3.0 Transportation

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Contents 3.1 Circulation Systems Element 3.1.1 Introduction 3.1.2.a Transportation Modal Elements Discussion 3.1.2.b Roadway Level of Service Discussion 3.1.2.c Goods Movement/Freight Discussion 3.1.2.d Parking Discussion 3.1.3 Goals and Policies 3.2 Transit Element 3.2.1 Introduction 3.2.2.a Regional Collaboration Discussion 3.2.2.b Trends in Transit Use Discussion 3.2.2.c Existing and Projected Levels of Transit Discussion 3.2.2.d Transit Supportive City Land Use Planning Discussion 3.2.3 Goals and Policies 3.3 Alternative Modes Element 3.3.1 Introduction 3.3.2.a Pedestrian Discussion 3.3.2.b Bikeway System Discussion 3.3.2.c Neighborhood Electronic Vehicle (NEV) Discussion 3.3.3 Goals and Policies

The circulation systems should be the backbone of the city, supporting its economy and serving and influencing its land use patterns in a positive way. Surprise has grown to a major community using the automobile as the primary mode of transportation. The automobile will continue as the primary mode of transportation, but the city should work toward providing alternatives. The alternatives modes will provide greater accessibility for residents and visitors, mitigate congestion and pollution, and support planned land use patterns.

Strategies for achieving this system include:

Maintain an integrated land use and transportation planning process to ensure that development and infrastructure planning accurately reflect travel demands and complement each other.
Provide for adequate transportation corridors by identifying and preserving adequate rights-of-way during the planning and development processes.
Maximize the effective use of our arterial roadway capacity by adopting access management strategies which limit the quantity and location of driveways and assure a high level of cross access between adjacent developments.
Encourage land use patterns that can reduce the amount of external travel through development of neighborhoods where mixed use centers and services are easily accessible from residences.
Expand and enhance pedestrian, bicycle, and transit access by considering safe and inviting access to shopping, offices, schools, etc. from multi use paths and transit facilities in all development decisions.
Ensure that the physical location and design of our transportation corridors is done in a fashion which is environmentally sensitive to our desert, mountains, scenic corridors, open spaces, and neighborhoods.
The Surprise Transportation Network should support the village planning concept of the Surprise General Plan 2030 by integrating transportation into the planning process at the neighborhood, village, city, and regional levels of effort.
Continually coordinate and cooperate with regional planning agencies and adjacent communities to assure effective regional continuity of roadway, transit, and alternative modes networks.
Work with all appropriate agencies to support the future implementation of commuter rail service in the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Railway corridor adjacent to US 60/Grand Avenue.