HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 077-2012RESOLUTION NO. 77-2012
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
ADOPTING A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY
WHEREAS, the term "Complete Streets" describes a comprehensive, integrated transportation network
with infrastructure and design that allows safe and convenient travel along and across streets for all
users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities, motorists, movers of commercial goods,
users and operators of public transportation, seniors, children, youth, and families; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame acknowledges the benefits and value for the public health and welfare
of reducing vehicle miles traveled and increasing transportation by walking, bicycling, and public
transportation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame recognizes that the planning and coordinated development of
Complete Streets infrastructure provides benefits for local governments in the areas of infrastructure
cost savings; public health; and environmental sustainability; and
WHEREAS, the State of California has emphasized the importance of Complete Streets by enacting the
California Complete Streets Act of 2008 (also known as AB 1358), which requires that when cities or
counties revise general plans, they identify how they will provide for the mobility needs of all users of
the roadways, as well as through Deputy Directive 64, in which the California Department of
Transportation explained that it "views all transportation improvements as opportunities to improve
safety, access, and mobility for all travelers in California and recognizes bicycle, pedestrian, and transit
modes as integral elements of the transportation system"; and
WHEREAS, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (known as AB 32) sets a mandate for the
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in California, and the Sustainable Communities and Climate
Protection Act of 2008 (known as SB 375) requires emissions reductions through coordinated regional
planning that integrates transportation, housing, and land -use policy, and achieving the goals of these
laws will require significant increases in travel by public transit, bicycling, and walking; and
WHEREAS, numerous California counties, cities, and agencies have adopted Complete Streets policies
and legislation in order to further the health, safety, welfare, economic vitality, and environmental well-
being of their communities; and
WHEREAS, The City of Burlingame, therefore, in light of the foregoing benefits and considerations,
wishes to improve its commitment to Complete Streets and desires that its streets form a
comprehensive and integrated transportation network promoting safe, equitable, and convenient travel
for all users while preserving flexibility, recognizing community context, and using the latest and best
design guidelines and standards.
NOW, THEREFORE, it is RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame, State of California, as
follows:
1. That the City of Burlingame adopts the Complete Streets Policy attached hereto as Exhibit A, and
made part of this Resolution, and that said exhibit is hereby approved and adopted.
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2. That the next substantial revision of the City of Burlingame General Plan Circulation Element may
incorporate Complete Streets policies and principles consistent with the California Complete
Streets Act of 2008 (AB 1358) and with the Complete Streets Policy adopted by this resoluta .
Mayor
I, Mary Ellen Kearney, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 5thday
Of November , 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCR, BROWNRIGG, DEAL, REIGHRAN
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NAGEL (f
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City Clerk
Attachment: Exhibit A —Complete Streets Policy of the City of Burlingame
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Exhibit A
This Complete Streets Policy was adopted by Resolution No. by the City Council of
Burlingame on 2012.
COMPLETE STREETS POLICY OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME
The objective of this policy is to establish guiding principles and practices so transportation
improvements are planned, designed, constructed, operated and maintained to encourage
walking, bicycling, and transit use while promoting safe operations for all users.
A. Complete Streets Principles
1. Complete Streets Serving All Users. The City of Burlingame expresses its commitment
to creating and maintaining Complete Streets that provide safe, comfortable, and convenient
travel along and across streets (including streets, roads, highways, bridges, and other portions
of the transportation system) through a comprehensive, integrated transportation network that
serves all categories of users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, persons with disabilities,
motorists, movers of commercial goods, users and operators of public transportation, seniors,
children, youth, and families.
2. Context Sensitivity. In planning and implementing street projects, departments and
agencies of the City of Burlingame should maintain sensitivity to local conditions in both
residential and business districts as well as urban, suburban, and rural areas, and should work
with residents, merchants, and other stakeholders to ensure that a strong sense of place
ensues. Improvements that will be considered include sidewalks, shared use paths, bicycle
lanes, bicycle routes, paved shoulders, street trees and landscaping, planting strips, accessible
curb ramps, crosswalks, refuge islands, pedestrian signals, signs, street furniture, bicycle
parking facilities, public transportation stops and facilities, transit priority signalization, and
other features assisting in the provision of safe travel for all users, such as traffic calming
circles, transit bulb outs, and road diets, as well as those features identified in the City of
Burlingame Bicycle Transportation Plan.
3. Complete Streets Routinely Addressed by All Departments. All relevant departments
and agencies of the City of Burlingame should work towards making Complete Streets practices
a routine part of everyday operations, approach every relevant project, program, and practice
as an opportunity to improve streets and the transportation network for all categories of users,
and work in coordination with other departments, agencies, and jurisdictions to maximize
opportunities for Complete Streets, connectivity, and cooperation. The following projects
provide these opportunities: new and reconstruction of roadways, pavement resurfacing,
restriping, signalization modifications, and landscaping/related features.
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4. All Projects and Phases. Complete Streets infrastructure sufficient to enable reasonably
safe travel along and across the right of way for each category of users may be incorporated
into all planning, funding, design, approval, and implementation processes for any construction,
reconstruction, retrofit, alteration, or modification of streets (including streets, roads,
highways, bridges, and other portions of the transportation system), except that specific
infrastructure for a given category of users may be excluded if an exemption is approved via the
process set forth in section C.1 of this policy.
B. Implementation
1. Plan Consultation and Consistency. Planning, and design of projects affecting the
transportation system should be consistent with local bicycle, pedestrian, transit, multimodal,
and other relevant plans, except that where such consistency cannot be achieved without
negative consequences, consistency should not be required if the head of the relevant
department provides written approval explaining the basis of such deviation. Such deviations
may be presented to the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee early in the planning and
design stage, to ensure the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee has an opportunity to
provide comments.
2. Street Network/Connectivity. As feasible, the City of Burlingame may incorporate
Complete Streets infrastructure into existing streets to improve the safety and convenience of
users and to create employment, with the particular goal of creating a connected network of
facilities accommodating each category of users, and increasing connectivity across
jurisdictional boundaries amd for existing and anticipated future areas of travel origination or
destination.
3. Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Consultation. Applicable transportation
projects may be reviewed by the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee early in the
planning and design stage, to provide the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee an
opportunity to provide comments regarding Complete Streets features to be incorporated into
the project.
4. Evaluation. All relevant agencies or departments may perform evaluations of how well
the streets and transportation network of the City of Burlingame are serving each category of
users.
C. Exemptions
1. Leadership Approval for Exemptions. Projects that seek Complete Streets exemptions
must provide written findings of why accommodations for all modes were not included in the
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project, and signed off by the Public Works Director or equivalent high level staff person.
Projects that are granted exceptions must be made publically available for review.
For more information on Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel refer to the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA) Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel.
(http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/bicycle Pedestrian/guidance/design guidance/design cfm)
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