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DRAFT JANUARY 10, 2012 <br />One of the best ways to increase alternative modes of people mobility <br />is to adopt and implement a Complete Streets policy (see inset), which <br />means that streets are designed for all modes of transportation — <br />walking, bicycling, transit, and vehicular movement." <br />Sidewalks <br />With the City's recent expansion of the trail system, it further justifies <br />and increases the value of improving the City's existing and future <br />sidewalk system. This can be accomplished in two ways: the <br />installation of sidewalks where they do not currently exist, and the <br />repair of sidewalks in disrepair. Prioritization for sidewalk installation <br />should include key routes to schools, as wells as those areas <br />connecting residential developments and areas of employment and <br />commercial services. <br />11 City of La Porte, Bicycle and Pedestrian Trail Implementation Plan. 2003. <br />12 Complete Streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. <br />Complete Street policies direction transportation planners and designers to design <br />consistently with all users in mind. Elements of Complete Streets include: <br />sidewalks /trails, bus pull -outs, bike lanes, raised crosswalks, wide shoulders, audible <br />pedestrian signals, sidewalk bulb -outs, refuge medians, pedestrian amenities, special <br />bus lanes, shade and shelter, and trees and landscaping. National Complete Streets <br />Coalition, www.completestreets.org. <br />A CO1v1MUNITY VISION FOR LA I'ORTE TEXAS - 2010 UPDATE <br />