Funding and the space needed for coping with increased travel demand by expanding roads simply is not available. More roads are not always the answer to congestion. They are just a means of moving more cars toward a given destination. That is because more roads tend to encourage more people to drive. Soon, there are just more places where congestion is a problem.
Pedestrian travel is the basic building block for developing a balanced transportation system.
In the Southeast Plan area, streets will provide direct connections to local destinations, such as neighborhood and village centers, without requiring every trip to go onto the arterial network or the freeway system. A goal of the planning effort is to create an area with no arterials larger than four lanes, and an interconnected local and connector street system will help to achieve this goal. Neighborhood streets of varying types will be designed to provide for pedestrian comfort and safety, and for efficient automobile movement. Slowing the automobile and increasing pedestrian activity encourages the casual meetings that form the bonds of community. A fully coordinated system of pedestrian and bikeways will be provided.