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Presentation on Recommended Approach to Citywide Transportation Plan. (City Manager 2110)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: John A. Russo, City Manager
Re: Presentation on Recommended Approach to Citywide Transportation Effort
BACKGROUND
On January 21, 2015, the City Council directed staff to prepare an approach to a comprehensive Citywide transportation planning and implementation effort in response to a Council referral from Councilmember Daysog (Citywide Transportation Effort). As part of the direction provided that evening, the City Council also expressed the importance of the City Council taking the lead in directing the work effort and of engaging relevant boards and commissions like the Transportation Commission and Planning Board in preparing the approach. On February 25, 2015, City staff presented its initial thoughts on an approach to the Citywide Transportation Effort at the joint Transportation Commission and Planning Board meeting. The feedback from the joint Transportation Commission and Planning Board meeting will be provided to the City Council verbally at this evening's meeting.
Previous discussions on the topic have concluded that the City has exceptional planning documents that provide a solid framework for enhancing the City's mobility and that more attention must be paid to implementing capital projects and transportation demand management programs. Of greatest importance with regard to implementation are Citywide improvements, especially transit, bicycle and pedestrian.
Tonight's discussion on the Citywide Transportation Effort was to be coupled with the presentation on housing and density bonus policies and issues as requested by the City Council on January 6, 2015. The Council discussed housing and density bonus issues on March 10, 2015, but there was not sufficient time to also address transportation. Staff believes that the housing and transportation issues being raised by ...
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