REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 10, 2019
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
THROUGH: ANDREW J. BENELLI, PE, City Engineer/Assistant Director
Public Works Department
BY: JILL GORMLEY, TE, City Traffic Engineer/Traffic Operations & Planning Manager
Public Works Department
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting a Complete Streets Policy (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends the Council approve a Complete Streets Policy.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recognizes the need for transportation facilities that balance safety, access and mobility for users of all abilities and ages. Designing, constructing and maintaining a network of complete streets throughout the City is an industry standard, and statewide and local priority. With a continued commitment to plan, design, construct and maintain transportation infrastructure for use by pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, and motorists, staff recommends the Council approve the attached policy to provide multimodal travel options for Fresnans. This policy, as drafted, would solidify current City practices and ensure consistency in application.
BACKGROUND
The Objectives and Policies of the Mobility and Transportation chapter of the General Plan support the concept of complete streets. Objective MT-1 describes the principle idea of a complete street as follows: "create and maintain a transportation system that is safe, efficient, provides access in an equitable manner, and optimizes travel by all modes". Other objectives and policies strive for complete streets implementation through street redesign, transit corridors, and reduction of vehicle miles traveled through transportation mode choices. To ensure the application of this principle and to be consistent with current City practices staff proposes the adoption of the attached policy.
Staff has successfully designed, approved, and constructed many complete street projects Citywide...
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