(A) The city shall measure the success of this complete streets policy using the following minimum performance measures:
(1) Number of crashes, injuries, and fatalities by mode;
(2) Total miles of bike lanes and trails built or striped;
(3) Linear feet of new pedestrian accommodations;
(4) Number of ADA accommodations built: audible traffic signals, curb ramps, countdown signals, number of accessible transit accommodations built, miles of accessible routes, and the like;
(5) Number of new trees planted;
(6) Compliments and complaints;
(7) Citizen and business surveys of satisfaction with streets and sidewalks;
(8) Crosswalk and intersection improvements;
(9) Percentage of transit stops accessible via sidewalks and curb ramps;
(10) Number of children walking or bicycling to school;
(11) Vehicle miles traveled or single occupancy vehicle trip reduction;
(12) Number of approved exemptions;
(13) On-time arrivals for the TASC bus;
(14) Sidewalk condition ratings;
(15) Travel time in key corridors;
(16) Emergency vehicle response time;
(17) Access to industrial property;
(18) Number of bike parking spaces;
(19) Bike route connections to off- road trails;
(20) Percentage of the city that is within a 'low-stress' bike route;
(21) Number of bicycle friendly businesses recognized by the League of American Bicyclists;
(22) Number of mode users for walking, biking, and transit as indicated by the Household Travel Survey; and
(23) Progress toward STAR Community standards:
(a) Drive alone maximum 25% and bike/walk minimum of 5%;
(b) 50% of households spending less than 15% of household income on transportation; and
(c) Bike/pedestrian fatalities: progress toward vision zero.
(B) The Complete Streets Task Force shall create individual numeric benchmarks for each of the measures as a means of tracking the annual performance of this policy. The Complete Streets Task Force will record these measures in collaboration with the City Streets Commissioner, the Tree Board, and the Bedford Police Department. An annual report shall be posted on the city website summarizing increases or decreases for each performance measure.
(Ord. 10-2018, passed 4-10-18)