Goals, Objectives, and Policies ADVISORY GROUP INPUT PUBLIC INPUT SNS PREVIOUS STUDIES RBPP Goals Vision Statement Southern Nevada will develop a safe, connected, and convenient walking and bicycling system that serves as a viable transportation and recreation asset while advancing the region s economic, educational, health, and environmental goals. The Vision Statement, Goals, Objectives and Policies for the RBPP were developed through a collaborative process including the Stakeholder Advisory Groups, the RTC, the public, and the Planning Team. SNS provided the overall framework for the development of goals, objectives and policies. These were further refi ned by suggested input from the public, goals from Stakeholder Advisory Groups and previous planning studies such as the RTC Complete Streets Design Guidelines, RTC Complete Streets Policy, and Southern Nevada Traffi c Safety Plan. 4 REGIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA
GOAL 1: COMFORT DEVELOP COMPREHENSIVE FACILITIES THROUGHOUT SOUTHERN NEVADA THAT MAKE BICYCLING AND WALKING SAFE, COMFORTABLE AND CONVENIENT FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES Objective 1.1: Reduce the number of bicycle and pedestrian collisions, injuries, and fatalities Policy 1.1.A: Develop a process to annually review bicycle and pedestrian crash data, including causes, to implement ongoing improvements throughout the transportation system Policy 1.1.B: Prioritize improvements at intersections and corridors with high numbers of bicycle and pedestrian crashes Policy 1.1.C: Develop an accurate and current regional traffi c safety database that can be easily shared among jurisdictions Objective 1.2: Implement context-senstive design standards and policies that emphasize safety and comfort for the most vulnerable road users Policy 1.2.A: Utilize state of the practice and emerging designs including the RTC s Complete Street Design Guidelines and national manuals such as AASHTO and NACTO Policy 1.2.B: Promote the use of appropriate bicycle facility types in relation to roadway characteristics, land use, and context Objective 1.3: Develop supporting infrastructure to enhance the viability of bicycling and walking for recreation and transportation Policy 1.3.A: Require or incentivize the implementation of facilities that support bicycling and walking with new development such as bicycle parking, changing rooms, or showers REGIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA 5
GOAL 1: COMFORT (CONTINUED) SNS Goal: Connect and enhance bike and pedestrian facilities throughout the region SNS Objective: Implement policies and design concepts that encourage safety and ease of movement for pedestrians and cyclists. SNS Goal: Develop a safe, effi cient road network that supports all transportation RTC RTP Goal: Improve safety for all travelers Public Outreach: Better facilities represented the most common improvement cited that would cause Southern Nevada residents to bike and walk more Public Outreach: Safety concerns represented the most common barrier cited by online survey respondents to increased biking or walking RTC Complete Streets Policy Goal: The livability of neighborhoods and commercial centers located along the region s transportation corridors will be enhanced by a safe and inviting pedestrian environment. SNTPS: Zero fatalities, a goal that is consistent with the national strategy toward Zero Deaths and supporting Nevada s Strategic Highway Safety Plan goal of zero fatalities. SNS Objective: Overhaul design standards to support multiple and support healthy lifestyles, with special attention to the region s extreme summer temperatures. 6 REGIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA
GOAL 2: ACCESS IMPROVE BICYCLING AND WALKING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY DESTINATIONS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA INCLUDING CONNECTIONS TO TRANSIT Objective 2.1: Plan, design, construct, and manage a transportation network that accommodates the needs of all mobility types, users, and ability levels. Policy 2.1.A: Promote the adoption of policies by all RTC jurisdictions that lead to increased inclusion of pedestrian and bicycle facilities Policy 2.1.B: Review and revise policies and design standards to support multiple Objective 2.2: Promote bicycle and walking connectivity to Southern Nevada s primary destinations Policy 2.2.A: Prioritize implementation of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure that connects to schools, parks, healthcare, and community services Objective 2.3: Seek to remedy or remove physical barriers to biking and walking throughout Southern Nevada Policy 2.3.A Prioritize projects that close gaps in the existing bicycle and walking network Policy 2.3.B Actively seek to improve and retrofi t auto-dependent corridors or areas Objective 2.4: Promote investments in bicycling and walking that improve access to transit Policy 2.4.A: Prioritize projects that improve access to transit and offer fi rst/last mile benefi ts Policy 2.4.B Prioritize and leverage improvements near priority transit corridors SNS Goal: Match land use and transportation plans with regional economic development plans. SNS Goal: Support the educational system and learning environments through thoughtful land-use and transportation planning SNS Goal: Develop a safe, effi cient road network that supports all transportation SNS Goal: Support access to healthcare, healthy food, parks, and community service SNS Objective: Prioritize access to parks, trails, open space, recreational facilities, and opportunities for physical exercise SNS Objective: Initiate redevelopment activities along transit corridors that enhance ridership, promote livability, and develop community character. RTC Complete Streets Policy Goal: Southern Nevada s transportation network will be supported through a variety of feasible transportation choices, which allow for sustainable growth. REGIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA 7
GOAL 3: EDUCATION & ENCOURAGEMENT ENCOURAGE BROADER PARTICIPATION, APPRECIATION, AND AWARENESS OF WALKING AND BICYCLING THROUGH PROGRAM EFFORTS TARGETED AT ALL AGES AND ABILITIES Objective 3.1: Develop a variety of programs to encourage broader biking and walking activity across all demographics in Southern Nevada Policy 3.1.A: Support and increase the existing capacity of Clark County s Safe Routes to School program Policy 3.1.B: Support and leverage existing encouragement and TDM programs to increase walking and bicycling activity Objective 3.2: Develop a comprehensive education program promoting awareness of bicycle and pedestrian laws and responsibilities geared towards all roadway users Policy 3.2.A: Develop education campaigns to communicate the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists, pedestrians, and motorists Objective 3.3: Increase local capacity to execute and administer education and encouragement programs throughout Southern Nevada Policy 3.3A: Provide agencies with technical resources or funding support to administer education and encouragement activities at the local level SNS Goal: Match land use and transportation plans with regional economic development plans. SNS Goal: Support the educational system and learning environments through thoughtful land-use and transportation planning SNS Goal: Develop a safe, effi cient road network that supports all transportation SNS Goal: Support access to healthcare, healthy food, parks, and community service SNS Objective: Prioritize access to parks, trails, open space, recreational facilities, and opportunities for physical exercise RTC Complete Streets Policy Goal: Southern Nevada s transportation network will be supported through a variety of feasible transportation choices, which allow for sustainable growth. RTC RTP Goal: Improve safety for all travelers 8 REGIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA
GOAL 4: EQUITY & HEALTH RECOGNIZE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM S IMPACT ON AIR QUALITY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH WHILE PROVIDING LADDERS OF OPPORTUNITY TO UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOODS Objective 4.1: Invest in bicycling and walking in underserved neighborhoods Policy 4.1.A: Develop funding criteria that prioritize projects and programs that serve underserved neighborhoods who rely on biking, walking, and transit as their sole or primary form of transportation Policy 4.1.B: Identify a comprehensive bicycling and walking system and suite of programs in underserved neighborhood Objective 4.2 : Improve air quality and community health by increasing the number of people walking and biking Policy 4.2.A: Include air quality as an important metric in evaluating transportation investments Policy 4.2.B: Include health as an important metric in evaluating transportation investments. Objective 4.3: Improve bicycle and pedestrian access to healthy resources in Southern Nevada such as parks, open space, recreation centers, healthcare, and fresh food Policy 4.3.A: Prioritize implementation of infrastructure or routes that connects to parks, open space, recreation centers, healthcare, and fresh food SNS Objective: Overhaul design standards to support multiple and support healthy lifestyles SNS Objective: Encourage development of design standards and land use policies that require investments in low-income or at-risks communities to promote walkability SNS Objective: Reduce transportation-related emissions of ozone and carbon monoxide SNS Goal: Support access to healthcare, healthy food, parks, and community service SNS Objective: Prioritize access to parks, trails, open space, recreational facilities, and opportunities for physical exercise RTC RTP Goal: Implement transportation systems that improve air quality and protect the environment RTC Complete Street Guidelines Goal: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollution Public Outreach: Environmental benefi ts represented the third most commonly cited reason for biking and walk REGIONAL BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PLAN FOR SOUTHERN NEVADA 9