Mobility and Circulation
The Pleasanton Chamber supports a General Plan, Circulation Element, and a Capital Improvement Program that maintains adequate mobility and circulation within the City of Pleasanton, promotes inter-city circulation within the Tri-Valley area, preserves and enhances the regional arterial system, supports sustainable community growth, and provides for efficient goods movement.

Planning
The Pleasanton Chamber supports the full implementation of the Circulation Element contained in the 1996 General Plan.  The Pleasanton Chamber supports the full integration of land use and transportation planning to create a jobs-housing-transportation match, including the development of a transportation plan for the future, identifying key challenges, setting goals, and evaluating performance towards achieving the vision for the future. Time is of the essence: once made, plans must be enacted at the earliest possible time so that improvements are realized.

Local and Regional Improvements
The Pleasanton Chamber supports the implementation of local roadway improvement projects that will enhance Citywide circulation and mobility, reduce congestion, improve safety, provide for the future growth of business and housing within the City of Pleasanton and benefit the local community as a whole.  The Pleasanton Chamber supports regional highway improvement projects that improve mobility, reduce congestion, and improve safety and provide a regional benefit for the citizens of Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley.  Projects within the Tri-Valley freeway network and identified in the Triangle Study should be aggressively advanced to a high state of readiness to qualify for available construction funding as it becomes available.

Downtown Parking
Adequate parking and access to businesses is essential for a successful city center. The Pleasanton Chamber supports a General Plan and Downtown Specific Plan that provides for adequate access and on street and off street parking in the Downtown Pleasanton area.

Public Transportation
The Pleasanton Chamber believes that a high quality public transportation system is an integral part of maintaining mobility and circulation. The Pleasanton Chamber supports the planning and funding for a high quality regional public transportation system on an on-going basis and when it results in a considerable contribution to mobility and circulation.

Funding
Maintenance of the existing local and regional transportation system is an essential element in maintaining the quality of life for the local businesses and their employees, as well as the residents of the City of Pleasanton. In addition, expansion of the existing system is necessary in order to accommodate the future growth of the region. The Pleasanton Chamber supports the pursuit of innovative funding at a local, regional, state and federal level to maintain the existing transportation system and to implement system improvements that will support the future growth of the Tri-Valley region and benefit the residents and business community of the City of Pleasanton.

Adopted:  August 26, 2003

Revised:  October 26, 2006

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