Item 5: Crest Drive Community Team Recommendations

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`(6) A description of the performance standards with measurable outcomes that will be developed. `(7) A statement that accommodation shall be made for all users in all construction and improvement projects unless one or more of the following apply: `(A) The project involved a roadway on which non-motorized users are prohibited by law from using. In such case, a greater effort shall be made to accommodate bicyclists and pedestrians elsewhere. `(B) The cost of establishing complete facilities would be excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use. `(C) With respect to a project area with a low population, other documented factors indicate an absence of need now and in the future. `(D) A Metropolitan Planning Organization or State department of transportation that is adopting complete streets policies may consult existing Federal guidance, including the 2000 USDOT Guidance document, `Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel'. `(E) The policy statement may be achieved through a State or local law or ordinance, or through an agency policy directive. `(i) Certifications- The Metropolitan Planning Organization and State department of transportation shall certify that each road project included in such plan has been reviewed for its compliance with any applicable policy statement under this section and that each project under such plan enhances the safety, convenience, and accessibility of the transportation system for all users to the extent that it is reasonably possible and that the project applicant addressed these concerns in the material prepared for public input with respect to such plan. A Metropolitan Planning Organization's implementation of its complete streets policy shall be a factor included in the review for the Metropolitan Planning Organization certification as provided for in section 134(5). `(j) Accessibility Standards- Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this subsection, the United States Access Board shall issue final standards for accessibility of new construction and alterations of pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way. Until such time as the Access Board completes a final Public Right of Way Accessibility rule, Department of Transportation Standards for Accessible Transportation Facilities (49 C.F.R. 37.9, as amended on 10/30/2006 (71 FR 63263)) shall serve as the minimum standard. If the Department Of Transportation standards are silent or inapplicable with respect to any issue, the 2005 draft Public Right Of Way Accessibility Guidelines provisions shall be consulted. `(k) Inclusion of All Users- Metropolitan planning organizations and State departments of transportation shall strongly encourage local jurisdictions that are served by such organizations to maximize their efforts to include all users in their transportation planning. `(l) Additional Provisions- `(1) RESEARCH- `(A) IN GENERAL- The Secretary of Transportation shall require the Federal Highway Administration to conduct complete streets research to assist States and Metropolitan Planning Organizations in developing, adopting, and implementing plans, projects, procedures, policies, and training that comply with the applicable statement of policy under subsection (g)(1)(A). `(B) PARTICIPATION- Research under subparagraph (A) shall be conducted with the participation of the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials, the Institute of Transportation Engineers, the American Public Transit Association, the American Planning Association, the National Association of Regional Councils, the Association of Metropolitan Planning Organizations, and representatives of the disability, motoring, bicycling, walking, transit user, aging, and other affected communities. `(C) EXISTING NEEDS- Research under subparagraph (A) shall be based on the existing statement of complete streets research needs as - 16 - Crest Drive CSS Design Recommendation Public Testimony 2/14/08 through 4/8/08