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Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

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PEDESTRIANGOAL PEOBJECTIVES PE.1.aPE.1.bPOLICIES PE.2.aPE.2.bPE.2.cCreate and maintain safe and attractive walkable communities to encourage more walking trips, enhance transit usage, improve publichealth, and reduce auto congestion and dependency.Improve walking environment.Increase walking mode share.Elevate pedestrian transportation to a priority level. Every trip involves walking, making it the most pervasive form <strong>of</strong> transportation.According equal status to pedestrian transportation will require a fundamental change in the way state and local agencies do business.This will not be a quick change, but rather, an evolutionary process.Ensure that all pedestrian facilities accommodate the needs <strong>of</strong> the physically challenged.Recognize pedestrian planning considerations as a priority to be fully integrated in all transportation and land use planning processes.<strong>Transportation</strong> <strong>2035</strong> (2012 Update)<strong>State</strong> Guide Plan Element 611RI <strong>State</strong>wide <strong>Planning</strong> ProgramPage 5-35December 2012BICYCLEDESIGNECONOMICDEVELOPMENTEMERGENCYRESPONSEENVIRONMENTEQUITYFINANCEHIGHWAYINTERMODALLAND USE ANDCORRIDORSPEDESTRIANPLANNINGSAFETYTRANSIT

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