Transportation 2035 - State of Rhode Island: Division of Planning

PEDESTRIANSTRATEGIES(continued)PERFORMANCEMEASURESPE.3.iPE.3.jPE.3.kPE.3.lPE.3.mPE.3.nPE.3.oPE.3.pPE.4.aPE.4.bPE.4.cCooperate with public health and education agencies to develop and disseminate information encouraging the public to walk more fortransportation and recreation. Information to be provided should include: maps and signs showing the best walking routes to majordestinations; traffic safety education, including pedestrian and bicycle safety principles and practices, for school-aged children, andinformation directed at parents on specific traffic risks children are subject to and steps to increase their safety.Integrate bicycling and walking options into new development and redevelopment.Give greater priority to traffic-calming and pedestrian features (such as street furniture) in community planning and development.Ensure that state highway projects enhance opportunities for walking and bicycling wherever possible.Target pedestrian and bicycling improvements in neighborhoods with significant low income and minority populations.Include sidewalks in both directions and appropriate street crossing facilities for bus stop shelters.Convert the west end of the old Jamestown Bridge to pedestrian and fishing use, or provide equivalent facilities elsewhere.Modify existing sidewalks to achieve ADA compliance, especially along transit corridors.Construct 2 miles of sidewalk per year; rehabilitate 20 miles of sidewalk per year; install 500 wheelchair ramps per year (through theTransportation Improvement Program).Mode split (as defined by US Census Journey to Work)Increase “Walk or Work at Home” from 6.1% in 2000 to 6.4% in 2010, 6.6% in 2020, and 6.9% in 2030.Increase number of children walking to school in SRTS funded communities. Set target when baseline data becomes available.Transportation 2035 (2012 Update)State Guide Plan Element 611RI Statewide Planning ProgramPage 5-37December 2012BICYCLEDESIGNECONOMICDEVELOPMENTEMERGENCYRESPONSEENVIRONMENTEQUITYFINANCEHIGHWAYINTERMODALLAND USE ANDCORRIDORSPEDESTRIANPLANNINGSAFETYTRANSIT