Draft guidelines for implementing the Complete Streets Act have been released for public comment by the Governor's Office of Planning & Research. Comments are due by Nov. 19. The act became law in 2008 and takes effect next Jan. 1.
Under the act, a city or county that makes substantial changes to the portion of its general plan dealing with transportation and traffic must ensure that the plan provides for accommodation of all road users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, seniors and the disabled, as well as motorists. The draft guidelines are meant to help public agencies adopt plans that meet this requirement.
CBC sponsored the legislation that enacted the law and has remained closely involved in the drafting of guidelines to see that the Complete Streets Act is implemented fully and completely.
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Keep quality of life
Letter to the Editor, Santa Cruz Sentinel
October 14, 2010
Bob Montague
Job creation is a major goal for the city of Watsonville. It is too bad the city has decided that that supersedes the requirement to develop the quality of life in our town. The Manabe-Ow Business Park hopes to bring in jobs, but rather than follow responsible planning, the city is conceding to the property owners like a teenager desperate for a prom date. Run the access through a neighborhood rather than build the original bridge, eliminate bike lanes, hope to use an access from Lee Road over the objection of the property owner. There is more, but 150 words are too few. Ohlone Parkway to Loma Vista is now a mostly sleepy neighborhood route. Trips will go from around 350 per day on Loma Vista to around 3,500 per day with the development. The original design for access to the park was appropriate. The current design saves the developer money at the cost of the quality of life in this part of Watsonville. Shameful.
October 14, 2010
Bob Montague
Job creation is a major goal for the city of Watsonville. It is too bad the city has decided that that supersedes the requirement to develop the quality of life in our town. The Manabe-Ow Business Park hopes to bring in jobs, but rather than follow responsible planning, the city is conceding to the property owners like a teenager desperate for a prom date. Run the access through a neighborhood rather than build the original bridge, eliminate bike lanes, hope to use an access from Lee Road over the objection of the property owner. There is more, but 150 words are too few. Ohlone Parkway to Loma Vista is now a mostly sleepy neighborhood route. Trips will go from around 350 per day on Loma Vista to around 3,500 per day with the development. The original design for access to the park was appropriate. The current design saves the developer money at the cost of the quality of life in this part of Watsonville. Shameful.
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