                                 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 &#xA7; 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.