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; ~ <br /> l ----r <br /> a. bolsters a more equitable share of funding for cities and counties c. alternative transportation modes, including, but not limited to, light rail, <br /> electric trolley and shuttle bus systems. <br /> b• establishes system maintenance, preservation and operation as a priority for 2. Support distribution of Highway Trust Funds that are equitable and made <br /> funding; <br /> cooperatively with local jurisdictions. <br /> c. ensures the greatest possible flexibility for the use of funds to meet local needs' 3. Support priority funding for projects when a local match is available. <br /> <br /> ~ d. supports the development of funding mechanisms to fund transit, including <br /> access to transit and elderly and disabled funding; 2. OREGON TRANSPORTATION PLAN <br /> The City has strongly supported the Oregon Transportation Plan, ODOT's long-term, <br /> e. encourages transportation cost analysis to consider tolls congestion pricing and intermodal trans ortation lannin effort. The Ci ur es the Le islature <br />to ado t <br /> g ty g g p <br /> acces p p <br /> s management alternatives; and the indexing of transportatton revenue to measures to incrementally implement the plan's strategies for providing Oregon with a <br /> counteract the effects of inflation and improvements in vehicle mileage; comprehensive, adequate transportation system, <br /> f. encourages the coordination of land use and transportation planning and <br /> Recommendations: <br /> im le <br /> me <br /> p ntation; <br /> 1. Support all efforts to implement the Oregon Transportation Plan which are <br /> g. supports livable communities and innovative strategies, like nodal development, ~ consistent with adopted City policies. <br /> to improve transportation efficiency; and <br /> j 2. Support the State's partnership, including funding, in efforts to implement <br /> h. preserves all local option transportation system funding alternatives. igcludin <br /> local option fuel taxes and local transportation system maintenance fees. g Transportat ontPl <br /> nand the City's Grohwth Management Policiese Oregon <br /> 1. HIGHWAY TRUST FUND <br /> i The City will continue to work for funding that meets the needs. of the community. B' RAIL SERVICE <br /> Expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund should continue to be dedicated to a The City strongly supports ODOT efforts to promote improved, high-speed, customer- <br /> ~ comprehensive, integrated system ,of streets, highways and other transportation systems. <br /> Long-term preservation of the existing public investment in the transportation system friendly passenger rail service in Oregon and to obtain the matching federal <br />and state funds <br /> should be the first funding priority for Trust Fund revenues. needed to make track improvements to support faster service. <br /> Distribution of the Highway Trust Fund should be equitable and should be made In 1999, the Oregon Legislature approved funds for a second round trip train and for <br />a network of <br /> cooperatively with local jurisdictions. Priority funding for projects should be considered connecting motorcoaches. In October 2000, Amtrak began amid-morning <br />departure from <br /> when a local match is available, either in direct project financing or insight-of--way Eugene with an early evening return from Portland to Eugene. Ridership <br />has shown encouraging <br /> acquisition, design and engineering. ~ gains in the past 5 years. The presence of connecting motorcoaches allows passengers from rural <br /> areas of Oregon to connect to trains in Eugene and Portland. <br /> Recommendations: <br /> The City of Eugene supports the high speed rail corridor track improvements which have now <br /> 1. Support Trust Fund use for: begun to reduce travel times and increase grade crossing safety in urban areas: Over the past five <br /> years, the entire Eugene-Springfield area has mobilised as a region to support the creation of this <br /> a. bike path right-of--way acquisition, construction and maintenance; high-speed rail corridor. Not only will this bring closer cultural and economic ties throughout <br />the <br /> Pacific Northwest, but will also mean fewer cars on Interstate 5. This reduction in vehicle miles <br /> b. public transit; and traveled will in turn postpone the need for expensive road expansions, allow passengers and <br /> freight to move more quickly, and improve air quality. <br /> City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session 19 <br /> City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2005 Session. 20 <br /> <br />