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TRANSPORTATION AGENCY FOR MONTEREY COUNTY Memorandum | |
| | | | | | | | | To: | Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee | | From: | Janneke Strause, Transportation Planner | | Meeting Date: | August 3, 2022 | | Subject: | Caltrans District 5 Bicycle Coordinator |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | | RECEIVE an introduction to the new Caltrans District 5 Bicycle Coordinator. |
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| | | | | | | | | SUMMARY: | | At the June 2022 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Advisory Committee meeting, Committee members requested Transportation Agency staff to invite the new Caltrans District 5 Bicycle Coordinator to a future meeting. The Senior Planner responsible for Complete Streets at the Caltrans District 5 office is Rawan Al-Jamal and she will discuss the Complete Streets Action Plan released in July 2022. |
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| | | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT: | | No direct financial impact, however the new Caltrans Complete Streets Action Plan could help facilitate bicycle and pedestrian improvements along State facilities in Monterey County. |
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| | | | | | | | | DISCUSSION: | Rawan Al-Jamal is the Branch Chief for Equity, Climate Change & Complete Streets at the Caltrans District 5 office. She is the Senior Planner responsible for Complete Streets. Al-Jamal will discuss the Complete Streets Action Plan released in July 2022 as well as the outlook for implementing bicycle and pedestrian projects on roadways within the Caltrans jurisdiction.
The Complete Streets Action Plan is a coordinated effort led by the Director’s Office of Sustainability, in partnership with Caltrans Headquarters Divisions and Districts. The purpose of the Complete Streets Action Plan is to identify key high-priority efforts needed to implement the new Director’s Policy for Complete Streets (DP-37) over the next two years.
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