The City of Santa Barbara Bicycle
Master Plan and Circulation Element was submitted
by the City of Santa Barbara Transportation Planning and
Alternative Transportation Department. The plan was adopted
by the City council to encourage bicycle master plan policies
and to support bicycle-related decisions on land-use development.
The circulation element in the City's general plan encourages
changes that support the economic vitality and quality
of life in Santa Barbara while striving to achieve both
convenience and choices among all transportation modes
(i.e. to develop neighborhood transit shelters, improve
bus stops, and enhance service).
The master plan was developed through an open process
that involved citizens from many sectors of the community.
The policies of the Bicycle Master Plan Circulation
Element provide direction to decision makers and community
members with the intent of increasing the viability of
bicycling as a mode of choice. The plan calls for the
creation of streets and bicycle paths that contribute
to a system of fully connected and interesting routes
to all destinations using designs that encourage bicycle,
and in some cases pedestrian use. For questions regarding
this plan, please contact Drusilla van Hengel, City of
Santa Barbara at (805) 564-5544.
The Envision Oakland: Land Use and
Transportation Element (LUTE), submitted by the City
of Oakland Planning and Zoning, directs the development
of future land use, transportation, and transit improvements
in Oakland. The plan distinguishes itself from typical
General Plan Elements because it links citywide land use
and transportation policies, it uses the structure of
the city to organize the Element’s policy framework,
resulting in comprehensive policies that meet the specific
needs of each area in the city, targeting them for appropriate
growth, investment and/or preservation, and the Element
contains an implementation program that details both citywide
and neighborhood priorities for future planning and public
investment. This plan is a result of a four-year community
participation and education process that sought to represent
the diversity of the city. The Mayor and City Council
appointed a 35-member citizen-based General Plan Congress
to guide the development of the General Plan and over
2,000 people participated in various General Plan workshops.
For any questions regarding this plan, please contact
Maria Sanders, City of Oakland at (510) 238-4977.
The
Downtown Brea Redevelopment Plan
was submitted by the City of Brea, California. The Plan
for Downtown Brea proposes a fully integrated mixed-use
urban district with a classic pedestrian-oriented “Main
Street' at its center. Additionally, the plan recognizes
the need for sufficient activities in one location to
create a “critical mass' so the downtown can become
a true community focal point. For questions regarding
this plan, please contact David Crabtree, City of Brea
at (714) 990-7674. 
The
Playa Vista plan was submitted
by Roddan Paolucci Roddan in Los Angeles, California.
The Playa Vista plan is a 1,000 acre new town designed
to use underutilized land in the heart of the urbanized
Westside of Los Angeles. It offers a viable alternative
to urban sprawl by providing a greater intensity and range
of new uses organized around pedestrian-oriented streets,
public parks, and open spaces. The plan features the creation
of several neighborhoods with an identifiable focus and
character — each with one or more parks accompanied
by civic, cultural and retail uses. For questions regarding
this plan, please contact Tom Paradise at (310) 448-4622.