(A) The Joseph Pedestrian and Bicycle Improvement Plan recommends many modifications to the transportation system throughout the city that are intended to enhance safety and mobility for walking and biking. However, because different modes of travel share many of the transportation corridors through the city (e.g., motor vehicles, pedestrians, bicycles), modifications made for the enhancement of travel by one mode could have a negative impact on travel by the other modes. While some negative impacts may be minor and may be accepted as necessary to balance needs for all modes, others that compromise safety or degrade operations below adopted standards should be avoided.
(B) To ensure the recommended improvements in the plan are compatible with other travel modes and do not result in negative safety or operational impacts that would be considered unacceptable, the proposed improvements were reviewed and evaluated to determine the associated impacts.
(Ord. passed 6- -2009)