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4-48 VISALIA GENERAL PLAN UPDATE
4.10 REGIONAL COORDINATION
The transportation system of a community is vital to
its prosperity. Efficient circulation is important to the
economic viability and the creation and preservation
of a quality of life and the environment. The transportation
system is also multi-modal, meaning that
it provides numerous alternatives to the automobile;
these other modes include transit, pedestrian facilities,
bicycle facilities, rail facilities, airport facilities,
etc., so that citizens and visitors can access and travel
within the city using a number of transportation
options to reduce vehicle trips and improve air quality.
The City of Visalia works with other cities, the Tulare
County Association of Governments (TCAG), Caltrans
and the federal government to assist in transportation
planning efforts in the County of Tulare.
TCAG and state and federal agencies work with the
cities and communities in Tulare County to plan for
and fund transportation improvements beneficial to
all of its residents.
Objectives
T-O-19 Ensure compatibility between circulation and
transportation systems in Visalia and adjacent
jurisdictions.
T-O-20 Work with Caltrans to provide an efficient
system for regional travel that minimizes
impacts on local streets and arterials.
T-O-21 *Strive to minimize the effects of local travel
on the regional highway system.
Policies
T-P-75 *Work with Caltrans to achieve timely construction
of programmed freeway, State highway,
and interchange improvements.
T-P-76 Work with TCAG, the city of Tulare, and
Caltrans to plan and develop State highway
improvements between Visalia and Tulare for
regional circulation, consistent with Caltrans’
Transportation Concept Reports for individual
state routes.
T-P-77 *Work with TCAG to ensure that the
Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and Sustainable
Communities Strategy are consistent
with Visalia’s Land Use and Transportation
policies.
T-P-78 Work with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution
Control District and TCAG to implement
Transportation Control Measures identified
in the RTP and air quality implementation
plans.
T-P-79 *Update traffic study requirements, consistent
with Policy T-P-18, to include analysis of
impacts on the regional highway system and
criteria for mitigation, consistent with this
General Plan.