Event on June 8th: Learn about MTC’s new updated Complete Streets Policy and Complete Streets Checklist.

[Bruce England]

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Learn about MTC’s new updated Complete Streets Policy and Complete Streets Checklist.
 
Speaker: Kara Oberg, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
 
When/where?
VTA Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee Meeting
June 8, 2022, 6:30 pm
Virtual meeting - Zoom
Agenda will be posted: http://santaclaravta.iqm2.com/Citizens/default.aspx
 
Background
In March 2022, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) adopted Resolution 4493 updating the Bay Area’s regional Complete Streets Policy, first adopted in 2006. The goal of the policy is to ensure people biking, walking, rolling, and taking transit are safely accommodated within the transportation network.
The updated policy requires that all projects with a total project cost of $250,000 or more applying for regional discretionary transportation funding or endorsement from MTC submit a Complete Streets Checklist. Typically, a checklist is filled out by a project sponsor as part of a grant application. A local or countywide Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee must review Complete Streets Checklists prior to submittal to MTC.
 
One Bay Area Grant Cycle 3 (OBAG3) is the first discretionary grant program to which MTC’s updated policy and checklist apply. To prepare Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee members for reviewing Complete Streets Checklists for OBAG3, VTA staff have invited MTC to provide an overview of the updated policy and checklist.
The policy, checklist, and administrative guidance can be found at: https://mtc.ca.gov/planning/transportation/complete-streets

Thank you!

Cheers,
Sandhya Laddha
Policy Director

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition