[Ord. No. 994, 7-6-2020]
A. 
Vision. Complete Streets are designed and operated to provide safety and accessibility for all users of our roadways and trails systems, including pedestrians, bicyclists, horse-drawn carriage users, motorists, emergency vehicles, freight and commercial vehicles, and people of all ages and abilities. Furthermore, Complete Streets principles contribute toward the safety, health, equity, economic viability, and quality of life in a community by providing accessible and efficient connections between home, school, work, recreation, and retail destinations by improving the transportation environments throughout the community.
B. 
Intent. It is the intent of the City of Rogersville to formalize the planning, design, operation, and maintenance of streets so they are safe for all ages and abilities and provide a multi-modal transportation network.
C. 
The purpose of the City of Rogersville's Complete Streets policy is to accommodate all road users by creating a road and trail network that meets the needs of individuals by utilizing a variety of transportation needs. Furthermore, this policy directs decision makers to consistently plan, design, construct, and maintain streets to accommodate all road users, including, but not limited to pedestrians, bicyclists, horse-drawn carriage users, motorists, emergency vehicles, and freight and commercial vehicles.
D. 
While this policy applies throughout the community, the City of Rogersville shall develop plans and set goals to prioritize and ensure successful implementation of Complete Streets to neighborhoods with historic disinvestment, poor health outcomes, and areas with diminished access to transportation options.
[Ord. No. 994, 7-6-2020]
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The City of Rogersville recognizes that users of various modes of transportation, including, but not limited to, pedestrians, cyclists, horse-drawn carriage users, motorists, emergency responders, freight and commercial drivers are legitimate users of the transportation network and deserve safe facilities. "All users" includes users of all ages and abilities.
B. 
The City of Rogersville recognizes that all projects, new, maintenance, or reconstruction, are opportunities to apply Complete Streets design principles. Furthermore, the City of Rogersville will, to the maximum extent practical, design, construct, maintain, and operate all streets to provide a comprehensive and integrated street network of facilities for people of all ages and abilities.
C. 
While any such Complete Streets projects are being constructed or repaired, the City of Rogersville shall ensure that appropriate accommodations are provided to support the safe, reliable movement of all road users within the project area, regardless of their preferred mode of transportation.
D. 
Complete Streets design recommendations shall be incorporated into all publicly and privately funded projects, as appropriate. All transportation infrastructure and street design projects requiring funding or approval by the City of Rogersville as well as projects funded by the State and/or Federal government shall adhere to the City of Rogersville's Complete Streets policy.
E. 
Transportation infrastructure may be excluded, upon approval of the City of Rogersville's Board of Aldermen where documentation and data indicate that:
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Costs or impacts of accommodation are excessively disproportionate to the need or probable use or future use.
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Such facilities may create unsafe conditions or are prohibited by law.
3. 
Other policies, regulations, or requirements contradict or preclude implementation of Complete Streets principles.
F. 
Further, any and all documentation or data provided for the purpose of demonstrating a proposed exception must be made publicly available and identified as such via public notice at least thirty (30) days prior to granting said exception.
[Ord. No. 994, 7-6-2020]
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The City of Rogersville's Complete Streets policy will focus on developing a connected, integrated network that serves all road users. Complete Streets will be integrated into policies, planning, and design of all types of public and private projects, including new construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, repair, and maintenance of transportation facilities on streets and redevelopment projects.
B. 
The endeavor to reorient the City of Rogersville towards the principles of Complete Streets also necessitates a greater consideration for how transportation intersects with broader land use decisions. As a result, all new or revised land use policies, plans, zoning ordinances and other documents shall be required to specify how they will support Complete Streets.
C. 
Implementation of the City of Rogersville's Complete Streets policy will be carried out cooperatively within all relevant departments in the City of Rogersville and, to the greatest extent possible, among private developers, and State, regional, and Federal agencies.
D. 
In order to ensure that full consideration is being given to the City of Rogersville's physical, economic, and social setting, Complete Streets principles, in both development and implementation, shall include community context as a factor in decision making. The context-sensitive approach will include a range of goals by giving significant consideration to stakeholder and community values. The overall goal of this approach is to preserve and enhance scenic, aesthetic, historic, and environmental resources while improving or maintaining safety, mobility, and infrastructure conditions.
E. 
To the greatest extent possible, when implementing this policy, the City of Rogersville shall work to identify and mitigate unintended consequences, such as involuntary displacement due to rising costs of living.
F. 
The City of Rogersville recognizes that Complete Streets may be achieved through single elements incorporated into a particular project or incrementally through a series of smaller improvements or maintenance activities over time.
G. 
The latest design guidance, standards, and recommendations available will be used in the implementation of Complete Streets, including:
1. 
Latest edition of American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials.
2. 
The United State Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration's Manual of Uniform Traffic Design Controls.
3. 
National Association of City Transportation Officials Design Guides.
4. 
Small Town and Rural Design Guide, Federal Highway Administration.
5. 
United States Access Board Guidelines and Standards.
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Public Rights-of-Way Access Guidelines.
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Americans with Disabilities Standards for Accessible Design.
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Documents and plans created for the City of Rogersville.
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Additionally, the design guidance, standards, and recommendations listed above shall be updated at least once every five (5) years.
[Ord. No. 994, 7-6-2020]
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In order to monitor and fully understand progress that is being made towards the implementation of Complete Streets, the City of Rogersville shall establish internal and external performance measures as part of the Complete Streets policy.
B. 
The City of Rogersville shall use the categories and metrics listed below to measure the internal implementation of the Complete Streets policy:
Category
Metrics
Policy
1) Percentage of policies updated to comply with policy.
2) Number of exemptions granted.
Personnel
1) Number of staff trainings completed .
2) Number of community engagement activities.
C. 
The City of Rogersville shall use the categories and metrics listed below to measure the external implementation of the Complete Streets policy:
Category
Metrics
Safety
1) Number of crashes.
2) Vehicle type involved.
3) Crash location.
Infrastructure
1) Amount of new sidewalks built.
2) Amount of existing sidewalks repaired.
3) Amount of new trails/bike lanes built.
4) Amount of existing trails/bike lanes repaired.
5) Number of connective* projects completed.
Economic Development
1) Retail sales.
2) Number of visitors.
* "connective" projects refers to projects that link existing infrastructure. For example, a project that connects two (2) trails via a bridge.
D. 
Additionally, the data related to external performance measures outlined within this Chapter shall be disaggregated to measure how implementation affects neighborhoods with historic disinvestment, poor health outcomes, and areas with diminished access to transportation options.
E. 
Data related to both the internal and external performance measures outlined within this Chapter shall be collected, analyzed, and released to the public every two (2) years.
[Ord. No. 994, 7-6-2020]
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The City of Rogersville shall make Complete Streets practices a routine part of everyday operations when feasible, shall approach every transportation project and program as an opportunity to improve streets and the transportation network for all users and shall work in coordination with other departments, agencies, and jurisdictions to achieve Complete Streets.
B. 
The City of Rogersville shall work to revise all related procedures, plans, regulations and other necessary processes to adhere to the principles of this Chapter within three (3) years of the adoption of this Chapter.
C. 
The City of Rogersville shall organize a "Complete Streets Committee" for the purpose of implementing this Chapter. The committee shall be composed of at least:
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One (1) elected official,
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One (1) school official,
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One (1) local business owner or member of the local chamber of commerce,
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[If necessary] One (1) member of the community who relies on horse-drawn carriages as a primary mode of transportation,
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Two (2) [or three (3) members in the absence of horse-drawn carriage community member] members of the community who rely on a mode of transportation besides a car as a primary means of transportation, and
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One (1) resident of any collective neighborhood, apartment complex, or senior housing development within the limits of the City of Rogersville.
D. 
The Complete Streets Committee, in collaboration with appropriate staff from the City of Rogersville, shall collect and publicize the performance measures identified in this Chapter.
E. 
To ensure that as many voices in the community as possible can be heard, the City of Rogersville shall work to develop a community engagement plan. This plan must specify appropriate members of the community who will be involved, how long the public engagement process will take, and how they will work to execute the eventual strategy. Within this plan, the City of Rogersville shall also specify how it will overcome barriers to engagement for underrepresented communities.
F. 
The City of Rogersville shall train pertinent staff and decision-makers on the content of Complete Streets principles and best practices for implementing policies through appropriate means.
G. 
The City of Rogersville shall establish criteria to encourage funding prioritization for Complete Streets implementation with at least the following principles in mind:
1. 
Connectivity — connecting existing infrastructure to existing infrastructure and creating additional connections to community assets (including, but not limited to, businesses, schools, medical facilities, parks, or libraries).
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Multi-modality — implementing projects that expand infrastructure for modes of transportation other than the car.
3. 
Economic Development — proposed project supports broader efforts to enhance economic development.
4. 
Equity — project will broaden transportation needs for neighborhoods with limited connectivity to community assets.
H. 
The City of Rogersville shall utilize inter-department coordination to promote the most responsible and efficient use of resources for activities within the public right-of-way.
I. 
The City of Rogersville shall maintain a comprehensive inventory of pedestrian and bicycle facility infrastructure that will prioritize projects to eliminate gaps in the sidewalk and bikeway network.
J. 
The City of Rogersville shall seek out appropriate sources of funding and grants for implementation of Complete Streets policies.