Title
Complete Streets Design Guidelines
Description
Request City Council approval of the Complete Streets Design Guidelines (Guidelines) based on input from the Complete Streets Working Group and recommended by the Citizen's Transportation Commission and Aviation and Transportation Subcommittee.
Report
Summary
The proposed Guidelines provided in Attachment A are based on the recommendation of the Complete Streets Advisory Board (CSAB) and were vetted by a Complete Streets Working Group over the summer. This effort followed the direction of the Citizen's Transportation Commission (CTC) and the Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Subcommittee to continue the review of the Guidelines to allow additional stakeholder input prior to returning to Council to request approval.
Based on the direction from the CTC and T&I Subcommittee, the Street Transportation Department hosted three well-attended Complete Streets Working Group Meetings in July and August of 2018 to allow for additional stakeholder input. The meetings were posted as open to the public on the City’s website. Additionally, representatives from the health, development, bicycle, and disability communities were invited to the meetings. Approximately 40 people attended each of the Complete Streets Working Group Meetings, including members of the CTC, where staff facilitated a collaborative effort to ensure input was gathered from all stakeholders to refine the Guidelines as part of a balanced discussion. Attachment B provides a list of those who were involved in the Working Group and helped refine the proposed Guidelines. The revised Guidelines are based on the CSAB-recommended Guidelines and incorporate the extensive input from the Community Working Group. The revised Guidelines recognize the strong need for context-sensitivity and the vast differences in history, character, land use, and travel corridors throughout the City’s 520 square miles.
Financial Impact
The financial impact will vary and depend on which Complete Streets elements are incorporated into each project based on community and stakeholder input. Attachment C includes a list of possible Complete Streets elements along with the estimated per-mile cost and average lifecycle.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The Citizen's Transportation Commission heard this item at the Aug. 23, 2018 meeting and recommended this item for approval by a vote of 9-2. This item was recommended for Council approval by the Aviation and Transportation Subcommittee on Sept. 25, 2018 with a vote of 3-0. If approved by Council, the proposed Guidelines will be applied citywide and will supersede the Pilot Complete Streets Design Guidelines for certain types of development within Council District 6 as approved by the City Council on Aug. 1, 2018.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua and the Street Transportation Department.