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· Streets that are appropriate for direct, higher- It is not the purpose of this document to address the
<br /> speed bicycle travel have bicycle lanes included application of Transportation Demand Management
<br /> in the design; (TDM) techniques. In staff's view, the Arterial and
<br /> Collector Street Plan is not the appropriate venue
<br /> · Standards for bicycle design elements promote for discussion of TDM approaches. The Planning
<br /> safe and efficient use of the bicycle (bicycle lane
<br /> widths, etc.); Commission has concurred with this view.
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<br /> While the document does not directly address
<br /> stop· Transitlocations,facilitYbusdesignturnoutfactOrSrequirements,including bUSbus TDM, neither does it conflict with the application of
<br /> TDM techniques in the community following the
<br /> shelter design, turning radius requirements, and
<br /> adoption of TransPlan TDM policies. Further, design
<br /> transit amenities are addressed (Design Stan- of multi-modal streets will complement future
<br /> dards and Guidelines for. Transit Facilities); efforts to implement more effective TDM measures.
<br /> · Pedestrian travel is made safer and more For example, employer-based efforts to encourage
<br /> comfortable by: more bicycling or transit trips to work sites will be
<br /> more successful where safe bikeways, sidewalks
<br /> a) specifying setback sidewalks in the design and bus routes have been provided.
<br /> of city streets;
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<br /> b) creating standards for median pedestrian GM,.~ ?oJic;y 'J:~
<br /> refuges;
<br /> Foou~ ~l;ure ~l;reel; imFrovement;~ on relievin0
<br /> c) including adequate minimum sidewalk pr~sure on t, he Cit,~,'~ moet, ~onoe~t. ed roadwa~,~
<br /> widths; and and inl;er~ecrr, ion~ to maintain an a~eFI;able level of
<br /> d) requiring pedestrian-friendly design of mobili'r,~. ~:or all mode~ o'ft, ran~l~ort, at, ion.
<br /> curb returns (corners at intersections), ramps, The policy points to the need to maintain mobility on
<br /> and pedestrian crossing features, major streets (arterials and collectors) Addressing the
<br /> balance between mobility and access is one of five
<br /> e) minimizing the number and length of street classification criteria proposed in the ACSP.
<br /> driveways cutting across sidewalks.
<br /> Purpose statements and design standards proposed
<br />GM,~ F'oli~y 12 for major streets are based, in part, on recognition
<br /> that effective implementation of alternative modes
<br /> EM~oura~j~ alt, ernat, ive~ t,o t,h~ u~e o~ ~ingle-o~oupant, programs, especially transit system programs,
<br /> vehi~l~ t, hrouoh demand manao~m~n¢, t, echnique~, depends on maintaining mobility on those streets.
<br />"Demand management" techniques are intended to The Arterial and Collector Street Plan continues the
<br />change travel behavior in order to improve perfor- direction established in the Local Street Plan. That
<br />mance of transportation facilities and to reduce the direction emphasizes maintaining a higher degree
<br />need for additional road capacity. Examples of of mobility on major streets than on local streets.
<br />demand management methods include:
<br /> · expanding the use of flex-time, and of bus pass Relat, ion~hiF, t,o t, he Ri0ht,-of-Way Map
<br /> and ridesharing programs, When the City adopts transportation plans, includ-
<br /> · implementing transportation pricing strategies, lng specific proposals for improving certain major
<br /> streets, staff also estimate the needs for additional
<br /> · increasing parking fees, right-of-way generated by those proposed projects
<br /> · establishing maximum allotments for parking, -- in other words, the amount of width that is likely
<br /> to be needed to accommodate the roadway itself
<br /> · lowering minimum parking requirements, and plus the other street components including side-
<br /> walks and planting areas. Chapter 9 of the City
<br /> ·provision of transit shuttle service for large events.
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