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RESOLUTION NO. 54-16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, ADOPTING A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY AND
INITIATING THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING GUIDELINES,
PROCESSES, AND PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING A COMPLETE
STREETS PROGRAM ADHERING TO THE PRINCIPLE THAT ALL
PERSONS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES WHO TRAVEL BY
AUTOMOBILE, MOTORCYCLE, PUBLIC TRANSIT, BICYCLE OR
WALKING ARE EQUAL LEGITIMATE USERS OF ROADWAYS AND
SHALL BE PROVIDED SAFE ACCESS TO ALL CITY PUBLIC RIGHTS OF
WAY AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission seeks to make Delray Beach become a more livable and
lively city, a healthy, economically robust community with system wide choices of safe, convenient
access to roadways and trails for all users with a more balanced human scale environment, where a
complete streets program is employed; and
WHEREAS, a complete streets program is designed to reduce congestion, increase the
transportation network capacity, and increase consumer choice while decreasing consumer
transportation costs, improve air quality, improve community health, enhance community aesthetics,
augment economic growth, increase community stability by providing accessible and efficient
connections between home, school, work, recreation, and retail destinations; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission seeks to improve the leadership exhibited by existing city
streets as provided by complete street design through the historic grid system design, the
incorporation of sidewalks, residential street speed limits, traffic calming measures, and pedestrian
signalization; and
WHEREAS, the interdisciplinary integration of land use and transportation planning in the
implementation of a complete streets program seeks the goal of safe, accessible community wide,
multimodal connectivity, that allows a range of alternative choices for daily functional
transportation, including for children walking to school on safe routes to school; and
WHEREAS, existing development decisions, traditional land use and transportation
planning, and roadway design standards can have unintended consequences on the daily quality of
life of the citizens standards by reducing individual transportation choices and widespread
dependence on motor vehicles for even the very shortest of trips when the current transportation
system does not recognize that arterials and collectors may function as local roads for short trips due
to an absence of a connectivity grid of transit, bike lanes and sidewalks to allow choices of other safe
modes of transport; and
WHEREAS, a balanced urban community requires a comprehensive, deeply integrated,
network of roadways designed and planned from a sustainable whole systems approach, while also
sensitive to the context and needs of the different wards and neighborhoods within the city to
provide equal access to transportation options for all users; and
WHEREAS, unsafe conditions involving bicycles and pedestrians can be ameliorated when
proper facilities, roadway redesign, traffic calming, effective signage and other techniques of
complete streets are integrated into the urban landscape through the Land Development
Regulations, the Comprehensive Plan, Transportation Element, the Evaluation and Appraisal Report
(EAR), and the Bike and Pedestrian Plan; and
WHEREAS, over one-third of Americans do not drive, a figure increasing with our aging
of the population, and transportation choice and accessibility are issues of social equity as minorities,
the elderly and children are disproportionate among those with limited transportation choices when
the affordable transportation options of biking, walking and transit are not sufficiently safe, effective
or available leading to significant social and economic isolation and decline, with frequent poor
health outcomes; and
WHEREAS, recent data on public health identifies a direct correlation between land use
decisions, automobile dependency, a lack of alternative transportation choices, and poor health
resulting in increased sedentary life habits and obesity, the second leading cause of death in the
United States, with increased risks of over 13 separate chronic diseases and many cancers; and
WHEREAS, adoption of complete streets program principles is in alignment with the
current efforts of the City to become a recognized fit friendly community and realize measurable
positive health outcomes through implementation of the principles of complete streets and safe
human powered transportation choices that foster significant improvements in community health
parameters, and lowering community health care costs; and
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WHEREAS, increasing the opportunity for biking, pedestrian, and transit travel through
better integration of land use and transportation planning reduces reliance on fossil fuels, places the
City in a position to more effectively reduce greenhouse emissions and concentrations of other
atmospheric pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, associated with increased rates of asthma,
bronchitis, emphysema, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and
WHEREAS, numerous studies and surveys, including each of the most recent years of the
National Association of Realtors, Smart Growth Surveys, indicate a strong and growing preference
among homebuyers for walkable, mixed-use communities when selecting where to live due to
enhanced individual and community economic vitality when all aspects of community living
intertwine with effective, safe, accessible and reliable transportation choices; and
WHEREAS, the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), a member of the
national Complete Streets Coalition, strongly endorses Livable Communities policies such as
walkable, bikeable communities that realize the benefits of significantly higher property values,
additional business activity, increased tourism, and greater health savings; and
WHEREAS, travel by foot, bicycle or transit represents money retained in the community
as demonstrated by a 2010 case study by the University of Massachusetts that compared the
employment impacts of pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure with traditional roadway projects and
found that on street bike lanes and pedestrian measures created more direct jobs, more indirect jobs,
and more induced jobs per dollar than either road upgrades or road resurfacing; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) of the United States
Department of Transportation (US DOT) Design Guidance for Accommodating Bicycle and
Pedestrian Travel issued in 2000 provides that bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be established in
new construction and reconstruction projects in all urbanized areas. Excluded projects are those
where bicyclists and pedestrians are prohibited by law from using the roadway, when costs are 20
percent or higher than the larger transportation project, and where the sparsity of population
indicate an absence of need; and
WHEREAS, Florida Statutes, Section 335.065(1)(a) Bicycle and pedestrian ways along state
roads and transportation facilities provides that bicycle and pedestrian ways shall be given full
consideration in the planning and development of transportation facilities and that bicycle and
pedestrian ways shall be established in conjunction with the construction, reconstruction, or other
change of any state transportation facility, and special emphasis shall be given to projects in or
within 1 mile of an urban area; and
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WHEREAS, the 2005 Florida Legislature directed Florida Department of Transportation
(FDOT) to determine ways to increase the use of bicycles to conserve energy, reduce pollution, and
improve health, and recommended that public agencies accommodate bicycling on all non -limited
access roadways in Florida and warned the way Florida plans its development and roadways must
change; and
WHEREAS, to the fullest extent possible, and with a multi discipline input, consideration
of existing natural systems shall be incorporated from the earliest phases of design, planning, and
implementation of complete streets, utilizing sustainable choices such as handling of stormwater
through a variety of location specific low impact development techniques, to include, with particular
emphasis, the extensive use of Shade Trees for bike and pedestrian ways, and where possible, transit
stops; and
WHEREAS, the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), made up
of elected officials from every municipality in Palm Beach County, of which the City of Delray
Beach is a member, unanimously adopted a Complete Streets Policy on March 17, 2016; and
WHEREAS, a successful complete streets program solicits citizen input throughout the
entire processes of planning, design, and implementation and such public input is a critical aspect in
the creation of an effective system by providing for regular, formal input and analysis from citizen
advisory boards and seeking higher standards of quality and efficiencies through multi -jurisdictional
communication, coordination, and the sharing of best practices; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission desires to create a complete streets policy and, in alliance
with the Palm Beach County MPO, to continue demonstrating its leadership within the region, the
state of Florida, and the nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach, Florida hereby adopts a
Complete Streets Policy, attached hereto and incorporated herein as exhibit "A".
Section 2. That the City will review all applicable land development and transportation
policies, resolutions, studies, plans and ordinances, develop a complete streets program, and submit
an interim report on program implementation to the City Commission within 24 months of the
adoption of this policy. During the review and in developing the complete streets program, the City
shall consider the following:
a. Incorporation of the principles of complete streets into an interdisciplinary,
integrative, multimodal transportation policy with implementation guidelines.
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b. Inclusion of all users for all street projects to include planning, design, construction,
maintenance, and operations activities.
c. Balancing the needs for bicycling, pedestrians, public transit, and vehicles with
community values including fiscal constraint, public safety, environmental
protection, and historic preservation.
d. Incorporation of the latest, best, and context sensitive design standards in developing
new policies and procedures for complete streets that accommodate all user needs.
Section 3. The City will consider and incorporate to the extent practical the goals and
policies of the complete streets program in the amendment and adoption of the Comprehensive
Plan and other applicable plans and ordinances.
Section 4. The City will consider and incorporate the complete street program to the extent
practical in the amendment, design, development, construction, operations, and implementation of
City standards, projects, facilities, policies, and development reviews.
Section 5. The City will encourage other agencies with transportation jurisdiction within the
City boundaries to adopt and implement complete street principles for projects and plans within and
adjoining the City jurisdiction.
Section 6. The City supports and encourages the public involvement and promotion of
complete streets principles in coordination with partnering agencies and organizations to provide
public awareness for the transportation, quality of life, public safety, and health benefits of the
complete streets program.
Section 7. The City seeks to develop a complete streets program to become a complete
streets city, a leader in Florida, and the nation in coordination and cooperation with comparative
jurisdictions with complete streets programs.
Section 8. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Delray Beach this the
day of 52016.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
MAYOR
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Legislation Text
File #: 16-1030, Version: 1
TO: Mayor and Commissioners
FROM: John Morgan, Environmental Services Director
THROUGH: Donald B. Cooper, City Manager
DATE: November 1, 2016
RESOLUTION NO. 54-16 FOR A COMPLETE STREETS POLICY FOR THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH
Recommended Action:
Motion to Adopt Resolution No. 54-16 approving a Complete Streets Policy for the City of Delray
Beach.
Background:
Complete Streets are streets for everyone. They are designed and operated to enable safe access
for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities.
Complete Streets make it easy to cross the street, walk to shops, and bicycle to work. They also
make it safer for people to walk to and from train stations. In addition, Complete Streets improve
equity, safety, and public health, while reducing transportation costs and traffic woes.
The purpose of this Complete Streets policy is to accommodate the safety and convenience of all
surface transportation system users into the planning, design, and construction of transportation
projects within the City of Delray Beach. FDOT and the Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning
Organization have already adopted Complete Streets Policy. The City of Delray Beach will be joining
West Palm Beach as the second municipality in Palm Beach County to have Complete Streets
policies.
The proposed policy was developed as a collaborative effort between the Environmental Services
Department and Planning, Zoning, and Buidling Department. The draft policy was presented to the
Green Implementation Advancement Board for consideration and they recommended approval. The
draft policy was also reviewed by the Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization. If
approved the policy will be reflected in the upcoming amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan.
City Attorney Review:
Approved as to form and legal sufficiency.
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COMPLETE STREETS POLICY - CITY OF DELRAY BEACH
VISION & INTENT
Complete Streets are necessary for Delray Beach to advance the goals adopted in the Strategic Plan and
Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan. Complete Streets will enhance Delray Beach's quality of life over the
long-term by advancing mobility, economically sound compact and connected development patterns,
public health and safety, livability, environmental protection and enhancement, sustainability,
neighborhood equitability, affordability, economic activity, climate resiliency, and excellence in urban
design and community character. As public space, streets should be designed to a higher standard for
the common good of all people, in keeping with the Delray Beach vision:
Delray Beach is a "Charming Village by the Sea," with a World Class Beach, a Vibrant
Downtown, a Diverse Local Economy and a Community of Quality Neighborhoods and
Schools. Recreational and Cultural Opportunities Abound. People Embrace Cultural
Diversity.
Specifically, this Complete Streets Policy is integral to achieving the City of Delray Beach's short and long
term goals and requires a shift in how we define the role of roadways: They are public spaces that serve
people first. Therefore, the City of Delray Beach commits to improvements that support safe, efficient,
and convenient mobility for all roadway users - pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, and motorists -
regardless of age or ability. Complete Streets are necessary to support compact development patterns.
They expand everyone's mobility choices for safe and convenient travel by different modes between
destinations throughout Delray Beach. As appropriate for their context, they are designed to balance
safety and convenience for everyone using the road.
Safety, including a reduction in hazards for pedestrians and bicyclists on Delray Beach roadways, is a
fundamental consideration of this Complete Streets policy. Complete Streets also encourage people to
make active transportation choices (powered by human energy), which are associated with improved
health outcomes for people at all stages of life. To improve community health, Delray Beach seeks to
transform its street network from a barrier to an asset for regular walking and biking. The City also
recognizes the multiple public health benefits of reducing the air pollution and climate change caused by
vehicle emissions.
The City of Delray Beach recognizes that the planning and design of streets and regional roadways
should holistically include the entire right-of-way and public space — defined as the entire area between
building fronts. A Complete Streets approach provides a unique opportunity to thoughtfully integrate
and advance multiple objectives for our community, now and in the future, while delivering maximum
benefits from both public and private investments.
A. COMPLETE STREETS PRINCIPLES
1. Complete Streets serve all users and modes.
The City of Delray Beach commits to design, operate and maintain the community's streets and right-of-
way so as to promote safe, comfortable and convenient access and travel for people of all ages and
abilities. This is the core intent of the Delray Beach Complete Streets Policy. All streets and roadways
within the city shall provide basic safe access and crossings for all allowed categories of users - people
traveling as pedestrians and by bicycle, transit riders, motorists and others. City streets and/or right-of-
way networks shall accommodate emergency responders and freight needs as well, in a manner
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consistent with this policy. The City recognizes that children, seniors, and persons with disabilities may
require inclusive accommodations.
2. Complete Streets require connected travel networks.
The City of Delray Beach shall prioritize opportunities to create a complete transportation network that
provides connected facilities to serve all people and modes of travel, now and in the future. Streets shall
be connected to create complete street networks that provide travelers with multiple choices of travel
routes and transportation modes and that help to reduce congestion on major roadways. This network
includes off-street hard -surface trails for biking and walking. Not all roadways and routes need to be
optimized for all modes; however, people using each mode require a network of safe and convenient
travel routes and crossings throughout the City.
3. Complete Streets are beautiful, interesting and comfortable places for people.
The design of cities begins with the design of streets, as community places where people want to be. As
part of Delray Beach's public space, streets shall be held to a higher standard for urban design at a
human scale. Multi -modal accommodations and all City projects in the right-of-way shall be approached
as opportunities to enhance the aesthetic qualities of Delray Beach and its public space through the
thoughtful creation of place. Wherever feasible, streetscapes shall protect and include street trees and
native plants, and incorporate landscape architecture, public art, pedestrian amenities and way -finding
signage, sidewalk cafes and street -facing retail, and other elements that enhance the charm and
attractiveness of Delray Beach and foster sustainable economic development. Streetscapes shall be
designed with temperature extremes in mind, sheltering bicyclists and pedestrians from urban heat
islands and creating comfortable microclimates.
4. Complete Streets require best -practice design criteria and context -sensitive approaches.
The City of Delray Beach will align land use and transportation goals, objectives, policies and code
provisions to create Complete Streets solutions that are appropriate to individual contexts; that best
serve the needs of all people using streets and the right-of-way; and that support the policies of the
Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan. Context sensitive design allows roadway design decisions to be more
flexible and sensitive to community values, and to better balance economic, social and environmental
objectives. The City of Delray Beach will take a flexible, innovative, and objective approach to creating
context -sensitive Complete Streets that meet or exceed national best -practice design guidelines. This
includes a shift toward designing at a human scale for the needs and comfort of all people and travelers,
in considering issues such as street design and width, desired operating speed, hierarchy of streets,
mode balance, and connectivity. Design criteria shall not be purely prescriptive but shall be based on the
thoughtful application of engineering, architectural, and urban design principles.
5. Complete Streets protect Delray Beach's environment and promote sustainability.
By reducing automobile dependence Complete Streets will help Delray Beach advance its "green" and
sustainability initiatives. In the design, operation, and maintenance of its transportation system, the City
of Delray Beach shall seek opportunities to integrate best -practice "Green Street" principles, including
features and metrics adapted for the climate variations of the area. These may include stormwater
management, tree canopy, shade structures, landscaping, climate protection and resiliency, urban heat
island mitigation, sidewalk and subsurface design to accommodate and protect roots, accessible and
integrated parks and natural areas, and other measures. Projects in the public right-of-way and their
landscape elements shall seek to advance sustainable management and conservation practices for
water, energy, materials and other resources, balanced with other goals.
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6. Complete Streets are the work of all City Departments.
The City of Delray Beach shall approach every public or private project, program, and practice that
affects the transportation network or occurs in the right-of-way as an opportunity to improve street
conditions and travel routes for everyone. City Departments shall work in coordination and collaborate
with other entities, including adjacent local governments, State, and Federal agencies, to maximize
current and future opportunities for Complete Streets, enhancement of the public space, street
connectivity, and complementary design for streets crossing political boundaries.
7. Complete Streets include all roadways and all projects and phases.
The City of Delray Beach shall apply this policy in a context -sensitive manner to all private and public
routes and roadways. It applies to both new streets and retrofit projects, including the construction,
reconstruction, retrofit, resurfacing, alteration and major repair of streets. It shall provide guidance to
the budget development process for all City capital improvement projects and ongoing street
maintenance. It includes parking facilities, alleys, bridges, frontage roads, private drives or streets and
internal circulation routes, temporary traffic zones, off-street multiuse pathways, park roads, and other
elements of the transportation system.
8. Complete Streets require appropriate performance measures.
The City of Delray Beach will track and report performance measures for the transportation system that
measure how well the City is conforming to this policy. Indicators shall reflect safe and efficient mobility
for all users - pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, and freight. A system of "Green Streets"
metrics will be adopted and reported as well. For multimodal mobility, performance indicators shall be
utilized and weighted in a manner that reflects context and community values.
B. APPLICABILITY AND JURISDICTION
This policy is applicable to all development and redevelopment in the public domain within the City of
Delray Beach. It applies to the work of all City Departments and entities. It is intended to guide all
private development that affects streets, the transportation system, and the public space. Where new
streets and subdivisions are subject to the City of Delray Beach Land Development Regulations, the City
of Delray Beach shall fully and consistently refer to this policy for guidance. In the City's extra -territorial
jurisdiction, applicability to specific projects shall be reviewed, determined and overseen with Palm
Beach County and adjacent cities.
In existing developed areas of the City, roadway improvements that implement this policy shall be
achieved as individual projects advance, as sites and corridors are developed and improved, and as
needs and travel -mode balance evolve over time. For activity centers and corridors identified in the
Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan, and areas with high levels of pedestrian activity, the City shall seek
and prioritize funding sources for strategic Complete Streets improvements.
The City of Delray Beach requires all agencies and authorities over which it has permitting authority to
comply with this policy. At a minimum, they should not adversely affect multimodal travel conditions
and future opportunities. These include, but are not limited to, water agencies, electric utilities, gas and
petroleum utilities, communications utilities, and service contractors. Provisions that support this
Complete Streets policy shall be added to new franchise agreements affecting the City right-of-way.
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For all transportation projects designed by other agencies or entities that require funding, approval, or
coordination by or with the City, the Planning, Zoning and Building and Environmental Services
Departments shall, in advance of finalizing funding or approval: (1) evaluate the proposed project for
compliance with this Complete Streets Policy, and (2) where needed, recommend measures and require
appropriate changes to bring it into compliance.
The City of Delray Beach encourages entities not under its jurisdiction to satisfy this policy, including the
Palm Beach County School District, Palm Beach County, and State of Florida agencies with facilities in the
City of Delray Beach. Partner agencies and organizations are encouraged to adopt this Complete Streets
Policy or an equivalent.
For regional transportation projects, the City will promote compliance with this Complete Streets Policy
by its partners, including Palm Beach County Metropolitan Planning Organization, Palm Beach County,
Florida Department of Transportation, Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council, adjacent cities, and
other agencies as applicable.
C. EXCEPTIONS
The City of Delray Beach expects full compliance with this policy. An exception for a specific project may
be requested and granted when:
• Use of the roadway is prohibited by law for a specified category of users;
• The costs of providing accommodation are excessively disproportionate to the need or probable
use;
• The application of Complete Streets principles would be contrary to public safety;
• An absence of current and future need to serve a category of users is documented. In
determining future need, applicants and City review staff shall consult relevant City and regional
long range plans for land use and transportation, including the Delray Beach Comprehensive
Plan.
A request for an exception should be submitted to the Director of the Planning, Zoning and Building
Department at the earliest project phase (e.g. during initial project planning and budgeting). The request
submitted must include an explicating narrative, site photographs, project site map and drawings if
available, and supporting data. The request shall be jointly considered by the Directors of Planning,
Zoning and Building and Environmental Services Departments with input from the Green
Implementation Advancement Board. In the City's extraterritorial jurisdiction, exceptions also shall be
considered by Palm Beach County, which may have final authority.
For all project elements constructed in the City right-of-way, final determination and approval of
exceptions shall reside with the City Commission. Exceptions granted shall be publicly reported on the
City's website. Reports shall include the applicant's documentation as backup and indicate the basis for
the decision. Where exceptions are granted, parallel accommodations for the category of users excluded
shall be sought on alternate routes within the City's transportation system.
D. CODE AMENDMENTS
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The City of Delray Beach Land Development Regulations shall be revised to incorporate the principles
and provisions of this Complete Streets Policy. This policy in itself does not change the Land
Development Regulations.
All City of Delray Beach administrative rules and criteria manuals referenced in the City Code that affect
the design of roadways and facilities sited in the right-of-way, which affect the implementation of this
policy, shall be reviewed and updated to make them consistent with its goals and support its
implementation. To facilitate near-term compliance with this policy, an interim advisory on the design of
streets and subdivisions that references national guidelines and manuals shall be issued in the City of
Delray Beach Engineering Standards for Roadway and Traffic Details, within 120 days of approval of this
policy.
One year after Commission approval of this Complete Streets Policy, the City Manager shall report to
Delray Beach City Commission on any future code amendments needed to support implementation of
this policy. The report also will address the applicability of this policy to private development.
E. IMPLEMENTATION
The City of Delray Beach shall make Complete Streets practices a routine part of everyday operations
and procedures. The Complete Streets principles of this policy shall inform all transportation planning,
design, maintenance, and funding decisions. In addition, they shall inform the early scoping phase of all
City capital improvement projects that include or affect roadway elements and the right-of-way.
As needed to ensure robust implementation of this policy, the City shall develop or update City design
policies, guides, standards, and manuals across disciplines. It also shall reference the most up-to-date
national standards, design guides, and best practices supportive of Complete Streets. Guidance on
implementation is provided in "Exhibit A," attached to this policy. Complete Streets Policy
Implementation Guidelines shall be developed, to provide more detailed direction. These Guidelines
shall be adopted as a separate document. The Guidelines shall be provided to all City Departments,
regional transportation agencies, and the public within two years after Commission approval of the
policy. The City will actively seek sources of funding to implement this policy.
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EXHIBIT A: GUIDANCE ON IMPLEMENTATION
1. Application to City Projects
All City capital improvement projects, including roadways, initiated subsequent to the adoption of this
Policy shall fully integrate its Complete Street goals and principles from the earliest project scoping and
budgeting phases. As this Complete Streets Policy establishes higher and more comprehensive goals and
criteria than current policy, this policy shall supersede it for roadway projects. All projects shall be
initially defined such that the overall project budget is sufficient to assure conformance with this policy.
In keeping with this Complete Streets Policy, available budget may be allocated to address the needs of
transit users; integrate "Green Street" practices, including street trees and landscape elements; and/or
provide other amenities that invite walking and create a sense of place.
2. Capital Improvement Projects
Consideration of this Complete Streets Policy and its long-range goals shall be incorporated into the
planning, scoping, budgeting, funding, design, approval and implementation process for all City facilities,
roadways, and right-of-way infrastructure. The Engineering Division shall provide coordination and
support. Departments shall consult the Strategic Plan, Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan, Capital
Improvement Plan, Bike -Ped Master Plan, and other relevant City master plans for guidance in planning
and designing City projects that include or impact roadways. City Departments shall consult City master
plans and policies related to pedestrian, bicycle, transit, and vehicle transportation. All projects shall
strive to advance and integrate multiple goals, including a high-quality public space, place -making,
"Green Streets", expansive tree canopy, landscaping, and sustainable economic development. City
projects shall seek cost-saving opportunities through such integration. Projects shall anticipate
opportunities to incrementally achieve fully complete streets and networks over time, and in future
phases of work. Departments shall take care that their work does not adversely affect the pedestrian
space and opportunities for multimodal travel and facilities.
Projects should anticipate funding needs and seek resources to acquire necessary right-of-way and/or
easements. If the costs of acquiring right-of-way to provide separate accommodations for each mode of
travel are cost -prohibitive, innovative or multi -use facilities within the existing right-of-way that
accommodate both pedestrians and bicyclists should be considered, if appropriate for the roadway and
its context. The need for amenities and landscaping that provide comfort for users of alternative
transportation modes should be factored into funding needs.
For City parks projects, park land may be used for bicycle/pedestrian trails and other elements of the
transportation system that provide connectivity and support people's access to parks and
recreational/outdoor activities.
City utilities will provide guidance on ensuring that Complete Streets Policy implementation does not
create public safety hazards or reductions in levels of utility service unacceptable to utility customers.
Utility projects will seek to support and advance implementation of this policy and related right-of-way
conditions.
3. Project Budgets
It is the responsibility of each project to budget appropriately for implementation of this policy, in a
context -sensitive manner. This includes budgeting for right-of-way and/or easement acquisition. Where
primary funding sources for City projects are narrowly constrained (e.g. restricted to utility, affordable
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housing, or other purposes), the City will actively pursue additional funding sources to allow
implementation of this policy to a high standard.
4. Private Projects
In reviewing zoning, site plans, subdivision plans, planned unit developments, and other projects that
include streets or private drives or other internal circulation routes, City staff shall seek full compliance
with the intent of this Complete Streets Policy. To ensure that its goals and principles are fully
incorporated into the City of Delray Beach zoning and development review process, City zoning and
development review staff across departments shall receive appropriate training. The Planning, Zoning
and Building Department shall also provide appropriate information and education to applicable review
and advisory boards and committees, the development community, and applicants. If City staff
recommends additional measures regarding private projects, that process will include public review and
input.
5. Complete Streets Program
The City will implement this policy through a Complete Streets Program based in the Environmental
Services Department. The Program will be developed and implemented in consultation with the
Environmental Services Department and other departments, applicable review and advisory boards and
committees, and partners (including but not limited to the Community Redevelopment Agency and the
Downtown Development Authority). It will be appropriately staffed to provide multi -modal
transportation planning; it will be coordinated with City programs and initiatives for bicycling,
pedestrians, transit and on trails. Program staff will facilitate update of the City's Bicycle/Pedestrian
Master Plan. The Complete Streets Program will be incorporated into the Transportation Element of the
Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan and be inclusive of all relevant City Departments. The Program shall
facilitate city-wide staff training, public education, document development and/or updates,
departmental Complete Street efforts, and other actions as necessary to fully implement this Complete
Streets policy. An interim report on the development and progress of this program shall be delivered to
the City Commission within 24 months of policy adoption.
6. Modal Networks
The City shall advance projects that are needed to close gaps and to complete priority transportation
networks and routes for people using each individual travel mode.
7. Street Design Standards
The City shall refer to the following national guidelines, recognized by the Delray Beach City
Commission:
a. Designing Workable Urban Thoroughfares: A context sensitive approach (Institute of
Transportation Engineers/Congress for the New Urbanism)
b. Urban Street Design Guide, and Urban Bikeway Design Guide (National Association of City
Transportation Officials)
Flexible and innovative context -sensitive design solutions that conform to these guidelines are
encouraged for both public and private projects. Updated street design standards and criteria that
reflect these national guides will be developed in the course of revising the City's Transportation Criteria
and Engineering Standards for Roadway and Traffic Details. The design of roadway water quality
controls, stormwater management infrastructure, permeable surfaces, energy efficient street lighting
and signalization, and traffic calming devices shall be incorporated into this approach.
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8. "Green Streets" Guidelines
A multi -disciplinary City staff team shall develop specific Green Streets principles, guidelines, and
metrics. The guidelines shall reflect national best practices as well as green infrastructure goals,
objectives, and policies in the Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan. They shall address roadway -design
related stormwater infrastructure and management, for both water quality and runoff volume; the
linking of trails and greenbelts with roadway networks; the most appropriate surface/paving materials,
and other relevant sustainability, environmental and ecosystem goals. The integration of Green Streets
principles and metrics shall be overseen by the Development Services Management Group. Green
Streets principles and metrics shall be administered as an integral part of street design and project
reviews.
9. Safety
Design criteria for complete streets will recognize and utilize best practices to protect all travelers but
especially bicyclists and pedestrians. Criteria specifically included with safety in mind include narrow
travel lanes, reasonably wide bike and pedestrian paths, protected lanes, speed reductions, pedestrian
safety islands (medians), and adequate lighting.
10. Staff Training
The City will provide information and training on this Complete Streets policy and its principles, and best
practices for implementation, to relevant City staff across departments within 180 days of policy
adoption. Continuing education inclusive of all aspects of this policy shall be provided on an annual
basis. The training materials shall be offered to applicable review and advisory boards and committees,
regional and City partner agencies.
11. Outreach and Education
The City and partner organizations will provide ongoing public information and education about
Complete Streets to Delray Beach residents; community groups and leaders; transportation, planning,
design and engineering professionals; and the private development community. Delray Beach will
promote the use of bicycle and pedestrian transportation as well as transit connectivity to encourage
the community to reduce dependence on automobiles. The City will meet at least annually with
representatives of Palm Beach Metropolitan Planning Organization, Palm Beach County, the Treasure
Coast Regional Planning Council, and the Florida Department of Transportation to review best practices
in Complete Streets implementation and evaluate cross -agency efforts.
12. Metrics for Evaluation
Complete Streets Policy metrics will be tracked and reported in coordination with metrics and
monitoring established for the Delray Beach Comprehensive Plan and Strategic Plan. For mobility goals,
they include miles of new and improved sidewalks and bicycle facilities, pedestrian and vehicle crash
data, pedestrian and bicycle trip data, and number of accessible transit stops. Additional metrics that
reflect the comprehensive goals of the policy will be developed within 18 months of policy adoption.
13. Code Amendments
City staff will conduct an analysis to identify: 1) what, if any, provisions in current code or criteria are in
conflict with implementation of this Complete Streets Policy, or otherwise present impediments, and 2)
what code and criteria amendments are needed, if any, to address impediments or to otherwise
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advance the implementation of the Complete Streets Policy. Upon adoption of a major revision to the
Land Development Regulations by the Delray Beach City Commission, necessary updates on this policy
shall be issued to create consistency with all Land Development Regulation provisions and language
related to roadways, right-of-way, street classifications, character districts, neighborhood traffic
calming, and other applicable elements.
14. Roles and Responsibilities
The City's Principal Transportation Professional in the Environmental Services Department, as the
administrator of the Complete Streets Program, shall have lead responsibility for implementation of this
policy. Final authority for the construction of elements in the City right-of-way, as well as reporting
responsibility for exceptions granted to this policy, resides with the Environmental Services Department.
The Director of the Environmental Services Department is responsible for the functionality of streets as
defined by their utility, durability, condition and serviceability and has final authority over related
decisions. The Principal Transportation Professional is responsible for the design and functionality of
streets and the roadway network as it relates to providing safe, efficient, and comfortable travel for
roadway users. The Public Works Division, Construction Division, and Engineering Division shall jointly
and collaboratively address these goals for the community's roadways, coordinating with other City
departments and partner agencies as needed.
15. Exceptions Reporting
The Development Services Director shall report each exception granted through the mechanism
established in this policy, including for City projects, and shall oversee the timely public posting of such
reports on the City of Delray Beach website.
Quarterly, a summary report on exceptions granted shall be provided to the Development Services
Management Group which is responsible for guiding Complete Streets implementation. Annually, a
report shall be provided to the City Manager.
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