The Virginia/Lake Highalnd Transportation Land Use Study will be the topic at an open community kickoff meeting Monday August 1 at 6:30pm at Leu Gardens (1920 N. Forest Ave).
The study will look at transportation infrastructure opportunities to enhance the area for all modes of travel using the complete Streets program as a model.
Read about the Complete Streets program here: http://www.thedailycity.com/2015/08/complete-streets-policy-coming-to.html?m=1
The City will collaborate with the community on a vision for the future of this area with a focus on maintaining the character of the area and vitality of the businesses there.
There are 10 elements of a comprehensive Complete Streets policy:
- Includes a vision for how and why the community wants to complete its streets
- Specifies that ‘all users’ includes pedestrians, bicyclists and transit passengers of all ages and abilities, as well as trucks, buses and automobiles.
- Applies to both new and retrofit projects, including design, planning, maintenance, and operations, for the entire right of way.
- Makes any exceptions specific and sets a clear procedure that requires high-level approval of exceptions.
- Encourages street connectivity and aims to create a comprehensive, integrated, connected network for all modes.
- Is adoptable by all agencies to cover all roads.
- Directs the use of the latest and best design criteria and guidelines while recognizing the need for flexibility in balancing user needs.
- Directs that Complete Streets solutions will complement the context of the community.
- Establishes performance standards with measurable outcomes.
- Includes specific next steps for implementation of the policy
