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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION <br />Minutes of March 27, 2019 — Joint workshop <br />Page 4 of 5 <br />Goal: Policy implementation <br />• Complete Streets <br />• Zoning <br />• Development guidelines <br />• School siting & design <br />o Trails for Transportation <br />o Require linkages in development code <br />• Implementation Goal = Complete Streets <br />o Lane re -alignments <br />o E.g. Larger arterial pedestrian crossings <br />o Potential cyclists <br />o Bicycle network tools: <br />■ Multi -use Trail <br />On -street <br />Sharrow <br />■ Protected bike lane <br />■ Bike lane <br />o Healthier priorities... <br />Zoning, subdivision & development regulations: <br />o To maintain economic diversity & strength: <br />■ Own and rent <br />■ Mix styles & sizes (incl, micro -units & houses) <br />■ Accessory dwellings <br />■ Inclusionary zoning <br />■ Disconnect parking! <br />Try stuff: pop -ups, demonstrations, trials <br />o Replace 4 -way stops with mini -circles (small roundabouts). <br />o Speed tables (not bumps) for traffic calming <br />Point 3: <br />o The two questions that are NOT the real problem: <br />■ Technical <br />• How do we do it? <br />• What are best practices? <br />Financial <br />• How do we pay for it? <br />• Where's the money? <br />Discussion: Discussion ensued during the course of the presentation which included: reasons for kids not <br />walking to school or playing outside; statistics showing health issues caused by sedentary lifestyles; evidence <br />of dog owners' proclivity for active lifestyle; what supports active transportation; statistics show more <br />bicycles and pedestrians makes drivers more aware rather than causes more accidents; need for educating <br />children early on the rules of the road and how to be a safe cyclist and pedestrian; importance of <br />infrastructure; Walk scores' correlation to home values; neighborhood commercial zoning districts; trails; <br />links to destinations and on -street network; growing trend for living space above retail, restaurants, etc.; need <br />