2016 Measure B Capital Project Complete Streets Checklist

  • 2016 Measure B Capital Project Complete Streets Checklist

  • The 2016 Measure B Program requires all capital projects to consider Complete Streets improvements and to incorporate pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure or information technology improvements identified in local, regional, or countywide planning documents if they fall within the project limits, unless an exception is declared and approved by the 2016 Measure B Program.

  • INSTRUCTIONS

    • Use this form for only the capital projects that receive 2016 Measure B funding and congestion relief projects funded through 2016 Local Streets and Roads funds. Pavement programs funded by 2016 Measure B Local Streets and Roads should use another form: the Pavement Program Self-Declaration Form.
    • Transit operations and education/encouragement programs funded by 2016 Measure B are not required to fill out this form.
    • You can navigate through the form by clicking individual tabs on the top of this form. 
    • You can save your work by clicking the "Save" button at the bottom of the page. You will be prompted to either sign up with an email account, or "skip create an account". It is recommended to not create an account, unless the account login will be shared with the designated signee to sign. If you chose not to create an account, you will be asked to enter an email address to receive a shareable link. You or your colleague may use the same link to continue working on the application, and this link may be used easily for signature.
    • If you have submitted the project checklist and wish to make edits, you must go back to the submission and click "submit" again to save the changes. There will not be a "save" button in the re-submission.
    • The form must be signed by the Public Works Director, Agency Manager, equivalent senior level staff, or his/her designee (please click on the last tab).
    • Submit form when requesting funding. Submit an updated form with each new funding request or when project enters another major phase.
    • VTA 2016 Measure B Program Office will post the completed form on the Transparency Website.
    • Please email 2016MeasureB@vta.org if you have any questions.

  • To ensure ease of signature through Jotform:
    1) Be prepared to share the login information for the account filling out the application, if the signee is not the one filing out the form. The signee may login to the account to sign the form OR
    2) Do not make an account – this will create a shareable link for the application that can be sent to the signee when ready.

  • PART 1: SPONSOR INFORMATION

  • Format: (000) 000-0000.

  • PART 2: PROJECT INFORMATION

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  • 9. What project phase(s) does this Complete Streets checklist cover? Check all that apply.*
  • 10. Checklist status*
  • 11. Are you requesting a project-level exception? Project sponsor requests that the project not be required to fill out the Complete Streets checklist under the following exceptions(s):*

  • NOTE: If project sponsor selects 'Yes' in question 11 and requests a project-level exception, you can skip to the end of the checklist for exception declaration and DocuSign signature. 

  • PART 3: PROJECT USERS

    Purpose of this section is to document the existing and future users of the project.
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  • *Project sponsors are required to provide transit ridership data (average weekday ridership of stops in the project area) and volumes. Volumes for other modes should be provided for at least one mid-block location during a peak period. Please include specific location(s) of count, date conducted & data source in question 12.a. 

    Useful links: 

    • VTA ridership data
    • BART ridership
    • Caltrain ridership
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  • PART 4: PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE

    For projects that construct new infrastructure in an undeveloped area (e.g., new trail, new bridge, roadway extension) provide answers for the location(s) where the new infrastructure will connect to the existing network.
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  • 17. What pedestrian crossing restrictions exist within the project limits now?
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  • Links for question 20: VTA Pedestrian Access to Transit Plan: https://www.vta.org/programs/pedestrian-program 

    GIS map: https://gis.vta.org/portal/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=65e21b6ab210462cb190ee1572f55a4b 

  • 20. Does the project address a soft barrier* to walking (as defined by the VTA Pedestrian Access to Transit plan)? Note: In VTA’s Pedestrian Access to Transit plan, “soft” barriers are shown on Focus Area maps as “Major Barriers to Walking Access” (streets with speed limits equal to or greater than 35 mph and more than four vehicle travel lanes) and “Minor Barriers to Walking Access”(streets with speed limits of 30 or 35 mph and up to four vehicle travel lanes). Soft barriers do not include the hard barriers of freeway, railways, and waterways.
  • 22. Will the project eliminate an existing pedestrian facility, sever an existing pedestrian connection, lengthen an existing pedestrian route or crossing, increase the time it takes for a pedestrian to cross a roadway, or otherwise result in lower quality pedestrian conditions?

  • PART 5: BICYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE

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  • 27. What kind of bicycle and vehicle interactions exists within the project limits?
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  • 31. Will the project eliminate an existing bicycle facility, sever an existing bicycle connection, lengthen an existing bicycle route or crossing, increase the time it takes for a bicyclist to cross a roadway, or otherwise result in lower quality cyclist conditions?

  • The next question is asking for gap closure. The definition of "gap closure" is that a project must meet one of the following three criteria: 

    1. Builds new bicycle or pedestrian infrastructure where there is currently no infrastructure (e.g., closes gaps in sidewalk; completes trail segments; constructs new bike/ped bridge or undercrossing; provides dedicated space for bicyclist on roadway where there is currently shoulder less than 4 feet). OR
    2. Builds a new bicycle or pedestrian connection across a major barrier (waterway, railway, freeway, expressway). Facilities provided must be dedicated (e.g., Class I, II, or IV bikeways; sidewalk). OR
    3. Provides justification of how upgrading existing facilities closes a gap.
  • 33. Does the project close a gap in the bicycle or pedestrian networks?
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  • PART 6: TRANSIT SERVICES

  • 36. What transit service currently runs through or immediately adjacent to the project limits? Check all that apply.
  • 38. Will the project improve transit within the project area?
  • 39. Will the proposed project result in delays to transit service, increase the distance or time a transit customer must travel to access a stop/station, or otherwise result in lower quality conditions for transit customers?

  • PART 7: MOTOR VEHICLES & TRUCK/FREIGHT

  • 41. Are there truck routes within the project limits?
  • 43. What are the posted speeds (in miles per hour) within project limits? Check all that apply.

  • PART 8: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS & LIGHTING SYSTEMS

  • 45. Are there any signals within the project limits?
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  • PART 9: GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE & STORM WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

  • According to the Water Infrastructure Improvement Act, green infrastructure are "the range of measures that use plant or soil systems, permeable pavement or other permeable surfaces or substrates, stormwater harvest and reuse, or landscaping to store, infiltrate, or evapotranspirate stormwater and reduce flows to sewer systems or to surface waters." Examples include permeable pavement, bioswales, urban tree canopy, and green parking. More examples can be found on EPA.

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  • PART 10: PLANNING GUIDE & DESIGN MANUALS

  • 52. What design standards, guidelines, and manuals have you/will you consult when designing the project?

  • PART 11: EQUITY

  • PART 12: SAFETY

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  • PART 13: PLANNING CONTEXT

    Purpose of this section is to understand the planning policy and context of the project.
  • 57.      Is the project design consistent with planning documents, locally adopted pedestrian, bicycle, transit, or other transportation plan or study that overlap the project limits?
  • 59.  Please indicate if the project limits fall within the area covered by any of the following VTA planning documents.
  • 61. Is the project identified in a Safe Routes to School Plan or walk audit?

  • PART 14: PUBLIC INPUT

    Purpose of this section is to document any public input and community engagement process.
  • 63. Have you solicited input from existing/future bicycle, pedestrian, transit users, or vulnerable communities of the project?
  • 66. How was input from the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) or equivalent committee solicited? Consider involvement from local, neighboring, or VTA BPAC.

  • PART 15: BUILT ENVIRONMENT

    Purpose of this section is to assess the land uses and connections to users within proximity of the project.
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  • PART 16: EXCEPTIONS TO PROVIDING COMPLETE STREETS

  • The expectation is that pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure or information technology systems identified in local, regional, or countywide planning documents will be incorporated into transportation projects receiving funding if they fall within the project limits.

    However, exceptions will be considered where exceptional circumstances prohibit adherence to this policy. Infrastructure or technology that is identified in a local, regional, or county planning document may be excluded from a transportation project in circumstances where:

    • The cost of providing the Complete Streets element is disproportionate to the overall cost of the project, as set forth in the Federal Highway Administration Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian Travel.
    • A roadway user is legally prohibited from using the transportation facility.
    • There is an absence of existing and future need.
    • Detrimental environmental or social impacts outweigh the need for the infrastructure or technology.

    NOTE: Declaring an exception does not automatically disqualify a project from receiving 2016 Measure B funding. The purpose of the declaration is to publicly document the rationale behind design decisions.

  • 70. Please check one:*
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  • PART 17: REVIEW & SIGN

  • The completed Checklist must be reviewed and signed by Public Works Director, Agency Manager or equivalent senior level staff or his/her designee. You only need to sign using one of the methods below -- either through the Docusign Widget or through the Handsign Widget. 

    Please forward the URL of this form to the signee to enter the email and name for DocuSign. The signee does not need a DocuSign to complete this signature process.

    You can click "Print PDF" to save a copy of this Checklist.

     

    MAKE SURE TO SUBMIT THIS ENTIRE FORM AFTER SIGNING USING THE "SUBMIT BUTTON" AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE. 

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