RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXXX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS
ESTABLISHING A POLICY REGARDING THE DESIGN OF CERTAIN
TRANSIT FACILTIES ON LOCAL ROADS
WHEREAS, the City of San Marcos (“City”) is responsible for establishing, managing, and approving the design for roadway facilities within the City’s jurisdictional boundaries; and,
WHEREAS, planning for local roadway facilities must contemplate safe and efficient movement of various modes of travel and access; and,
WHEREAS, transit represents one mode of travel that utilizes local roadways; and,
WHEREAS, the City’s planning documents and strategic objectives may conflict with the proposed uses and associated planning mechanisms and strategies contemplated by regional and/or state entities planning transit facilities; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to reduce ambiguity related to disparities between local and regional planning documents in a manner consistent with local priorities and preferences to the maximum extent possible; and
WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the need to improve transit while maintaining roadway capacity; and
WHEREAS, bus-only lanes establish a limited use lane with the intended purpose of reducing the congestion faced by transit; and
WHEREAS, bus-only lanes are often established by the conversion of existing general purpose vehicular lanes or medians, leading to a reduction of throughput for all other users; and
WHEREAS, medians represent an integral part of roadway design and place-making; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires clarity with respect to the implementation of bus-only lanes, and supports only those that do not hinder the general capacity of roadways.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Marcos does hereby establish the following local policy and objectives regarding bus -only lanes on City roadways:
1) No bus-only lane shall be installed that replaces and usurps a general purpose vehicular lane.
2) No bus-only lane shall be installed that substantially modifies or supplants a City median. 3) A bus-only lane may only be considered on roadways where sufficient throughput of general purpose vehicular lanes is retained and accommodated in accordance with the City’s planning documents.
4) Any project which proposes to install a bus -only lane shall be subject to City Council approval.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos, California, this ____th day of February, 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
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Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos