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DRAFT 3. CIRCULATION ELEMENT PURPOSE The purpose of the Circulation Element is to provide policies and maps which indicate the general location and extent of existing and proposed circulation routes and facilities; to provide a transportation system adequate to serve the traffic projected to be generated by the land uses shown on the General Plan Map, as well as regional through traffic; to promote the efficient transport of people and goods; and to encourage the efficient use of existing transportation facilities. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING The City of Pleasanton embraces the concept of sustainable development and planning. A sustainable city draws from the environment only those resources that are necessary and that can be used or recycled perpetually, or returned to the environment in a form that nature can use to generate more resources. Relating the sustainability concept to circulation, this Circulation Element encourages alternatives to fossil-fuel consumption, encourages wallzing and bicycling as well as high-occupancy vehicle use, and provides public facilities and programs in ways that reduce motor vehicle-trips and energy usage. Thus schools, libraries, parks and recreational facilities, community facilities, cultural arts, human services, businesses, and jobs should be readily accessed by walking, bicycle riding, transit, carpools, or linked automobile trips. C-verall, the Draft Circulation Element includes goals, policies, and programs that seek to improve the links between jobs, housing, and community services and amenities, and to increase the functionality of the circulation system for all users. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS An extensive roadway network which includes freeways, arterials, collectors and local streets serves Pleasanton. Table 3-1 lists existing roadway segments by type (e.g., freeways, arterials, and collectors) while Figure 3-1 shows the roadways. The Circulation Element uses standard classifications for its roadway system which indicate the type of use expected and guide in roadway planning and design. Freeways are characterized by their limited access and grade separations and primarily serve long- distance trips. Arterials feed through-traffic to freeways, provide access to adjacent land uses -mostly at intersections -and feature traffic control measures. Collectors provide access to adjacent land uses and feed local traffic to arterials. Residential collectors provide access to residential areas and feed traffic from local streets to arterials. By design, local streets serve only adjacent land uses in both commercial and residential areas and provide direct access to these land uses. Circulation Element 012908 clean 3- ~ City Council 012908