establish a citywide complete streets network developed through robust community engagement across a diverse range of institutional and community stakeholders. The planning and policy efforts will culminate in a quick build project as identified during the planning process and accompanying implementation plan. The City’s Complete Streets Ordinance is unique in two ways. First, it is planned to be implemented by “ordinance” rather than “resolution.” This enables complete street elements to function as a development standard and regulation rather than a policy and design guideline. Secondly, it will establish a nexus between development and active transportation. By establishing the nexus between development and its impact on active transportation, the City of Pomona will establish a legally defensible strategy to require qualified new development to either provide objective complete street standards as part of project design, or to pay into an in-lieu fee so that the City may fund its complete streets network over time. These unique features of the project have the potential to accelerate the implementation of Pomona’s complete streets network, and to fundamentally shift active transportation infrastructure from “amenity” to “essential.” A quick build is a pilot infrastructure project that provides opportunities for jurisdictions to test active transportation and first/last mile infrastructure (i.e. protected bike lanes, curb extensions, high-visibility crosswalks, scramble cross-walk, cycle track, etc.), engage the local community, collect and evaluate feedback and data, and expedite full build-out of active transportation infrastructure. Quick build projects allow moderate design flexibility to anticipate adjustments and immediately implement safety needs, allowing a community to benefit quickly from improvements, and to test out and provide input before they are permanently constructed. The projects shall contribute to and utilize the Statewide Active Transportation Database, currently under development and based on SCAG’s Active Transportation Database. The Statewide Active Transportation Database is used to collect and map bicycle and pedestrian count data at specific locations to help determine where walking and biking are occurring, compare counts to collision data, and plan for infrastructure improvements. Through SCAG’s established, award-winning Go Human program model, the Consultant shall implement one Go Human kick-off event aligned with the quick build project. Go Human events provide an opportunity to educate and engage residents and stakeholders on active transportation safety and encouragement and showcase innovative design treatments that are catalytic in maximizing walking and biking in the community. The project has five key goals: • Consider both technical variables pertaining to active transportation, and socioeconomic variables prioritizing equity and environmental justice. • All stakeholders shall have meaningful opportunities to participate in visioning processes and critique of proposed complete streets network and all aspects of the project. • Establish a legal basis to connect future development on private property to impacts on active transportation infrastructure in the public rights-of-way. • Adopt regulations and development standards for multi-modal active transportation implementation, including the development of future financing mechanisms. • Test new regulations by planning and deploying implementation projects to refine regulations and plans as needed to achieve active transportation goals.
