Master Transportation Plan Task 4: Gap Analysis and Needs Network
Policy Area
Notable Best Practices
Current Practices or Policy
Gap Areas and Recommendations
• Requires plans for set-up, teardown, and restoration of public spaces. • Establishes transparent fee schedules for permits, city services, and security. • Offers waivers or subsidies for nonprofit or community events. • Uses online portals for applications, tracking, and public calendars. • Publishes guidelines, deadlines, and contact information clearly. • Requires debrief reports for large events and collects feedback from city departments, organizers, and the public. • Provides training for city staff and event organizers on policy compliance and best practices. •
Events and meetings are posted on the city’s designated webpage 20 to 30 days in advance. • Special provisions exist for areas like the Near Southside and Stockyards Outdoor Events districts, including noise mitigation, trash disposal, and parking plans. • The ordinance references coordination with police and fire departments, especially for events requiring street closures.
Subdivision Ordinance
• Supports a variety of transportation modes including walking, biking, transit, and driving, including requiring sidewalks and bike lanes, making transit stops accessible and integrated into neighborhood design, and encouraging compact, walkable block sizes. • Promotes a grid or modified grid street pattern to enhance connectivity. • Limits cul-de-sacs unless necessary and requires pedestrian/bike connections where cul-de-sacs are used. • Requires multiple access points to reduce congestion and improve emergency access. • Requires developers to conduct Traffic Impact Analyses to assess the impact of new subdivisions on existing transportation infrastructure. • Incorporates Complete Streets principles into subdivision regulations to check that streets are designed for all users, not just vehicles. • Includes design standards for lane widths, crosswalks, curb extensions, and traffic-calming features. • Clearly defines ROW widths for different street types. • Requires dedication of land for future transportation improvements or trails. • Mandates the inclusion of bike lanes, shared use paths, and pedestrian crossings in new developments. • Ensures connectivity to nearby trails, parks, schools, and commercial areas.
• Requires that subdivisions provide adequate public facilities, including transportation infrastructure, to serve the development. This requirement includes off-site improvements when necessary. • Allows the city to require developers to construct or contribute to off- site transportation facilities if the development impacts surrounding infrastructure, supporting the principle of mitigating development impacts. • Outlines a structured process for reviewing subdivision plats and construction plans, ensuring that transportation considerations are evaluated during development review.
• Require sidewalks or bike lanes, transit stop integration, pedestrian or bicycle connectivity in cul-de-sacs. • Require a grid or modified grid street pattern, limit cul-de-sacs, and mandate pedestrian cut-throughs. • Incorporate Complete Streets principles. • Address block length or size, which is important for creating walkable neighborhoods. • Require connections to trails, parks, schools, or commercial areas. • Promote higher densities or mixed-use development near transit corridors. • Reduce parking minimums or encouraging shared parking.
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