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<br /> Goals
<br /> To ensure that the safety and convenience of all users of the
<br /> transportation system are accommodated, including
<br /> pedestrians, bicyclists, users of mass transit, people with
<br /> disabilities, the elderly, motorists, freight providers, emergency
<br /> responders, and adjacent land users;
<br /> • To incorporate the principles in this policy into all aspects of
<br /> the transportation project development process, including
<br /> project identification, scoping procedures and design
<br /> approvals, as well as design manuals and performance
<br /> measures;
<br /> • To create a comprehensive, integrated and connected
<br /> transportation network that supports compact, sustainable
<br /> development;
<br /> • To ensure the use of the latest and best design standards,
<br /> policies and guidelines;
<br /> • To recognize the need for flexibility to accommodate different
<br /> types of streets and users;
<br /> • To ensure that the Complete Streets design soluticns fit within
<br /> the context(s) of the community.
<br /> Complete Streets Principles
<br /> Serve all users and modes
<br /> Pleasanton expresses its commitment to creating and maintaining
<br /> Complete Streets that provide safe, comfortable, and convenient
<br /> travel along and across streets (including streets, roads, highways,
<br /> bridges, and other portions of the transportation system) through a
<br /> comprehensive, integrated transportation network that serves all
<br /> categories of users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with
<br /> disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods, users and
<br /> operators of public transportation, emergency responders, seniors,
<br /> children, youth, and families.
<br /> Context Sensitivity
<br /> In planning and implementing street projects, the City of
<br /> x Pleasanton departments and divisions will maintain sensitivity to
<br /> : :- local conditions in both residential and business districts as well as
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<br /> urban, suburban, and rural areas, and will work with residents,
<br /> merchants, and other stakeholders to ensure that a strong sense
<br /> of place ensues. Improvements that will be considered include
<br /> sidewalks, shared use paths, bicycle lanes, bicycle routes, paved
<br /> shoulders, street trees and landscaping, planting strips, accessible
<br /> curb ramps, crosswalks, refuge islands, pedestrian sic nals, signs,
<br /> street furniture, bicycle parking facilities, public transportation
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