3.1.3 Goals and Policies

Transportation decisions, strategies and investments are coordinated with land use goals and support the village strategy.

Design transportation infrastructure in villages to support land use goals for compact, accessible and walkable neighborhoods.
Provide sufficient transportation facilities and services to promote and accommodate the growth anticipated in regional and village centers.
Develop a comprehensive, coordinated and continuous system of multi-modal facilities throughout the city.
Ensure that neighborhoods or the environment are not adversely affected by transportation.
Minimize congestion and support access to employment opportunities within Surprise and throughout the region.
Promote efficient freight and goods movement.
Prioritize transportation improvements to encourage and support development and redevelopment activities.

Surprise has a well balanced transportation system.

Ensure the local transportation system to be fully and effectively connected to the regional transportation system.
Continue to support construction of regional freeways providing improved access to Surprise and the region.
Continue to require new development to fully address transportation needs.
All elements of the transportation system must be built, maintained and operated in a safe and effective manner.
Allocate street space among various uses to enhance the key functions of a street.
Increase capacity on roadways to improve safety and connection of the transportation network as well as to improve level of service standards.
Continue to provide and expand transportation demand management strategies to help reduce traffic congestion and encourage alternative modes of travel.
Continue to enhance traffic calming programs for neighborhoods.
Ensure that a full range of programs should be funded and implemented including traffic enforcement, public information and school education programs.
Require the transportation systems to be designed in accordance with all applicable safety standards.
Pursue new technologies such as Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) to maximize the effectiveness of the system.

The Surprise transportation system is fairly and adequately funded.

Pursue dedicated funding sources for transit, new roads and maintenance of roads.
Pursue external funding sources such as federal, state, regional and county funding to the maximum extent feasible.
Continue to work with other communities to enhance state and regional sources of funding.