City policy for safe streets for everyone

(a) There is established a complete streets policy and principles for the city to guide and direct more comprehensive and balanced planning, design, and construction of city transportation systems. Under this policy, the city expresses its commitment to encourage the development of transportation facilities or projects that are planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for all users. Every transportation facility or project, whether new construction, reconstruction, or maintenance, provides the opportunity to implement complete streets policy and principles. This policy provides that a context sensitive solution process and multi-modal approach be considered in all planning documents and for the development of all city transportation facilities and projects. (b) Complete streets principles consist of the following objectives: (1) Improve safety; (2) Apply a context sensitive solution process that integrates community context and the surrounding environment, including land use; (3) Protect and promote accessibility and mobility for all; (4) Balance the needs and comfort of all modes and users; (5) Encourage consistent use of national industry best practice guidelines to select complete streets design elements; (6) Improve energy efficiency in travel and mitigate vehicle emissions by providing nonmotorized transportation options; (7) Encourage opportunities for physical activity and recognize the health benefits of an active lifestyle; (8) Recognize complete streets as a long-term investment that can save money over time; (9) Build partnerships with stakeholders and organizations statewide; and (10) Incorporate trees and landscaping as integral components of complete streets.