Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 156, Sec. 1. (SB 241) Effective January 1, 2016.
The transportation plan shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following elements:
(a)Route selection, which includes a finding that the route will accommodate NEVs without an adverse impact upon traffic safety, and will consider, among other things, the travel needs of commuters and other users.
(b)Transportation interfacing, which shall include, but not be limited to, coordination with other modes of transportation so that a NEV driver may employ multiple modes of transportation in reaching a destination in the plan area.
(c)Provision for NEV related facilities including, but not limited to, special
access points and NEV crossings.
(d)Provisions for parking facilities, including, but not limited to, community commercial centers, golf courses, public areas, parks, and other destination locations.
(e)Provisions for special paving, road markings, signage and striping for NEV travel lanes, road crossings, parking, and circulation.
(f)Provisions for NEV electrical charging stations.
(g)NEV lanes for the purposes of the transportation plan shall be classified as follows:
(1)Class I NEV routes provide for a completely separate right-of-way for the use of NEVs.
(2)Class II NEV routes provide for a separate striped lane
adjacent to roadways with speed limits of 55 miles per hour or less.
(3)Class III NEV routes provide for shared use by NEVs with conventional vehicle traffic on streets with a speed limit of
35 miles per hour or less.
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