DDOT’s Two-Year Look To The Future

The District Department On Transportation or DDOT has just released its 2010 Action Agenda, a two-year plan which lays out DDOT’s defined goals, actions, and policies for the next two years.

At the core of Action Agenda are the following values and functions which it seeks to address and achieve by 2012: safety, sustainability, maintenance and investment in capital assets, identifying prosperous places, and investing in the DDOT workforce.
To sum up the lengthy report prepared by DDOT, HomeTryst gathered Action Agenda’s outlined policies and action for each core values and functions.

For Safety:
(1) Dramatically reduce traffic injuries by at least 10% annually and work toward ZERO fatalities.
(2)Plan and design to equally protect all street users.
(3) Use technology to improve system and enhance safety.
(4) Educate users to respect and protect one another

For Sustainable Living:
(1)  Make walking the mode of choice for trips of less than one mile and biking the mode of choice for trips of less than three miles.
(2) Prioritize expansion and enhancement of transit service
(3) Minimize traffic congestion and promote efficient vehicle operations
(4) Encourage development projects that promote and support non-auto mobility.
(5)Minimize the environmental impacts of transportation infrastructure.
(6) Use technology to improve traveler information, choice, and convenience.

For Maintenance and Investment In Capital Asset
(1) Maximize life span of new construction
(2) Ensure on-time and on-budget project delivery
(3) Consistently apply asset data to guide where and when work is done.
(4) Leverage District assets to fund transportation improvements.
(5) Partner with local stakeholders to help protect and preserve assets.

For Identifying Prosperous Places
(1) Build great streetscapes to promote economic vitality.
(2) Target infrastructure investments to strengthen local retail and employment districts
(3) Minimize construction impacts on local businesses and communities.
(4) Make streets fun.

For Investing in the DDOT Workforce
(1) Assemble and support an outstanding agency workforce.
(2) Provide exceptional customer service, responsiveness, and transparency.
(3) Increase the use of performance analysis
(4) Elevate financial stewardship and accountability practices.

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