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6.3.B. - Page 1 REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager July 23, 2018 SUBJECT Consideration of Citywide Transportation Plan, "RWCmoves" RECOMMENDATION Adopt a resolution approving the Citywide Transportation Plan, "RWCmoves", and finding that the Plan is exempt from the provisions of CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262 BACKGROUND The proposed Citywide Transportation Plan ("Plan") is a policy document that builds on the General Plan. The Plan recognizes that the City can best address congestion and limit neighborhood cut -through traffic by providing a transportation network that works for everyone. It also emphasizes safety, with goals, projects, and programs to implement a "Vision Zero"' approach in Redwood City. The Plan is a guiding document with recommended actions to be further analyzed and processed after Plan adoption. The City Council reviewed the draft Plan earlier this year, as detailed below, and the staff report from that meeting, including more specifics about the plan is also attached. The Plan includes a vision statement, goals, and strategies to improve Redwood City's transportation system based on an analysis of existing conditions, application of best practices, and community input. The vision of the Plan is: "Promote the best travel experience possible for everyone in Redwood City by creating and maintaining a safe, multimodal, and accessible transportation network." RWCmoves is organized in five chapters, briefly described below: 1. The City's Envisioned Future presents the Plan's vision and goals 2. Where Are We Starting From summarizes the transportation system as it is today 1 "Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all." (www.visionzeronetwork.org)