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Alameda CTC Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Program Implementation Guidelines The Governor's Office of Planning and Research has developed detailed guidance for meeting this law: Update to the General Plan Guidelines:Complete Streets and the Circulation Element (http://www.opr.ca.gov/planning/docs/Update GP Guidelines Complete Streets.pdf). Section 7.Local Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plan Requirement A. To receive Measure B,Measure BB,and VRF funds,local jurisdictions must do all of the following with respect to local bicycle and pedestrian master plans.The Alameda CTC will provide technical assistance and funding to local jurisdictions to meet these requirements through the competitive Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Grant Program.Jurisdictions may also use DLD funds for the development of local bicycle and pedestrian master plans. 1. Have an adopted Local Pedestrian Master Plan AND Local Bicycle Master Plan,OR have an adopted combined Local Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan;or demonstrate that the plan is being developed and will be adopted. 2. Each plan must be updated,at a minimum,every five years. 3. Each plan must include core elements to ensure that the plan is effective,and that plans throughout the county are comparable,to the extent that is reasonable,to facilitate countywide planning.The Alameda CTC will develop and maintain guidelines outlining these core elements. Section 8.Advancement of Direct Local Distribution Funds A. The Alameda CTC may consider advancing future year Direct Local Distribution funds,with the goal of seeing improvements made in the near term. If a jurisdiction is interested in this option,a written request to the Alameda CTC's Director of Finance and Administration and a copy to the Deputy Director of Projects and Programs,indicating the amount of funds requested and the projects on which the funds will be spent,is required.Requests will be considered on an individual basis. Section 9.Adoption of Implementation Guidelines A. Implementation Guidelines are adopted by the Alameda CTC on an as-needed basis.Changes to Implementation Guidelines will be brought through the Alameda CTC's Technical Advisory Committee for review and comment,as well as any other Alameda CTC committees as necessary, before changes are adopted by the Alameda CTC's Commission. Bicycle/Pedestrian-6