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Alameda CTC Local Streets and Roads Program Implementation Guidelines
<br /> Section 4. Definition of Terms
<br /> A. Alameda CTC: The Alameda County Transportation Commission is a Joint Powers
<br /> Authority created by the merger of the Alameda County Congestion Management Agency,
<br /> which performed long-range planning and funding for countywide transportation projects
<br /> and programs, and the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, which
<br /> administered the voter-approved, half-cent transportation sales taxes in Alameda County
<br /> (the Measure B sales tax programs approved in 1986 and 2000).
<br /> B. Bike parking: Bike racks and lockers, bike shelters, attended bike parking facilities, and
<br /> bike parking infrastructure.
<br /> C. Bikeways and multiuse paths: Bike lanes,bike boulevards, sidepaths, bike routes,
<br /> multiuse pathways, at-grade bike crossings, and maintenance of bikeway facilities.
<br /> D. Bridges and tunnels: Crossings above or below grade for bicycles, pedestrians, and/or
<br /> autos and transit.
<br /> E. Capital project: A capital investment that typically requires the following phases:
<br /> planning/feasibility, scoping, environmental clearance,design, right-of-way, construction,
<br /> and completion.
<br /> F. Complete Street: A transportation facility that is planned, designed, operated, and
<br /> maintained to provide safe mobility for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit
<br /> vehicles, truckers, and motorists, appropriate to the function and context of the facility.
<br /> Complete street concepts apply to rural, suburban, and urban areas. (Caltrans definition)
<br /> G. Complete Streets Act of 2008: The California Complete Streets Act(Assembly Bill 1358)
<br /> was signed into law in September 2008. It requires that local jurisdictions modify their
<br /> general plans as follows:
<br /> "(A) Commencing January 1, 2011, upon any substantial revision of the circulation
<br /> element, the legislative body shall modify the circulation element to plan for a balanced,
<br /> multimodal transportation network that meets the needs of all users of the streets, roads,
<br /> and highways for safe and convenient travel in a manner that is suitable to the rural,
<br /> suburban, or urban context of the general plan.
<br /> (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, "users of streets, roads, and highways"means
<br /> bicyclists, children, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods,
<br /> pedestrians, users of public transportation, and seniors."
<br /> H. Construction: Construction of a new capital project, including development of
<br /> preliminary engineering and construction documents, including plans, specifications, and
<br /> estimates(PS&E).
<br /> I. Cost Allocation Plans (CAPs): CAPs and indirect cost(IDC) rate proposals are plans that
<br /> provide a systematic manner to identify, accumulate, and distribute allowable direct and
<br /> indirect costs to Local Streets and Roads programs funded through the Alameda CTC
<br /> Master Program Funding Agreements.
<br /> J. Direct cost: A cost completely attributed to the provision of a service, operations, a
<br /> program, a capital cost, or a product. These costs include documented hourly project staff
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