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The proposed amendment supports the application of the nodal development strategy by <br /> providing information and technical assistance on transportation planning initiatives that <br /> seek to increase the use of alternative modes of transportation, reduce per-person vehicle <br /> miles of travel, and reduce demand for automobile-related transportation facilities. <br /> <br />F-3 Require improvements that encourage transit, bicycles, and pedestrians in new <br /> commercial, public, mixed-use, and multi-family residential development. <br /> <br /> The proposed amendments include proposals to (1) enhance the frequency of downtown <br /> area shuttle service, develop specific transit routing options for future Shuttle or Bus <br /> Rapid Transit service within the downtown area and nearby redevelopment areas; (2) <br /> expand bicycle routes to various downtown streets and improve existing bicycle facilities <br /> by correcting various deficiencies on routes throughout the CATS area; and (3) adding <br /> sidewalks to one segment of Franklin Boulevard that currently has no sidewalks; creating <br /> a new design standard for theplacement ofverticalpoles, signal boxes, and street <br /> furniture, generally improving conditions for pedestrians by evaluating and improving <br /> pedestrian crossings that are unsafe or difficult to use. The proposed amendments will <br /> affect existing and new facilities equally. <br /> <br />F-8 Implement TDM strategies to manage demand at congested locations. <br /> <br /> Proposed policies in the draft CA TS support implementation of various transportation <br /> demand programs. <br /> <br />F-10 Protect and manage existing and future transportation infrastructure. <br /> <br /> The plan promotes numerous initiatives to better manage the existing and future <br /> transportation infrastructure. Those initiatives includes proposals to (1) convert <br /> segments of six downtown streets from one-way to two way operation; (2) reduce <br /> operational conflicts at numerous intersections within the CATS area; (3) develop a <br /> comprehensive multi-modal transportation network within the future Federal Courthouse <br /> area; (4) adopt new standards for the placement of verticalpoles, signal boxes, and <br /> street furniture within sidewalk areas; (5) add bicycle parking in various locations <br /> throughout downtown; (6) install bicycle lanes on three downtown street segments; (7) <br /> add more long-term bicycle parking within the downtown; (8) reconfigure bicycle lanes <br /> on several downtown streets to improve safety and remove existing bike/auto and <br /> bike/pedestrian conflicts; (9) continue implementation of the long-term strategy to <br /> replace downtown surface parking by encouraging redevelopment of those sites; and (10) <br /> develop more on-street parking in the downtown's high demand areas. <br /> <br /> Exhibit A - Findings to CATS Ordinance - 7 <br /> <br /> <br />