Complete Streets are designed and operated to provide safety,
comfort, and accessibility for all the users of our streets, including
pedestrians, bicyclists, transit riders, motorists, commercial vehicles,
and emergency vehicles, and for people of all ages, abilities, and
income levels. Furthermore, Complete Streets principles contribute
toward the safety, health, economic viability, and quality of life
in a community by improving the pedestrian and vehicular environments
in order to provide, safe, accessible, and comfortable means of travel
between home, school, work, recreation, and retail destinations. Complete
Streets also further equity objectives by providing safe forms of
travel for Middleton residents of all income levels. The purpose of
the Town of Middleton's Complete Streets Policy, therefore, is
to accommodate all road users by creating a roadway network that meets
the needs of individuals utilizing a variety of transportation modes.
It is the intent of the Town of Middleton to formalize the plan, design,
operation, and maintenance of streets so that they are safe for users
of all ages, all abilities and all income levels as a matter of routine.
This policy directs decision-makers to consistently plan, design,
construct, and maintain streets to accommodate all anticipated users,
including, but not limited to pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists,
emergency vehicles, and freight and commercial vehicles.
The Transportation Task Force will develop performance measures
to periodically assess the rate, success, and effectiveness of implementing
the Complete Streets Policy. The Task Force will determine the frequency
of assessment and utilize appropriate metrics for analyzing the success
of this policy. These metrics may include the total number of new
bicycle lanes, the linear feet of new pedestrian accommodation, number
of retrofitted pedestrian facilities or amenities, number of intersection
improvements made to improve Level of Service (LOS) and safety for
vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists, rate of crashes by mode, rate
of children walking or bicycling to school, and/or number of trips
by mode.