In California, a directive mandates that the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) provide for bicycling and walking facilities along Caltrans’ roadways, thus creating Complete Streets, which are defined as “transportation facilit(ies) that (are) planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for all users...” Performance measurement systems used by state DOTs to identify best practices were compiled and reviewed for roadside design elements. The performance measurement framework focused on arterial roadways where the greatest conflicts between motorized and nonmotorized traffic occur. The framework provides Caltrans with the supplementary measures needed monitor pedestrian and bicyclist safety and the environmental health of urban arterials. (Author/publisher)
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