Glendale (PDF) - Hazard Mitigation Web Portal - State of California

Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 2 – Community Profiletransportation system that includes transit, bicycle, and pedestrian links, as well as vehicularlinks. The City’s local system connects with the larger regional system, and the operation of thetwo systems is interdependent. The mobility plan establishes how the City manages the localsystem to provide for the safe and convenient movement of people and goods. It also addresseshow the City influences and manages connections with the regional transportation system.The vision of the mobility plan is to promote a livable community where people can circulatewithout cars. Consistent with this principle, the mobility plan has four primary objectives thatguide how the City’s transportation system is managed:• Promote a livable and economically strong community;• Encourage non-auto travel;• Protect neighborhoods by discouraging traffic from passing through neighborhoods; and• Manage multimodal corridors to improve citywide transportation services.As noted above, one of the key components of the mobility plan is the encouragement of nonautomodes of transportation, such as transit, bicycling, car-sharing, and walking. Increasingthe use of non-auto travel options yields numerous community benefits including reducedtraffic, less need for costly roadway improvement projects, a more enjoyable pedestrianenvironment, and improved air quality.2006 PAGE 2 - 13