Posted here is part of the "Transportation Planning Goals and Strategies" handout provided by Lochner to attendees of ward "listening" sessions. The list is printed on City of Norman letterhead. I can't find the original on the normanok web site, but the source is ACOG, a non-governmental (un-elected) organization of conspirators masterminding things behind your back.
Only the talking points are listed; I will analyze and make comment on them in another post. As you read, you might also consider that the Director of Public Works, Shawn O'Leary, has stated that he and his department are not qualified to do any of this.
You might also consider the vastness and reach of the goals for "transportation". Is there now any activity of mankind that is not affected by their ambitions? For each goal, ask yourself one question: "Is it the proper role of government to be concerned about this thing?" Then, if not, "Why would these people assert that it is?"
Goal: Community
1. Use new media and emerging communnication tools.
2. Simplify language used in the communication process (simply and to the point).
3. Make dialog comprehensive and inclusive (give full consideration).
4. Support local engagement with citizens and cooperation with other communities (reach under-represented and disadvantaged populations)
Goal: Connectivity
1. Provide efficient connections within and between modes and facilities.
2. Improve integration of transporation and land use to reduce automobile trips, decrease travel time, enhance mobility, and preserve agricultural and recreational lands.
3. Invest in projects that complement the existing transportation infrastructure and provide the greatest benefit to the region (e.g. sidewalks, curbs, streets, etc.).
Goal: Economic Strength
1. Improve the efficiency of the existing transportation system, improve traffic flow, reduce accidents, bottlenecks, and congestion. Efficient public transportation must be reliable, on time, and frequent.
2. Improve accessibility to regional employment centers.
3. Encourage mixed use development that combines residential, employment, retail and/or service needs at a single or nearby location.
4. Improve freight transportation by increasing options for goods movement.
Goal: Environmental Responsibility
1. Continue regional air quality education efforts and promote ridesharing (reduce number of vehicle trips).
2. Encourage land-use patterns of development that reduce travel distance (uses less uel and lowers harmful emissions).
3. Promote alternative energy and cleaner-burning fuels (e.g. natural gas, biofuels, hydrogen) and support infrastructure to support these alternatives.
4. Improve network efficiency (such as signal timing) to reduce congestions, fuel consumption, and emissions.
Goal: Equity
1. Ensure that transportation improvements and services are provided equitably (without discrimination on the grounds of race, color, national origin, disability/handicap, sex, age, or income of the transportation system user.
2. Construct and maintain a safe and secure public transportation system that provides accessible fleets, centers, and sheltered stops, including accomodations for people with limited mobility and disabilities.
3. Expand paratransit service beyond the minimun federal requirement.
4. Improve access and coordination between human services agencies as well as public and private transportation providers (eliminate any duplication of effort).
5. Provide more materials in languages other than English where feasible and appropriate..
Goal: Livibility
1. Increase accessibility to and between centers of activity, and reduce barriers to get around with ease.
2. Strengthen integration of land use and transportation to create active, healthy communities (improve connections among residential areas, parks, commercial districts, and transportation corridors).
3. Promote alternate transportation including biking, carpooling, rail, transit, and walking.
4. Encourage visually attractive streetscapes.
5. Improve and increase walkability of the reqion through sidewalks and trails with adequate safety features for pedestians and vehicles.
Goal: Maintenance
1. Preserve existing and future transportation investment...
2. Establish maintenace priorities...
3. Decrease unnecessary bridge and roadway wear and tear...
Goal: Options
1. Enhance the regions existing transit service (e.g. expand bus services).
2. Explore the development of rail-based public transportation and other fixed guideway technologies.
3. Expand regional bicycle and pedestrain networks.
4. Promote improvements for more efficient goods movement (increase delivery reliability).
5. Maintain and impove the regional street and highway netwrok (expand where appropriate).
6. Encourage all regional entities to construct sidewalks and create a master sidewalk plan.
Goal: Performance
1. Maximize the system by implementing enhanced operation and management techniques as well as technologies (such as Intelligent Transportation Systems or changeable message signs to inform drivers of delays or road conditions);
2. Influence travel behavior by supplying traffic information and alternative travel options to reduce congestion (e.g. ridesharing or transit).
3. Increase system reliability by identifying and fixing problem locations (such as bottlenecks and areas with frequent incidents).
4. Increase caacity where needed (adding more lanes, building new roadways, increasing transit services).
Goal: Safety and Security
1. Improve design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities.
2. Educate the public on safty issues and skills (e.g. campaigns such as "Click it or Ticket", brochures, etc.
3. Cooperatively implement traffic incident management techniques, such as early detection through roadway sensors, enhanced wireless 911, and the quick clearance of crash sites to prevent secondary accidents.
4. Promote enforcement of traffic laws and advocate for development of new safety policies.
5. Ensure the security of the transportation system (take measures to maintain a system of threat deterrance, protection, and response).
Whew!