and Program Areas -Transportation <br />44' <br />