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diverse and the demands of moving goods and <br />people increases. While the era of major highway <br />construction has come to an end in the Bay Area, <br />there are many opportunities to increase the safety, <br />efficiency and productivity of highway corridors in <br />Alameda County. The highway investments included <br />in this plan focus on improving safety, relieving <br />bottlenecks at interchanges, closing gaps and <br />improving efficiency with carpool and high <br />occupancy vehicle infrastructure, and increasing <br />safety on major truck route corridors. <br />In addition to focusing on making highways more <br />efficient, this plan recognizes the need to move goods <br />safely and effectively. Recognizing the economic <br />importance of the Port of Oakland, highways must <br />provide connections between goods and market, and <br />do so with minimal impacts on our residential <br />neighborhoods. <br />BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN <br />INFRASTRUCTURE (8%) <br />Virtually every trip begins or ends on foot. Alameda <br />County's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure is the <br />"glue" that holds the network together by extending <br />the reach of transit service, providing a non-polluting <br />and sustainable travel mode, and contributing to <br />public health and quality of life. A particular focus is <br />on the County's youth to encourage adoption of safe <br />and healthy habits through Safe Routes to Schools. <br />SUSTAINABLE LAND USE AND <br />TRANSPORTATION (4%) AND <br />TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION (1%) <br />Transportation and land use linkages are <br />strengthened when development focuses on bringing <br />together mobility choices, housing and jobs. This plan <br />includes investments in every part of the County, <br />enhancing areas around BART stations and bus <br />transfer hubs that are slated for new development, <br />and supporting communities where biking, walking <br />and transit riding are all desirable options. In <br />addition, a Technology, Innovation and Development <br />Program will support technological advances in <br />transportation management and information. <br />The map on the follow page shows the investments <br />planned for all modes and in all parts of the County. <br />