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GOALS AND POLICIES <br />Ellensburg has established six goals to accomplish its overall vision for transportation in the <br />future. The goals establish overarching priorities that serve the vision of this Transportation <br />chapter while policies lay out specific actions. Together, the goals and policies lay the <br />foundation for the remainder of this chapter, including the proposed action items and ongoing <br />implementation of the chapter. <br />Goal T-1: Create a transportation networks that provides safe and <br />comfortable connections for all users to key destinations. <br />Policy A Every project considers all users in a complete streets context, including <br />pedestrians, bicyclists, transit, motorists, and freight. <br />Policy B Increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety along arterial streets or provide <br />alternative routes. <br />Policy C Prioritize safety improvements as part of every project, including maintenance <br />tasks when possible. <br />Policy D Reduce auto demand on local and arterial streets by encouraging alternative <br />modes of transportation, such as walking, biking, and transit. <br />Policy E Implement calming measures to slow traffic on non -arterial streets. <br />Policy F Where possible provide higher comfort pedestrian facilities, and accommodate <br />on -street parking in commercial districts. <br />Policy G In planning facilities for active modes, when feasible choose lower stress parallel <br />bicycle and pedestrian routes in order to increase safety by separating auto and <br />active transportation modes. <br />Policy H Improve pedestrian use while maintaining automobile access to the Central <br />Commercial zones by enhancing pedestrian access throughout the Central <br />Commercial zones. <br />Policy I Consider aligning streets to take advantage of views of landmarks when <br />designing subdivisions. <br />Policy J Make progress in building transportation facilities that are consistent with the <br />City's adopted plans, including function classification and street standards, <br />nonmotorized plan, and downtown plan. <br />CiTv GF ELLENSBURG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN o TRANSPORTATION o PAGE 87 <br />