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Alameda CTC Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety 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 1986 and 2000 approved Measure B sales tax programs)
<br />B. Capital project: A bicycle and pedestrian capital investment that typically requires the
<br />following phases: planning/feasibility, scoping, environmental clearance, design, right -of-
<br />way, construction, and completion.
<br />C. 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 />D. 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 />E. Construction: Construction of anew capital project, including development of
<br />preliminary engineering and construction documents, including plans, specifications, and
<br />estimates.
<br />F. Cost Allocation Plans (CAPs): CAPs and Indirect cost rate proposals (IDCs) are plans
<br />that provide a systematic manner to identify, accumulate, and distribute allowable direct
<br />and indirect costs to Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety programs funded through the Alameda
<br />CTC Master Program Funding Agreements.
<br />G. 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
<br />labor charges (salaries, wages and benefits) which are directly and solely related to the
<br />implementation of the Alameda CTC- funded Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Funds,
<br />consultants, and materials. These funds may be used for travel or training if they are
<br />directly related to the implementation of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Funds.
<br />H. Environmental Documents: Preparation of environmental documents, such as those
<br />related to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) or the National
<br />Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), or permits required by state or federal permitting
<br />agencies.
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