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With the implementation of the Preferred Alternative conditions for cyclists and pedestrians improve on Ehlen Road, which is currently considered a "high stress" environment due to the lack of sidewalks and designated bike facilities and high vehicular speeds. A realigned Ehlen Road has a planned wider cross section under 1-5, which would include bike and pedestrian facilities. Ehlen Road is anticipated to have marked bike lanes from Thunderbird Drive to the relocated Dolores Way and buffered sidewalks from Bents Road to Dolores Way. The new 1-5 bridge over Ehlen Road will include a buffered, multi- use path for both pedestrians and bicyclists (TAMP Figure 5-4). This policy is met. Policy 3: The County will consider the needs of those individuals who are transportation- disadvantaged or disabled when planning or reviewing transportation improvements. Enhanced pedestrian and bicycle facilities that are part of the Preferred Alternative will increase transportation options for individuals who cannot drive or chose not to drive. Environmental justice impacts, which includes impacts to low income and minority populations, was an evaluation criterion used to assess the Single Point Interchange and the DDI design alternatives. A review of census data performed as part of the TAMP process did not reveal any concentrations of low income or minority populations in the vicinity of the interchange, populations that may be considered transportation disadvantaged. The public outreach process identified that a majority of the occupants of the Aurora Acres RV Resort are multi-year occupants and should be considered permanent residents rather than vacationers. There is a correlation between this housing type and household income; therefore, this population was determined to be a low- income population. The Preferred Alternative requires very minimal right-of-way from the RV Resort and no RV spaces or other amenities will be removed. The RV resort residents will be benefited by the project through proposed noise abatement to reduce existing freeway-generated noise, substantially improved vehicular, bicycle, and pedestrian connectivity between the east and west sides of the interchange, and proposed safety and operational improvements at the interchange. This Policy is met. 10.3.4 Air, Rail, Water, Energy, and Pipeline Transportation Policies Policy 3: The County will adopt appropriate provisions (including plans, ordinances, and inter-governmental agreements) to protect the public airports from incompatible structures and uses. These provisions will be consistent with Federal Aviation Administration guidelines. The Aurora State Airport is located 1.6 miles northeast of the interchange, and the Marion County Airport Overlay zone applies to the entire TAMP study area. Within the Overlay, the TAMP study area is in both the Aurora State Airport's Horizontal Surface District and Conical Surface District. (See Figure 2-4 of Appendix C.) County roadway improvements that are part of the TAMP Preferred Alternative will not encroach into the airport imaginary surfaces or impact airport operations. Improvements on I-5 and to the I-5 1-5:Aurora Donald Interchange(Exit 278)TAMP:Supporting Findings for Marion County Adoption 25