Attachment A: SRTS-Referenced and Related 2030 Comprehensive Plan and 2022 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan Programs, Policies and Goals
The Palo Alto Safe Routes to School program is consistent with the following key transportation goals in the City’s Comprehensive Plan 2030, and 2022 Sustainability and Climate Action Plan S/CAP Goals and Key Actions
• Policy T-1.16: Promote personal transportation vehicles as an alternative to cars (e.g. bicycles, skateboards, roller blades) to get to work, school, shopping, recreational facilities and transit stops.
• Program T-1.16.4: Participate in local and regional encouragement events such as Palo Alto Walk and Rolls, Bike to Work Day and Bike Palo Alto that encourage a culture of bicycling and walking as alternative to single-occupant vehicle trips.
• Policy T1.19: Provide facilities that encourage and support bicycling and walking.
• Program T1.19.2: Prioritize investment for enhanced pedestrian access and bicycle use within Palo Alto and to/from surrounding communities, including by incorporating improvements from related city plans, for example the 2012 Palo Alto Bicycle + Pedestrian Transportation Plan and the Parks, Trails & Open Space master Plan, as amended, into the Capital Improvements Program.
• Policy T-2.7: Work with the PAUSD to resolve traffic congestion issues associated with student drop-off and pick-up. Address pedestrian and bicycle access, circulation and related issues, such as coordinating bell schedules on City rights-of-way adjacent to schools and on PAUSD property.
• Program T6.1.1: Follow the principles of the Safe Routes to Schools program to implement traffic safety measures that focus on safe routes to work, shopping, downtown, community services, parks, and schools including all designated school commute corridors.
• Policy T-6.4: Continue the Safe Routes to School partnership with PAUSD and the Palo Alto Council of PTAs.
• Policy T-6.5: Support PAUSD adoption of standard Safe Routes to School policies and regulations that address the five E's of education, encouragement, enforcement, engineering and evaluation.
• Program T6.1.2: Develop, distribute, and aggressively promote maps and apps showing safe routes to work, shopping, community services, parks and schools within Palo Alto in collaboration with stakeholders, including PAUSD, major employers, TMA's, local businesses and community organizations.
• Program T6.6.2: Continue to provide educational programs for children and adults, in partnership with community-based educational organizations, to promote safe walking and the safe use of bicycles, including the City-sponsored bicycle education programs in the public schools and the bicycle traffic school program for juveniles.
• Policy T-6.2: Pursue the goal of zero severe injuries and roadway fatalities on Palo Alto city streets.
• Program T6.6.3: Work with PAUSD and employers to promote roadway safety for all users, including motorized alternatives to cars and bikes such as mopeds and e-bikes, through educational programs for children and adults.
• S/CAP Key Actions M4: Improve Transportation Demand Management for employees and residents, including adopting a TDM Ordinance, allocating funding to scale up TDM programming, establishing a Safe Routes for Older Adults/Aging in Place program, and continuing the Safe Routes to School program