§ 33.2-354 Commonwealth Transportation Board to develop and update Statewide Pedestrian Policy
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
This law was first created in 2002. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 453 of that year’s edition of “Acts of Assembly,” the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by “The Acts of Assembly,” a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly’s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2014, chapter 805.
2002, c. 453, § 33.1-23.03:001; 2014, c. 805.