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Complete Streets MTC Policy and Programs

Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Complete Streets MTC Policy and Programs. January 29, 2010 Sean Co Metropolitan Transportation Commission. Complete Streets: Policy (Routine Accommodations). Developed in 2006 from Transportation 2030

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Complete Streets MTC Policy and Programs

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  1. Metropolitan Transportation Commission Complete StreetsMTC Policy and Programs January 29, 2010 Sean Co Metropolitan Transportation Commission

  2. Complete Streets: Policy(Routine Accommodations) • Developed in 2006 from Transportation 2030 • Review of Federal, State and local policies to determine how bicycles and pedestrians are accommodated • Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations are included in 57% of projects • Study led of creation of checklist for project sponsors

  3. Complete Streets: Checklist • Project sponsors required to complete checklist when using MTC funds • Did the project consider all users in project planning and design? • Checklists are made available to Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committees

  4. Complete Streets: Applied • Applied to the ARRA stimulus projects • 104 checklists completed • 55% stated adopted plans call for bicycle and pedestrian facilities

  5. Complete Streets: Lessons Learned • Difficult to apply to programmatic projects • ARRA restrictions on use of funds limited project improvements • Limited time by Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory to review projects

  6. Complete Streets: Next Steps • Revisions to application based on feedback from project sponsors • Applies to New Act STP/CMAQ projects $1.4 billion • Continue to monitor and evaluate effectiveness of checklist • Encourage cities and counties to develop their own policies

  7. Complete Streets: State Policies • California Complete Streets Act 2008 • Caltrans Deputy Directive 64 • 42 jurisdictions nationwide have adopted policies in 2008 • 120 jurisdictions nationwide in total

  8. Safety Toolbox • Created in 2003 as a web tool for city and county governments • Provides process and analysis for pedestrian safety problems • Engineering, education and enforcement tools engineers and planners

  9. Pedestrian Districts Study • Study in 2006 that explored the use of districts for creating better pedestrian environments • 10 different pedestrian typologies • Cost estimating tool for conceptual estimates for pedestrian improvement projects

  10. Transportation for Livable Communities • $85M to date invested in TLC, with 90% going to pedestrian improvements • Ped volumes were reported up in over 80% of TLC project areas • Program using 65% CMAQ funds, funds that otherwise would support transit expansions, HOV projects, etc. 

  11. Transportation for Livable Communities

  12. Transportation for Livable Communities

  13. Transportation for Livable Communities • Current TLC call $40 million   • Developed design standards from an ITE best practices report with the Congress for New Urbanism • Station area planning funds land use plans in order to create walkable, mixed use neighborhoods (next call for grants expected summer 2010)

  14. Thanks! Sean Co sco@mtc.ca.gov 510. 817. 5748 Doug Johnson djohnson@mtc.ca.gov 510. 817. 5846

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