CODE OF VIRGINIA

COMMONWEALTH TRANSPORTATION BOARD TO DEVELOP AND UPDATE STATEWIDE PEDESTRIAN
POLICY (§ 33.2-354)

A. The Board shall develop and update as needed a Statewide Pedestrian Policy.
The Board shall:

   1.  Provide opportunities for receipt of comments, suggestions, and
   information from local governments, business and civic organizations, and
   other concerned parties;

   2.  Identify and evaluate needs at statewide, regional, and local levels for
   additional facilities required to promote pedestrian access to schools, places
   of employment and recreation, and major activity centers;

   3.  Consider and evaluate potential ways of meeting these needs; and

   4.  Set forth conclusions as to goals, objectives, and strategies to meet
   these needs in a safety-conscious manner.

B. The Board shall coordinate the development of the Statewide Pedestrian Policy
with that of the Statewide Transportation Plan provided for in § 33.2-353 and
cover the same 20-year planning horizon. The Statewide Pedestrian Policy shall
be summarized in a public document and made available to the general public upon
presentation to the Governor and General Assembly, either in combination with
the Statewide Transportation Plan or as a separate document.

HISTORY: 2002, c. 453, § 33.1-23.03:001; 2014, c. 805.