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Columbus Consolidated Government

Council Meeting

6/12/2018

To
Mayor and Council
Subject
Amendment to Resolution No. 92-14, Complete Streets Policy
Initiator
Planning
Recommendation
Adopt the proposed amendments to the local Complete Streets Policy resolution
Approval
Pending
Background
In 2014, City Council passed Resolution 92-14, authorizing a Complete Streets

policy based on the statewide policy issued by the Georgia Department of

Transportation. This resolution made clear that Columbus would make an effort

to be inclusive of all modes of transportation including pedestrians,

bicyclists, transit users, persons with disabilities, and would encourage

transportation projects to consider safety and mobility. While this has been a

step in the right direction and new projects are now being designed with other

users in mind, more could be done on the policy side to ensure that these state

and national objectives are being met. Georgia Bikes and the office of the

Mayor have proposed that we look to other cities that are leading the way in

complete streets, such as Reading Pennsylvania , in order to strengthen the

Columbus Complete Streets policy and continue to promote equitable

transportation. The Planning Department has drafted these proposed amendments

to strengthen the policy.
Analysis
The proposed amendment calls for three major changes to the policy that will

strengthen the policy, allowing for more transparency and accountability.

Outlined here are the three proposed changes:

1. Adopt specific engineering design guidelines for the application of

bike, pedestrian, and transit facilities; including acknowledging the role that

aesthetic design can have for encouraging safe and welcoming streets

2. Create a committee to publicly address and make transparent the

process of how CCG/GDOT decide which roadways may be feasible for Complete

Street implementation. This committee shall abide by objective, quantifiable,

criterion when evaluating a corridor for the feasibility of a complete streets

application

3. This committee shall report a status update to the public on the state

of complete streets project implementation and other metrics that are crucial

to monitoring and allowing stakeholders to have the data and information

available to them in order to help direct public discourse
Financial Considerations
Implementation of these policies may have an impact on the total cost of a

future road project.
Projected Annual Fiscal Impact Statement
No projected impact can be made at this time.
Legal Considerations
None anticipated
Recommendations/ Actions
Adopt the proposed amendments to the local Complete Streets Policy resolution



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