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ORDINANCE NO. 04- O
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON
BEACH, FLORIDA AMENDING THE
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENT OF THE
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ESTABLISH A
TRANSPORTATION CONCURRENCY
EXCEPTION AREA (TCEA) IN A PORTION OF
THE CITY'S COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT
AREA; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS,
SEVERABILITY, AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Boynten Beach,
Florida ("City") has adopted a Comprehensive Plan, and as part of said plan,
adopted Goal 2, Transportation Element Goals, Objectives and Policies; and
WHEREAS, over the past several years, the Community Redevelopment
Agency has initiated several redevelopment plans with the intent to build a
livable, sustainable community and provide a catalyst for redevelopment and
growth within the Community Redevelopment Area (CRA); and
WltEREAS, the redevelopment plans promote and increase residential
densities and commercial intensities in an integrated mix of land uses than
enhance non-automobile modes of travel; however we are aware that the
redevelopment plans will ultimately generate additional vehicular traffic impacts
on the transportation network in the downtown and surrounding areas; and
WHEREAS, the establishment of a Transportation Concurrency
Exception Area (TCEA) for a portion of the CRA will give the City and the
Agency an essential tool to meet the goals ofinfill development and
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redevelopment while minimizing the negative consequences of transportation
concurrency; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends approval of Comprehensive Plan Text
Amendments to establish a Transportation Concurrency Exception Area (TCEA)
in portions of the Community Redevelopment Area of the City to give the City
and the CRA an essential tool to meet the goals of infill development and
redevelopment while minimizing the negative consequences of transportation
concurrency.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA,
THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing Whereas clauses are tree and correct and are
now ratified and confirmed by the City Commission.
Section 2. That the Comprehensive Plan, shall be amended by
adding the words and figures in underlined type, and by deleting the words and
figures in struck -through type, as follows:
SEE EXHIBIT "A" ATTACHED HERETO
Section 3. All laws and ordinances applying to the City of Boynton
Beach in conflict with any provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Should any section or provision of this Ordinance or any
portion thereof be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
such decision shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance.
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2005.
ATTEST:
Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately.
FIRST READING this ~o day of July, 2004.
SECOND, FINAL READING AND PASSAGE this I~' day of
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORDA
issioner
Commissioner
Clerk
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City of Boynton Beach
Transportation Element
Goals, Objectives, and Policies
Goal 2
Objective 2.1
Policy 2.1.1
Policy 2.1.2
To develop and maintain a transportation system which will serve the
transportation needs of all sectors of the City of Boynton Beach in a safe,
efficient, cost effective, and aesthetically pleasing manner that promotes
multi-modal transportation options, such as walking, bicycling, and trm~sit.
The City shall continue to provide a motor vehicle transportation
network based on the following minimum level of service standardsa
except within the transportation concurrency exception area (TCEA)
and designated constrained roadways at a lower level of service
(CRALLS):
· Level of Service "CD" or better '.:'ndcr daily and peak hour
conditions on all unspecified City and collector highway facilities.
Level of Service "C" r ........... ~:, ..... a ~ .... ' cf e~.,:~.. "D-
for daily peak season and year rgund peak hour conditions on all
no u__qnspeeified arterial facilities.
Level of Service "D" for ............ '~ ~:' .... ~
a ............. a .... peak hour
conditions on ~ ...... · o~.., ..... a .....~. f ~v .,~..~ Avcnue, US
through the Ci~, Boynton Beach Boulevard from Old Boynton
Road to 1-95, NW 22nd Avenue be~een Congress Avenue and 1-
95, Congress Avenue be~een Boynton Beach Boulevard and ~
22nd Avenue and Boynton Beach Boulevard east of 1-95.
The City shall ensure, through the implementation of the adopted
Concurrency Management Ordinance, that development orders shall only
be approved concurrent with provisions of ?u~!ic adequate motor vehicle
transportation facilities needed to maintain the minimum level of service
adopted by the City,_ except projects located within the transportation
concurrency exception area (TCEAI.
The City shall coordinate with Florida Department of Transportation, the
Treasure Coast Regional Planning Cotmcil, and Palm Beach County
regarding the designation of "Special Transportation Areas" for those
roads with operational standards less than Level of Service "D," including
Transportation Concurrency Exception Areas (TCEA) and Constrained
Roadways At a Lower Level of Service (CRALLS).
Policy 2.1.3
The City shall continue to annually identify Backlogged and Constrained
facilities and roadways operating below their adopted Level of Service.
Through the continued monitoring of area-wide traffic conditions, and
requirements for development project traffic studies, highway
improvements and phased traffic impacts, the City shall only approve
additional development projects which would "Maintain" operating
conditions on Backlogged and Constrained facilities, except ~vithin
TCEAs and CRALLS, and not cause adopted level of service standards to
deteriorate on other roadways.
Policy 2.1.4
The City shall petition Palm Beach County for the necessary exceptions to
the Palm Beach Countywide Traffic Performance Standards Ordinance (as
adopted on June 16, 1992 and as revised in August 1995), as soon as it
becomes possible/necessary to request such exceptions.
Policy 2.1.5
The City shall continue the enforcement of the adopted County-wide
Traffic Performance Standards Ordinance, and conformance to the Level
of Service Standards set forth in that ordinance, except where reasonable
exceptions have been approved in accordance with that ordinance and do
not exceed the Level of Service Standards set forth in Objective 2.1.
Policy 2.I .6
A transportation concurrency exception area (TCEA) is hereby established
and designated for a portion of the Boynton Beach Community
Redevelopment Area (CRA) as shown in Exhibit TE-1. The TCEA shall
be limited to the maximum allowable number of units, square footage,
total daily trips, and total pm peak hour trips identified in Table TE-1.
Puny project utilizing the TCEA and si..m~ificantly impacting the Florida
Intrastate Highway System (FIHS) shall be required to address its impacts
on the FIHS as required by Palm Beach Connty. In return, the City will
actively pursue the goals, objectives, and policies contained herein to
create sustainable development patterns within the CRA supportive of
walking, bicycling, and public transit.
Policy 2.1.7
Beginning March 1, 2006, the City shall prepare an annual monitoring
report for development approvals within the TCEA to demonstrate
compliance with the conditions of the ratio of approved residential units to
1,000 square feet of approved office and non-residential space. The City
will forward this report to the Palm Beach County Planning Director for
review.
Policy 2.1.8
Development approvals utilizing the TCEA shall remain at or below tbe
maximum allowable limits for units, square footage, total daily trips and
total p.m. peak hour trips set by Table TE-1. No building pem~its shall b~
issued tbr new development when the applicable maximum allowable
limit for that development is reached.
TABLE TE-I
BOYNTON BEACH CRA - TCEA
PLANNED DEVELOPMENT THRESHOLDS
Allowable Land Use Intensities Residential/
Rental
Units
7se Totals 7,000
e +/- (%9 15%
Other
Hotel Industrial Office Non-
Units residential
450 235,000 2,400,000 1,450,000
25% 10% 15% 10%
fflowable
Allowable Vehicle Trips
Use Net New Trips
8,050 563 258,500 1,595,000
5,950 338 211,500 2,040,000 1,305,000
Traffic PM PeakHourTraffic
45,976 4,510
Allowable Land Use Ratios Residential/ Residential/
II Office II Other Non-Residential I
Maximum Allowable Ratios [[ 3.9 II
~inimum Allowable Ratios 2.2 3.2 I
Policy 2.1.9
The City shall annually monitor the intersection of Boynton Beach
Boulevard and U.S. 1 (Federal Highway), and coordinate with FDOT and
Palm Beach County to improve this intersection when necessary, and if
feasible.
Policy 2.1.10
Beginning with the March 1, 2007 annual report, and at the end of each
reporting period thereafter, the cumulative ratio of approved residential
units to 1,000 square feet approved office and other non-residential uses
shall remain between the maximum and minim.m allowable ratios
Objective 2.2
Policy 2.2.1
Policy 2.2.2
identified in Table TE-1.
The City shall continue to implement the future Transportation Plan
on apriority basis and shall coordinate same with the City's Future
Land Use Plan~ Housing Eiemenh and Coastal Management Element.
Measure: Development of road improvement priority listing, miles of
roadway constructed and other improvements, and maintenance of
adopted Level of Service standards.
The City shall continue to establish and maintain an updated prioritized
listing of short term (2005), mid-term (2010), and long term (2020)
transportation improvements for use by the City.
The City shall continue to lobby Palm Beach County and the County
Metropolitan Planning Organization for the timely implementation of all
Policy 2.2.3
Policy 2.2.4
Policy 2.2.5
programmed road improvements as identified in the City's Transportation
Element.
The City shall continue to coordinate with Palm Beach County and the
County Metropolitan Planning Organization in order to attempt to secure
County and/or state funding of planned, but unprogrammed road
improvements as identified in the City's Transportation Element.
The City, in conjunction with the annual update of the City's Capital
Improvement Program, shall continue making available supplemental
funding necessary to accelerate unfunded or otherwise lagging road
improvements, including pedestrian, bicycle, and community transit
projects, particularly within the TCEA.
By January 2005, the City, through the CRA's Direct Incentive Program
and its Affordable Access component, shall implement a program to make
affordable housing available to low-to moderate income households (with
incomes of 80% to 100% of median household income in Palm Beach
Policy 2.2.6
County) in the TCEA. The affordable units in this program must remain
affordable for a minimum period of 10 years. The City shall continue
implementation of the policies under Objectives 6.1, 6.3 and 6.6 of the
Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan to provide other programs
benefiting very low, low and moderate income households. The City will
also insure that 5% of new or rehabilitated housing within the TCEA area
is available for occupancy by these households, with pricing consistent
with SHIP guidelines, and rent levels consistent with affordable effort
ratios. The City will begin the annual monitoring of the affordability of
housing within the TCEA by January 2006.
The City shall annually demonstrate hurricane shelter space availability for
at least 20% of the population increase within the TCEA associated with
hotel/motel and residential developments within the hurricane
Objective 2.3
vulnerability zone. In the event the City is unable to satisfactorily
demonstrate hurricane shelter space availability, the City shall coordinate
with Palm Beach County Emergency Management and the Red Cross to
provide adequate hurricane shelter space within a timely manner. The City
shall also participate in a long-term, Countywide, comprehensive shelter
program coordinated with public, private, non-profit organizations to
ensure adequate shelter space is available for the long-term needs of the
TCEA and the County.
Within three years of Plan adoption, neighborhood circulation
patterns shall be monitored to assess local operating conditions and
address themed for any capacity or traffic calming/safety-related road
improvements on an as needed basis.
Measure: Number of case studies performed; Number of safety
related improvements implemented.
Policy 2.3.1
Objective 2.4
Policy 2.4.1
Policy 2.4.2
Policy 2.4.3
Policy 2.4.4
Policy 2.4.5
Policy 2.4.6
Policy 2.4.7
The City shall perform a traffic count and special traffic studies for local
streets and collector roadways on an as needed basis.
The City shall develop and maintain a safe, convenient, ...a .......
effieien~multi-modal transportation system~ including walkinu,
bic¥cling~ and public transit, which will meet future as well as current
transportation needs~ particularly within the TCEA and the CRA.
........... . e .................. or. Transit riders within the
TCEA and the CRA.
Measure: Number of crashes along targeted corridors involving
automobiles, pedestrians, and bicycles.
The City's engineering and police department shall continue to investigate
local high crash locations to identify potential methods of minimizing or
eliminating future problems (through Palm Beach County's Community
Traffic Safety Team).
The City shall continue to support the construction of sidewalks and/or
designated roadside bikeways in all land development regulations and road
improvement projects which shall include ample signage and pedestrian
signalization provisions to designate and promote routes.
The City shall continue to require unobstructed sight lines and non-
obtrusive landscape plantings along medians and at development
driveway/street locations. Planting within and along roadway rights-of-
way should emphasize the use of native vegetation.
The City, at a minimum, shall continue to program and budget funds for
roadway maintenance of City maintained roads at least at the existing
levels.
The City shall, by ''~ .........
.... ; ........ , ....... j and enforce regulations to include
access management criteria such as establishing minimum spacing
between driveways (access points) and median openings, as well as
requirements for exclusive turn lanes and intersection signalization
(warrants per the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices).
The City shall implement the recommended bikeway classification system
(bike lanes, bike paths, and bike routes) within the City, as stated in the
Palm Beach County Bikeway Plan, and assess the adequacy of the system
components in meeting the City's demands and needs.
By January 2007, the C~tv shall comp ete an inventory of existing sidewalks
on all arterial, collector and local streets within the CRA and place such an
inventory in a geographic infbrmation system (GIS) to assist City staff
identify gaps and priorities.
Policy 2.4.8
The City shall request that sidewalks be installed and/or repaired as part of
any State or County roadway widening or improvement project.
Policy 2.4.9
The City shall work with the FDOT and Pglm Beach Cotmty to provide
traffic control and design features to enhance pedestrian activity along all
State and County facilities within the designated TCEA.
Policy 2.4.10
The City acknowledges that in order to provide traffic cimulation and
transportation infrastructure consistent with the requirements of the
TCEA, it will be necessary to augment the existing local transit circulator
system. By January 1, 2005, the City shall undertake a detailed transit
study to develop a local transit cimulator plan (complementing or
augmenting the County's public transit service) for the TCEA including
specific route alignments, infrastructure needs, headways, hours of
operation, and other service characteristics. The City and the Boynton
Beach CRA shall be responsible for funding and implementing the transit
circulator plan based on the recommendations and conclusions of the
study. If the detailed transit study indicates that redevelopment proiects
within the TCEA have not progressed enough for the necessity of
implementing the transit circulator plan on or before January 1, 2007, then
the City shall conduct a monitoring study for such implementation every
two years. This monitoring study shall be submitted to the County
Engineer and Planning Director on Mamh 1, 2007, and every second year
thereafter until the City implements the circulator plan. The County must
review and approve any such monitoring study that would otherwise allow
additional delay in implementing the transit circulator plan.
Policy 2.4.11
The City shall inventory and prioritize enhancements for transportation
proiects within the boundaries of the TCEA in the City's Five Year Capital
hnprovements Program.
_Po_licy 2.4.12
The City shall promote a variety of transportation choices within the
Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) by supporting the followin?
_design features for streets within the TCEA bmmdaries: low speed turning
radii; new continuous and permanent on-street parking; pedestrian-scaled
lighting; narrow travel lanes; curb extensions or bulb outs; installation of
shading street trees; bus stops and other transit enhancements; widenin?
sidewalks; installation of bicycle lanes; and use of brick crosswalks.
policy 2.4.13
Ail streets within the CRA shall, where lbasible, include sidewalks on both
sides.
Policy 2.4.14
The City shall continue to monitor the activities of the South Florid,~
Regional Transportation Authority (SFRTA), particularly related to the
FEC passenger sen, ice initiative and the City's support for the initiative
Policy 2.4.15
The City shall investigate the opportunity for expanding the Palm Beach
water taxi service to include stops in Bo~ton Beach. The City shall apply
for capital funding available through the Metropolitan Planning
Organization for water taxi stops when the service is determined to be
feasible in the southern portions of Palm Beach Count,/.
Policy 2.4.16
The City shall create and seek opportunities for grade separated crossings
along major corridors, ~vhen feasible.
Objective 2.5
Explore all legally defensible alternatives for protection of public
right of-way when reviewing development proposals, provide for the
protection of existing and future right-of-way from building
encroachment. Provide for minimal negative impacts associated with
driveway locations, and provide for safe and efficient on-site traffic
circulation and parking, including provisions for shared driveways,
shared parking, and handicapped users.
Measure: Number of development projects permitted subsequent to
performance review.
Policy 2.5.1
The City shall continue to support State and/or County requirements, or
more restrictive local criteria, for minimum access point spacing, cross
access easements or other access controls associated with engineering and
development review procedures.
Policy 2.5.2
The City shall continue to require in the land development regulations the
provision of handicapped parking facilities when reviewing development
proposals.
Policy 2.5.3
The City shall modify and enforce regulations to require the conveyance of
right-of-way or easements consistent with the City's Palm Beach County
Thoroughfares Plan and with the plans of the Florida Department of
Transportation and/or Palm Beach County when corridor right-of-way
maps are filed with the Palm Beach County Official Records Division.
Policy 2.5.4
The City shall review and modify regulations to provide safe and efficient
onsite circulation and parking for all vehicles if subsequent analysis
determines that on-site design produces unsafe conditions.
Objective 2.6
The City shall provide for private sector responsibility to implement
project related transportation improvements~ including bicycle~
pedcstrian~ and public transit infrastructure~ particularly within the
TCEA.
Measure: Amount of private sector
contributions toward transportation enhancements.
Policy 2.6.1
The City shall continue to modify and enforce regulations to require a
traffic impact analysis for any development project anticipated to generate
200 or more additional vehicle trips per day or 250 trips in the AM or PM
peak hour.
Policy 2.6.2
The City shall continue to require improvement of roadways to mitigate
the impacts of development as a condition of development approval. The
City shall, wherever feasible, require the construction of transportation
improvements in lieu of impact fee contributions.
Objective 2.7
In order to maximize highway system performance, the City shall
support alternative Transportation Demand Management strategies
wherever feasible in lieu of, or in conjunction with, more expensive
supply ride capital improvements.
Measure: Number of local Transportation Demand Management
improvements.
Policy 2.7.1
The City shall promote local, or county and state (Florida Department of
Transportation, Palm Beach County) funding for traffic operations
improvements with particular emphasis on developed roadways such as
US 1, or projected overcapacity arterial or collector roadways such as
Congress Avenue and arterial or collector segments adjacent to 1-95, as
well as, acquisition of Florida East Coast Railroad for use as commuter
rail and rail with trail facilities.
Policy 2.7.2
The City shall, if necessary, consider capacity improvements to US 1 and
Boynton Beach Boulevard through restriping of the existing pavement;
this effort shall be predicated on a finding of minimal negative impacts
regarding the loss of on-street parking-either through lack of demand or by
replacement with off-street parking in other areas.
Policy 2.7.3
Transportation Demand Management: TU~ r~:,., ~u~,~ ...... ~ ,u~ ty
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will submit a request to the Florida Dep~ment of Tr~spo~ation (FDOT)
Office of Modal Development for the creation of a tr~spo~ation
management initiative (TMI) in downtown Boynton Beach or participate
in a county-wide TMI. The TMI will include considerations to mitigate
peak hour impacts through promotion of flexible work hours, car pooling.
ride sharing and reinforce transit use and non-automobile forms of
transportation.
Policy 2.7.4
The City shall promote Transportation Demand Management strategies
such as car pooling, transit, and parking priorities to alleviate peak hour
and/or peak season traffic congestion through public/private partnerships
(e.g. Transportation Management Associations and/or Parking
Management Associations).
Policy 2.7.5
By 2006, the City shall amend the land development regulations to include
transportation demand management requirements for major developments
within the City and particularly the TCEA. This may be accomplished
through cooperation with the TMI.
Policy 2.7.6
By 2006, the City shall develop transportation system management
strategies to more effectively manage the transportation system including,
but not limited to, parking management strategies, signal timim,
coordination, and programs that increase walking and/or bicycling.
Objective 2.8
The City shall strive to reduce overall energy consumption due to
transportation via regulatory measures such as trip reduction
ordinances and incentives.
Measures:
Adoption of trip
reduction and/or transportation demand management (TDM)
ordinance or establishment or participation of a transportation
management initiative (TMI)
Policy 2.8.1
The City shall continue to coordinate with Florida Department of
Transportation and Palm Beach County regarding computerized
signalization and optimal signal timing and progression.
Policy 2.8.2
The City shall continually support local promotion and coordination in
implementing Countywide ridesharing efforts.
Policy 2.8.3
The City shall continue to support the Th-Rail project and the local rail
stop adjacent to NW 22 Avenue and 1-95, and support the resolution
and/or expansion of the Tri-Rail to Florida East Coast Railroad upon
feasibility of such.
Policy 2.8.4
The City shall continue to support the high speed rail transportation
concept and participate in the review of rail proposals as these relate to
local comprehensive planning efforts and land use or environmental
impacts (despite the state's recent decision to not fund this program).
Objective 2.9
The City shall continue to provide local transportation facilities that
are visually and functionally pleasing and that conform to City
guidelines.
Measure: Increase in facilities which meet the criteria below.
Policy 2.9.1
The City shall continue to institute transportation facility design standards,
such as roadway signage and lighting, for the entire City or designated
subdistricts.
Policy 2.9.2
The City, in conjunction with the recommendations from the Boynton
Beach20/20 Redevelopment Master Plan, the plan shall develop "gateway"
treatments at major cross street locations and facility entrances to the City,
as well as, older neighborhoods.
Policy 2.9.3
The City shall continue to program and budget funds for streetscape
beautification in public rights-of-way. Plantings within and along roadway
rights-of-way should emphasize the use of native vegetation.
Policy 2.9.4
The City shall continue to support or, where appropriate, require funding
for landscaping and irrigation in transportation projects and for perimeter
masonry and/or vegetation screening along all private circulation and
parking areas. Plantings within and along roadway rights-of-way should
emphasize the use of native vegetation.
Policy 2.9.5
The City shall continue to enforce local and state laws prohibiting
dumping or littering in public right-of-way.
Policy 2.9.6
The City shall implement recommendations related to the roadway
improvements and beautification as recommended pursuant to the Boynton
Beach 20/20 Redevelopment Master Plan.
Objective 2.10
The City shall continue to participate in the Palm Beach County
Metropolitan Planning Organization's long range planning process
and utilize the resulting plans to update the City's Transportation
Element as appropriate.
Policy 2.10.1
The City shall develop procedures to annually provide the Palm Beach
County Metropolitan Planning Organization with a prioritized listing of
needed roadway and intersection improvements for inclusion into the
Metropolitan Planning Organization Five-Year Transportation
Improvement Program.
Policy 2.10.2
The City shall continue to participate in the Palm Beach County Technical
Coordinating Committee.
Policy 2.10.3
The City shall continue to maintain active and positive relationships with
the Florida Department of Transportation, Palm Beach County, adjacent
municipalities, and other relevant public and private entities in order to
support and engage in cooperative funding of transportation
improvements.
Objective 2.11
The City shall continue to assist Palm Tran in providing efficient ma::
public transit services based on existing and future trip generators
and attractors and also provide local mas: public transit road and
terminal areas which are safe for transit users.
Policy 2.11.1
The City shall support the transit shelter and terminal development
programs of Palm Tran, the proposed High Speed Rail Project and of the
Tri-Rail Authority.
Policy 2.11.2
The City shall continue to modify and enfome regulations to encourage the
provision of transit related shelters in major land development projects.
Policy 2.11.3
Reserved.
Policy 2.11.4
The City will continue to assist Palm Tran in route selection and publicity
by reviewing and commenting on proposed route revisions and providing
space at City offices for Palm Tran schedule information.
Policy 2. i 1.5
As part of the transit study in Policy 2.4.10 and in cooperation with Palm
Tran, the City shall evaluate transit service within the CRA boundaries and
identify needs for route realignments and/or bus stop improvements such
as well-designed shelters, bicycle parking, route information, benches,
waste receptacles, pedestrian access to stops/shelters or the need for new
bus stops. Based upon the conclusions of the transit study, the City will
work with Palm Tran to program recommended actions and modifications
to the existing transit system within the CRA boundaries.
Policy 2.11.6
Increase the City's public transit mode split for work trips to four percent
as an effort to reduce motor vehicle use and traffic congestion. Based
upon the 2000 Census, the public transportation mode split was 1.53
pement of all work trips by Boynton Beach residents.
Objective 2.12
Promote a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly environment by providin?
adequate facilities~ such as wider sidewalks, buffers from travel lanes,
shade trees, shorter crossing distances, li~htinu, refuues in large
intersections~ bike lanes, and bicycle parking~ for pedestrians and
bicyclists.
Measure: Length of sidewalks provided~ length of bicycle paths and
lanes provided~ and length of multi-use paths provided in the City.
Policy 2.12.1
Promote a pedestrian-friendly environment on streets within the TCEA
and the CRA by providing adequate mhd comfortable facilities.
Policy 2.12.2
By January 2007, the City shall complete an inventory of existing bicycle
facilities within the City and place such an inventory in a geographic
information system (GIS) to assist City staff identify gaps and priorities.
Policy 2.12.3
By January 2005, the City will complete a citvwide bicycle facilities study
/bt providing an interconnected bicycle system with the City that connects
local residents m~d visitors to the area with major destinations.
Policy 2.12.4
By January 2007, the City shall identify all street segments within the
TCEA and the CRA that are not currently designated with in-street bicycle
:facilities and determine the most appropriate design to accommodate such
transportation, where appropriate.
Policy 2.12.5
By January 2007, the City shall conduct an invento~, of the existing major
street network within the TCEA and the CRA to identify hazards and
barriers to bicyclists and prepare a plan for removing or mitigating such
impediments.
Policy 2.12.6
The City shall provide routine maintenance programs for all designated
bicycle and pedestrian facilities within the TCEA. Maintenance shall
include, but not limited to, sweeping of bicycle lanes, and filling potholes.
Policy 2.12.7
Increase the number of work trips by bicycle within the City by one
percent by 2010. Based upon the 2000 Census, work trips by bicycle
accounted for 0.45 percent of all trips by Boynton Beach residents.
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