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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />New: The County shall adopt traffic-calming standards and designs to address concerns about the speed of “cut- <br />through” traffic. Traffic calming improvements shall be constructed with project interconnections where necessary. <br />[previously Policy 4.6 in FLU] <br />Objective 2: For the period from 2009 to 2030, crash and fatality rates per vehicle mile traveled will be reduced at least <br />by 1% each year across a five previous year rolling average. The County shall incorporate FDOT “Target Zero” principles <br />in the design of transportation facilities. <br />Objective 3: By 203540, the cCounty will have acquiredseek to aquire the right-of-way needed for all county collector <br />and arterial roads and all mass transit corridors within the urban area where improvements are identified in the 20405 <br />Cost Feasible Long Range Transportation Plan. <br />Objective 4: Through 20305, 80% percent of roadways in Indian River County will operate at Bicycle and Pedestrian <br />Level of Traffic Stress 3 or better.ke/Ped LOS “D” or above. <br />Policy 4.1: The cCounty hereby adopts the MPO Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan. Implementation of the plan in the <br />unincorporated county will occur through the incorporation of improvements identified in that plan in its TCIP. The plan <br />will be used as a basis for applying for and programming federal enhancement project funds. Funds will be used to <br />program improvements such as the construction of new bicycle and pedestrian lanes and paths, and the retrofit of existing <br />lanes and paths. The implementation schedule will be determined by the priority ranking of each roadway segment as <br />contained in the MPO Bicycle/Pedestrian Plan. The following programs shall also be implemented by the county <br />according to the plan: an off-road facilities program, a safety improvement program, and a mode shift program. These <br />programs will be implemented as the funding, right-of-way, or other necessary resources become available. The Plan <br />shall be updated every 5 years and shall include a summary of bicycle and pedestrian improvements that have been <br />implemented since the previous update. <br />Policy 4.2: By 202028, the cCounty shall evaluate utility easements, railroad rights-of-way and drainage canal rights-of- <br />way as locations for off road trails. This evaluation will be based upon safety and cost considerations as well as <br />negotiations with appropriate agencies which control these easements and rights-of-way. <br />Policy 4.8: The cCounty will install bike-ped signals at all new signalized intersections and will install bike racks on its <br />buses. <br />PAGE 72