2030 Comprehensive Plan Update, April 2024

Land Use

Preserve Existing Businesses Help businesses thrive by providing assistance during BRT construction and beyond.

Guarantee Pedestrian Safety Transit usage depends on safe and comfortable, well-connected streets for people walking and biking. No transit rider should be exposed to streets that are unsafe because they are designed for motorists first. Providing safe routes to and from transit stations for people who rely on public transportation is necessary to ensure equitable spending on city-funded transportation infrastructure. Therefore, development near BRT stations should prioritize walking and biking over faster vehicle traffic flow. Policy LU 4.16 Prioritize Pedestrian Safety over Driving A comprehensive network of infrastructure catering to the safe and efficient travel of pedestrians and cyclists should connect station areas to residential areas. Transportation infrastructure improvements in station areas should prioritize all users above motorists, especially when competing for space in public rights-of-way.

Policy LU 4.14 Small Business Retention

Assist small businesses in BRT corridors during and after construction through communications and marketing support, and grant funding for façade improvements or interior renovations.

Generate Job Opportunities A core benefit of transit is in connecting people to jobs and opportunity. The EDAT plan seeks to maximize the city’s transit investment by encouraging employment along the BRT corridors. Policy LU 4.15 Local Worker Participation in BRT Construction Encourage a percentage of workers on BRT construction projects to be residents of the city and areas where BRT is being constructed by awarding construction contracts to companies who employ local workers. Seeking local worker participation in BRT construction contracts helps ensure that the benefits of BRT are spread more equitably across the local community through direct employment opportunities. Action LU 4.6 Non-Residential Density Bonus Revise the existing Transit-oriented Development (TOD) overlay zoning designation to incorporate a zoning bonus to incentivize office and other non residential development.

Policy LU 4.17 Pedestrian-oriented

Infrastructure Investments Prioritize capital spending on infrastructure projects that provide safe and comfortable access to BRT station areas.

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