33.1-23.03:001 - Statewide Pedestrian Policy - Virginia Statutes

§ 33.1-23.03:001. Statewide Pedestrian Policy.

The Commonwealth Transportation Board shall prepare and update as needed aStatewide Pedestrian Policy. The Board shall:

1. Provide opportunities for receipt of comments, suggestions, andinformation from local governments, business and civic organizations, andother concerned parties;

2. Identify and evaluate needs at statewide, regional and local levels foradditional facilities required to promote pedestrian access to schools,places of employment and recreation, and major activity centers;

3. Consider and evaluate potential ways of meeting these needs; and

4. Set forth conclusions as to goals, objectives, and strategies to meetthese needs in a safety-conscious manner.

The Board shall coordinate the development of the Statewide Pedestrian Policywith that of the Statewide Transportation Plan provided for in § 33.1-23.03and cover the same twenty-year planning horizon. The Statewide PedestrianPolicy shall be summarized in a public document and made available to thegeneral public upon presentation to the Governor and General Assembly, eitherin combination with the Statewide Transportation Plan or as a separatedocument.

(2002, c. 453.)