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|tr-'f>i'; <br />k' <br />»r-=f; ••* <br />i;' r . <br />^i?' <br />:|i- <br />FV- <br />c. <br />■a'I'. <br />s’. <br />Ifx <br />px\ <br />S' <br />V'^r <br />8?! <br />L'Sj- f • <br />g’.w-^- <br />fe‘ <br />I' <br />i- <br />«:■fe'*‘fe®!' <br />|kii- <br />M <br />Eoip:: <br />;i>’. ■ <br />fe;: <br />P-.ff <br />iV;‘'fei <br />i^r 1= <br />% <br />^Kt'i^m- <br />w.' <br />•••. ■ <br />Buses operating on streets and highways wiU probably dominate public transit service through the <br />remainder of the century. This does not preclude the introduction of some fixed-guideway <br />facilities in heavily traveled corridors, but costs and time constraints work against a massive shift <br />in form over the n^t 15 years. Nevertheless, the Council will continue to seek creative, forward- <br />looking solutions to transit service problems. <br />LocaUons with large numbers of households and/or high employment in relatively small areas <br />offer good potential for pubUc transit service. It is also important to provide transit to the people <br />who have no other way to travel. This generally means elderly, handicapped, low-income and <br />young people. Providing service to these people wiU probably involve above-average subsidies. <br />Some parts of the urban service area with low-density development may be served only by <br />paratransit on a demand basis. This is also true for some of the transit-dependent people who <br />live in low-density areas or cannot use the public system. Regularly scheduled regional traiuit <br />service will not be provided to the rural service area, but residents of the area can arrange for and <br />finance public transit or public paratransit on their own if they so desire. This does not preclude <br />the Council or the Regional Transit Board from becoming involved in planning for the special <br />mobility needs of elderly and handicapped people in the rural service area or for the use of public <br />funds specially appropriated for this purpose. <br />Transit planning will take into accouru the cost of providing transit semces to low-density ajeas^ <br />and how that mav change over time as transit-dependent populations increase in these areas. <br />Planning for highways and transit should consider the relationships among transportation needs, <br />population densities and the provision of human services including.public schools, health and <br />social services, employment opportunities and emergency services. <br />Parks <br />The regional parks and open space system includes facilities in both the urban and rural service <br />areas. Regional recreation open space will be acquired to serve the needs of today’s urban <br />population and to preserve outstanding natural and recreation resources for the area s future <br />population. Facilities will be develop^ according to priorities in the Council’s regional park plan, <br />which will emphasize the needs of residents in the urban service area. <br />The development of regional nark facilities that attract large numben of use^ wi|| g^n^ralW pcgPI <br />in the urban service araa- unless the demands cannot be adequately met. If it is n?ceS^?ry.tQ <br />‘ I such facilities in the rural service area, adequate support sepgce^ such as yp^ids and <br />mmtbe • • j <br />S <br />Airports <br />Every effort will be made to get the maximum use out of the existing airport system, consistent <br />with the Council’s airport policy plan. This is especiaUy important for the "major" arid <br />•intermediate" airports, aU of which are located in the urban service area. The» faciUtica should <br />continue to operate and to operate safely even if it requires substantia! upgrading of existing <br />facilities and modifications or controls on nearby land uses and development proposals. Land use <br />Hi; <br />------------- <br />I <br />.'y