[§264-20.5]  Complete streets.  (a) The department of transportation and the county transportation departmentsshall adopt a complete streets policy that seeks to reasonably accommodateconvenient access and mobility for all users of the public highways withintheir respective jurisdictions as described under section 264-1, includingpedestrians, bicyclists, transit users, motorists, and persons of all ages andabilities.

(b)  This section shall apply to newconstruction, reconstruction, and maintenance of highways, roads, streets,ways, and lanes located within urban, suburban, and rural areas, if appropriatefor the application of complete streets.

(c)  This section shall not apply if:

(1)  Use of a particular highway, road, street, way,or lane by bicyclists or pedestrians is prohibited by law, including withininterstate highway corridors;

(2)  The costs would be excessively disproportionateto the need or probable use of the particular highway, road, street, way, orlane;

(3)  There exists a sparseness of population, or thereexists other available means, or similar factors indicating an absence of afuture need; or

(4)  The safety of vehicular, pedestrian, or bicycletraffic may be placed at unacceptable risk. [L 2009, c 54, §1]

 

Note

 

  Applies to development for which planning or design commenceson or after January 1, 2010.  L 2009, c 54, §4.

 

Revision Note

 

  Section was enacted as an addition to chapter 286 but isrenumbered to this chapter pursuant to §23G-15.