LB DRAFT Downtown Specific Plan 2019

In 169 pages (80MB) of our Planning Commission's latest DRAFT Downtown Specific Plan, Complete Streets Policy is not mentioned, instead complete streets is reduced from a state transportation mandate to a paradigm. Note the mandate was specified previously in the RFP for a Downtown Parking Management Plan. Now read the strawman logic setup (DSP page 17) in this mumbo-jumbo:

Transportation changes are notable with respect to new perspectives on parking. The complete streets paradigm emphasizes designing for all modes of travel, particularly transit and pedestrians, and has resulted in a de-emphasis on requiring parking based on the assumption that every person will be driving their own car and only visiting a single establishment. In the Downtown, the increase in available trolleys and the success of demand-based pricing has changed both the behavior of and the parking availability for customers. This process is predicted to continue with the expansion of ride-sharing services and the advent of autonomous vehicles.

The claim is made that demand-based pricing and available trolleys has already changed the behavior of customers and parking availability. Further, future technological means will change roadway user behavior and parking availability, so there is no need to take actions with complete streets interventions.

1. PC claims with no cited data are unsubstantiated
2. Expanding ride-sharing services will benefit customers - unsubstantiated
3. Automomous vehicles will benefit customers - unsubstantiated
4. As if by magic a paradigm is enough to change customer behavior 
5. As if by magic a paradigm boosts parking availability 
6. Complete Streets Policy mandates is only a paradigm, so ignore it
7. The Enhanced Mobility and Complete Streets Transition Plan is not referenced 
8. The Deliverables in the Appendix are missing.

Only a corrupt city manager, paid city lackeys and revolving-door consultants could write mumbo-jumbo shiz like this.

-LS