Phase 1 Bike Plan_r

**Cost of Implementa on:
Low - Poten ally accomplished through process modifica on within limits of exis ng budgets
Medium - May require re-alloca on of funding and/or supplemental funds
High - Will require supplemental and/or dedicated capital improvements funding
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Lead En ty
Cost of
Implementa on**
Poten al
Partners
Priority
Re-evaluate standard contrac ng language for roadway construc on projects to ensure that
required provisions for pedestrians and cyclists in ac ve roadway construc on zones is
adequate
TxDOT; Municipal
Engineering Depts.
Low
High
Enact Safe Passing Laws that meet or exceed TX state standard of 3 feet minimum for car, 6
feet minimum for trucks; include language clarifying that crossing a double yellow line to pass
a cyclist is lawful and acceptable
Municipal Planning
Depts.
Low
City Council(s)
High
Consider enac ng a "Change Lanes to Pass" law that encourages motorists to completely
change lanes to pass a cyclist
Municipal Planning
Depts.
Low
City Council(s)
High
Priori ze enforcement of Safe Passage and other cycling-related laws (yield to pedestrians)
by u lizing technological best prac ces and dedica ng officers to key loca ons (bike routes
near schools) at key mes
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Police Depts.
Low
ISD Police Depts.
High
Evaluate poten al fine increases for Safe Passage viola ons 6
Municipal Planning
Depts.; City Council(s)
Low
Police Depts.
High
Public Policy and Code Reform
Codes and Law Enforcement
Adopt codes requiring safe cycling, including helmets for minors, front and back lights for
night riding, yielding to pedestrians; include messaging about these codes in public safety
outreach
Implement a bicycle "diversion" program, allowing offending cyclists to take a cycling safety
workshop (possibly including cycling safety-related community services) as an alterna ve to
paying a fine
Amplify enforcement of codes rela ng to encroachment, including vehicles or vegeta on, in
public rights of way (e.g. sidewalks and bike facili es)
Revise land use/development codes to require bicycle parking minimums, possibly as a ra o
to vehicle parking, to ensure that bike parking facili es are included in new development/redevelopment
projects as well as streetscape elements in public rights-of-way for roadway
corridor projects
7
Police Depts.
15 8 J Police Depts. Low
Drive Kind Ride Kind
K
Police Depts.
City of Corpus Chris
Development Services
Low
Low
Low
Municipal Planning
Depts.; City Council(s)
City Council(s)
High
Medium
High
High
Incent provision of supplemental bicycle parking and other trip-end ameni es through
reduced vehicle parking requirements
K
Municipal Planning
Depts.; City Council(s)
Low
High
Revise land use/development codes to define vehicle parking maximums rather than
minimums
16
K
Municipal Planning
Depts.; City Council(s)
Low
High
Revise land use development codes by replacing reference to a "Bicycle Parking Manual" with
an adopted Bicycle Parking Ordinance
K
City of Corpus Chris
Development Services
Low
City of Corpus Chris
Transporta on Advisory
Commission, Hike and
Bike Subcommi ee
High
Revise land use/development codes to define a mechanism by which developers'
contribu ons in lieu of land dedica on may be used to build out the bicycle infrastructure
network
Municipal Planning/
Development Services
Depts.; City Council(s)
Low
City of Corpus Chris
Transporta on Advisory
Commission, Hike and
Bike Subcommi ee
High
Implement Updated Road Work Priori za on Tool developed by the MobilityCC
Subcommi ee of Corpus Chris 's Transporta on Advisory Commission, which quan ta vely
evaluates roadway capital projects on the basis of 6 complete street criteria
City of Corpus Chris
Engineering Dept.
Low
High
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