Development Review Process Policies
Impacts of potential land development on bicyclists and pedestrians, as well as opportunities they present, should be a fixture in the development review process, especially if existing policies in a community's comprehensive plan or other guiding documents call for encouraging and increasing the safety of nonmotorized transportation.
Bicycle and pedestrian factors may be included in a development review checklist or, depending on the level of guidance, make up its own separate checklist. Communities may also require that nonmotorized transportation concerns be addressed in traffic impact analyses.
Resources
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)—the MTC provides a "Safety Toolbox" that includes planning strategies, such as adequate development review, to encourage nonmotorized transportation.
Examples
- Montgomery County, MD—See the mandatory referral program and the development review committee. For more info, see the Planning Magazine article, The Healthy Choice.
- Strategic Analysis Report on Transportation LOS Methodologies—San Francisco County Transportation Authority report outlining how auto LOS standards impact the convenience and safety of bicyclists and pedestrians.
