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Title 17H
Chapter 17H.020
Section 17H.020.010
 

Title 17H Engineering Standards

Chapter 17H.020 Complete Streets Program

Section 17H.020.010 Purpose

 

The purpose of the Complete Streets Program is the integration of transportation and land use planning in order to ensure all users are accommodated in the construction of all City transportation improvement projects as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan and detailed in the adopted Bicycle Master Plan, Bicycle Priority Network, Pedestrian Master Plan, and the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan.

Implementation of complete streets planning will create a balanced transportation system that provides safe, accessible, and efficient routes among priority destinations for walking, bicycling, and public transport, that encourages healthy and active living, and that reduces traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions, tire particulate pollution, and noise pollution.

 

Date Passed: Monday, July 28, 2025

Effective Date: Friday, September 5, 2025

ORD C36720 Section 2