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BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS The 2012 bond measure stated that the City will allocate an annual average of $516,000 to support bicycle and pedestrian projects. These projects were not named in the bond measure; rather, the selection of the projects would be guided by the Pedestrian and Bicycle Master Plan, City staff and the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee. In 2016, the practice continued to add pedestrian and bicycle improvements to several paving projects and to complete a stand- alone project. These improvements are further described in the project details, below, and included in Appendix C of this report. COMPLETE STREETS AND USE OF OTHER FUNDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH STREET BOND FUNDS The use of street -repair bond funds is limited to the overlay or reconstruction of the driving surface of streets as well as to preserve existing integral elements of the street such as curbs, gutters, sidewalks, on -street bike lanes, traffic signals, street lights, medians, traffic calming devices, and other integral parts of a street preservation project. In addition, the City will allocate an annual average of $516,000 of the bond proceeds over a period of five years to fund bicycle and pedestrian projects. (Resolution 5063, Section D). However, there is often a need or an opportunity to complete additional work as part of the construction contracts for street preservation. The additional work may be funded by wastewater and stormwater utility funds, local gas taxes, transportation system development charges, or state and federal grants. Local gas taxes have been used to include adjacent streets in the street bond project contracts. Transportation system development charges (SDCs) are often used to upgrade existing signal systems during pavement preservation projects. The work typically includes installing new conduit under the pavement to connect the traffic detection loops to the signal controllers and installing audible pedestrian devices for pedestrian crossing signals. 2 16 I � I',,io1 ',o',rn ,ag, ' 41.