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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 />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 />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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