• A FLEXIBLE,
EVOLVING TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. THE IMPLEMENTATION
OF WHICH
RETAINS FULL CONSISTENCY WITH CITY AND REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENTAL
GOALS.
• A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT IS IN BALANCE WITH THE TYPES AND
INTENSITIES OF
LAND USES THAT IT SERVES.
• A
COORDINATED, MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CAPABLE OF
MEETING
INCREASING NEEDS FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY AND GOODS
MOVEMENT AT
ACCEPTABLE LEVELS OF SERVICE.
• A
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT IS SAFE, FUNCTIONAL, EFFICIENT,
ENVIRONMENTALLY ACCEPTABLE, AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING.
• ASSURED
REVENUES TO COVER THE COSTS OF CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING,
AND
MAINTAINING PLANNED TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND PROVIDING
NEEDED
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.
• A
CONVENIENT, REGIONALLY COORDINATED TRANSIT SYSTEM THAT IS
RECOGNIZED AS
AN ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICE BECAUSE OF ITS
PERVASIVE
SOCIAL ECONOMIC, AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS.
• A STREET AND
HIGHWAY SYSTEM WHOSE COMPONENTS ARE CONSISTENT
WITH THE
CHARACTER OF THE AREA TRAVERSED AND SUITABLE FOR THE
TYPE AND
VOLUME OF TRAFFIC SERVED.
• AVAILABILITY
OF PARKING FACILITIES SUFFICIENT TO MINIMIZE, IF NOT
ELIMINATE, ANY
MEASURABLE CONTRIBUTION TO TRAFFIC CONGESTION.
• REALIZATION
OF THE PORT OF SAN DIEGO'S POTENTIAL AS A COMMERCIAL
SHIPPING
CENTER.
• REDUCTION OF
TRANSPORTATION NOISE TO A LEVEL THAT IS TOLERABLE
AND NO LONGER
CONSTITUTES A THREAT TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
GENERAL
WELFARE.
• Design
street and highway facilities to accommodate forecasted travel demand at
acceptable
levels of
service (service level C or above).
• Evaluate
proposed streets and highways on the basis of demonstrated need and
consistency
with growth
management goals.
• Where
appropriate, include rights-of-way for designated high-occupancy vehicle
lanes
and/or rail
transit lines in new urban freeways and expressways.
• Incorporate
transit, rideshare, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities in the design plans
for new
streets and
highways and, where feasible, in the plans for improving existing roads.
• Give
priority to bus and rail transit vehicles in the design, improvement, and
operational
management of
streets and highways.
• Emphasize
aesthetics and noise reduction in the design, improvement, and operational
management of
streets and highways.
• Observe the
following guidelines, where consistent with safety standards, in the
location and
design of new
streets and highways and, to the extent practicable, for improvements to
existing
facilities:
- Establish
general road alignments and grades that respect the natural environment
and
scenic
character of the area traversed.
- Utilize
curvilinear alignments and landscaped median strips to reduce visual
monotony.
- Provide
adequate rights-of-way for scenic lookouts, and obtain scenic easements to
ensure the
preservation of scenic views.
- Preserve
trees and other scenic features in the median and along the roadside.
- Avoid or
minimize disturbances to desirable natural landforms.
- Contour
manufactured slopes to blend with the natural topography.
- Promptly
replant exposed slopes and graded areas to avoid erosion and
unsightliness.
- Employ
vegetational screens to mask objectionable views.
- Select
landscape designs and materials on the basis of their aesthetic qualities,
compatibility
with the surrounding area, and low water demand and maintenance
requirements.
- Utilize
signs, lights, furniture, and other accessories suitable for their
location.
- Place
utility lines underground wherever possible, and sensitively site those
that must
be placed
above ground.
• Increase the
efficiency of existing streets and highways by adequate maintenance and
appropriate
design and operational improvements. A principal objective should be to
minimize heavy
traffic congestion (level of service E or below)
and to increase overall
average
vehicle speeds.
• Improve
traffic signal operations by optimizing signal timing; interconnecting
signalized
intersections
along arterial streets; and installing computerized master traffic signal
control
systems in
intensively utilized areas.
