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22 <br />POLICY AND PROCEDURE MANUAL <br />SIDEWALKS <br />2811 <br />• Will the pedestrian facility separate pedestriansfrom automobile traffic with a <br />posted speed greater than 80 kilometers per hour (50 miles per hour)? <br />• Will the pedestrian facility be used by children (0-14), elderly (65+), <br />-handicapped, or low-income people? <br />• Will the pedestrian facility educe potential pedestrian=vehicle conflicts? <br />• W_ilI the pedestrian facility reduce potential identified safety needs of the area? <br />7. Existing or Projected Traffac. Continued, susta.ine~i pedestrian travel can-be shown by <br />any of the following: <br />- Evidence of existirg usage such as well wom paths. <br />- Projected usage based on previous experience with similar facilities. <br />- Minimum of 1 SO pedestrians per 24 hour period along a corridor planned for the <br />project. <br />REQUIRE1ViENTS FOR DOT FUNDING <br />REPLACING EXISTING SIDEWALKS <br />Section "b" of the Pedestrian P-olicy states: "When a highway construction project <br />having to do with the widening of an existing street requires that an existing sidewalk be <br />torn up to make room jor the widening, it is the policy of the Department of Transportation <br />to replace the sidewalk.'r This statement says the DOT will pay 100% of the cost to replace <br />an existing sidewalk which is removed to make room for a widening project. There is no <br />monetary cap for this category of funding pedestrian facilities. <br />PREVENTIlYG HAZARDS <br />Section "d" of the Pedestrian Policy states: "In the planning, design, and construction <br />of TIP transportation projects, the .1~OT shall consider the needs of pedestrians and will not <br />create hazards to pedestrian movements." If there is evidence that a TIP project would <br />create a hazard to- existing pedestrian movements, the DOT will take the initiative to not <br />create the hazard. However, if there is evidence that a TIP project would create a hazard to <br />existing pedestrian movements, the municipality will need to prove there will be pedestrian <br />movements which will be affected within five years by the hazard created by the TIP <br />project. The five year period will begin at the completion of the appropriate environmental <br />document (Categorical Exclusion, Finding of No Significant Impact, or Environmental <br />Impact Statement). <br />EFF. DATE 12/ 1 /76 10 <br />REV. DATE 4/16/01 <br />