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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Tim Weidner, P.E., Engineering Coordinator
DATE: March 9, 2020
SUBJECT:
A Resolution adopting a Complete Streets Policy.
PURPOSE:
To adopt a Complete Streets Policy which formalizes the commitment of the City to include consideration for bicyclists, pedestrians of all abilities, and transit users, along with drivers, within street design activities.
BACKGROUND:
The Complete Streets movement aims to develop integrated, connected networks of streets that are safe and accessible for all people, regardless of age, ability, or chosen mode of travel. Complete Streets make active transportation such as walking and bicycling convenient, and provide increased access to employment centers, commerce, and educational institutions; all while allowing greater choice in transportation options.
The term Complete Streets means much more than the physical changes to a community's streets. Complete Streets means changing transportation planning, design, maintenance, and funding decisions. A Complete Streets policy ensures that, from the start, projects are planned and designed to meet the needs of every community member, regardless of their age, ability, or how they travel. Doing so allows a community to save money, accommodate more people, and create an environment where every resident can travel safely and conveniently.
The National Complete Streets Coalition, a program of Smart Growth America, seeks to fundamentally transform the look, feel and function of the roads and streets across all communities, by changing the way most roads are planned, designed and constructed. Complete Streets policies direct transportation planners and engineers to consistently design with all users in mind.
DISCUSSION:
One of the recommendations from the approved "A Master Plan for Downtown Aurora" (O17-080) was to develop a Complete Streets Policy. The policy is attached as 'Exhibit A'.
The policy will formalize the commitment of the Cit...
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