Policy 1A: Improve pedestrian and bicycle connections from residential areas to existing parks and schools within North Fair Oaks, and to community and regional parks, open space, and trails in nearby cities. Provide bicycle racks and bicycle facilities at all local parks. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 1B: Increase park acreage per capita in North Fair Oaks. Monitor park acreage over time to ensure that park needs for existing residents, and park needs created by new development and new population, are assessed and addressed. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 1C: Acquire land for new park space throughout the community to meet current and future needs. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 1H: During Plan implementation, analyze and identify ideal park locations, based on walking shed maps and analysis of accessibility from various points within the community, and identify and prioritize potential park space near these identified locations. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 4A: Explore the potential for school-based farmers’ markets or other farm-to-school programs in North Fair Oaks. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 4K: Increase the percentage of eligible residents participating in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the CalFresh Program (formerly known as Food Stamps), free and reduced price school lunch programs, and other food assistance programs. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 4O: Restrict the availability of unhealthy food and beverage options at neighborhood public schools, the Senior Center, the Community Center, and other public facilities. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 4W: Identify a location for and facilitate creation of a farmers’ market along Middlefield Road, or at another conveniently accessible central location. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 5C: Reduce or eliminate barriers in the zoning code to creation of community gardens, and consider allowing community gardens “by right” in parts of North Fair Oaks. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 5F: Create an educational program to encourage backyard gardening in North Fair Oaks. Encourage and adopt appropriate policies to allow the sale and trade of specified produce from backyard gardens. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 8D: Partner with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) to create trail segments or pocket parks along the Hetch-Hetchy right-of-way. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 8F: Adopt new level of service standards for local streets that consider all modes of travel when assessing street performance, while still ensuring that streets and intersections meet minimum emergency response standards. Current level of service standards evaluate street performance based on automobile speed, volume and delay time, but do not consider safety or mobility of pedestrians and bicyclists. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 8G: Address access for people with disabilities and special needs in all transportation improvements. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 8H: Consider creation of a circular shuttle bus route through North Fair Oaks, to provide east-west transportation options and better connect residents to healthcare, transit, and other essential services. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 10C: Implement Safe Routes to School plans and similar programs at all area schools serving North Fair Oaks students, consistent with the County’s countywide Safe Routes to School program. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 11A: Expand the North Fair Oaks bicycle network through the use of bicycle lanes, signage, wide paved shoulders, “sharrows” (lanes shared by bicycles and automobiles), and bicycle paths, with prominent signage that directs bicyclists to paths and bicycle routes. Wherever possible, create protected—or physically separated—bicycle lanes. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 11D: Partner with business owners to install bicycle racks in front of businesses along major roadways including Middlefield Road, 5th Avenue, Edison Way, and Spring Street. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 17A: Provide pedestrian-scale lighting throughout North Fair Oaks, and especially in the neighborhoods north of the Southern Pacific railroad spur. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 18A: Ensure that all crosswalks are clearly visible and, where necessary, install signalized pedestrian crossings. Install pedestrian countdown signals at signalized intersections, and install bicycle-sensitive signal loop detectors where feasible. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 18C: Where appropriate, reduce the number of travel lanes on streets in North Fair Oaks to slow traffic speeds and allow bicyclists and pedestrians to travel more safely. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 18D: Clearly designate and demarcate bicycle paths with signage and other indicators to ensure that both bicyclists and drivers are aware of the areas designated for and most likely to be used by bicyclists. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 19E: Develop and expand business associations for merchants along major retail corridors to promote communication and collaboration and to improve the physical condition of North Fair Oaks business districts. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed

Policy 23C: Mitigate new noise impacts from traffic along Middlefield Road, El Camino Real, 5th Avenue, the rail corridor, and industrial uses within the neighborhood by buffering development sites or using other strategies to reduce or absorb sound. Where there are existing impacts, coordinate with nearby jurisdictions and agencies to advocate for design improvements that will reduce noise impacts. Status: Initiated and Partially Completed