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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: February 4, 2013 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:12-611 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.E. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Chris Zapata <br />City Manager <br />BY:Uchenna Udemezue <br />Engineering & Transportation Director <br />FINANCE REVIEW:David Baum <br />Finance Director <br />TITLE:Staff Report for a Resolution Adopting a Complete Streets Policy for Regional <br />and County Funding Requirements <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a Complete Streets Policy Resolution to meet <br />the requirements of the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC) <br />Measure B funding and Vehicle Registration Fee funding and the Metropolitan Transportation <br />Commission (MTC) One Bay Area Grant funding. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Complete Streets <br />Complete streets are generally defined as streets that are safe and convenient for all users of <br />the roadway, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, persons with disabilities, users and <br />operators of public transit, seniors, children, and movers of commercial goods. A Complete <br />Street is the result of comprehensive planning, programming, design, construction, operation, <br />and maintenance, and should be appropriate to the function and context of the street. There <br />is no singular design prescription for Complete Streets; each one is unique and responds to <br />its community context. A Complete Street may include : sidewalks, bike lanes, special bus <br />lanes, comfortable and accessible public transportation stops, frequent and safe crossing <br />opportunities, median islands, accessible pedestrian signals, curb extensions, narrower travel <br />lanes, roundabouts, and more. Over 400 communities in the U.S. have supported building <br />Complete Streets, through the adoption of Complete Streets policies. <br />Alameda County has experienced tremendous growth in the number of people bicycling and <br />walking. Counts done by the Alameda CTC show that since 2002 bicycling has increased by <br />75 percent and walking by 47 percent. As more facilities are built, evidence shows that even <br />more people will likely be attracted to these modes. At the same time, transit ridership has <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 1/30/2013