[§264-143]  Ground transportation; project goals; reporting.  (a)  When planning, designing, and implementing ground transportation infrastructure for each project pursuant to this part, the department shall endeavor to:

     (1)  Assess and maximize total throughput of people across all modes of transportation;

     (2)  Achieve any goals described in the complete streets policy adopted pursuant to section 264-20.5;

     (3)  Reduce vehicle miles traveled;

     (4)  Decrease the percentage of single occupancy vehicles in the State's mode share;

     (5)  Provide equity for all communities and users;

     (6)  Improve safety and achieve any goals described in the vision zero policy adopted pursuant to section 286-7.5;

     (7)  Reduce user cost of transportation;

     (8)  Improve public health;

     (9)  Reduce carbon emissions and greenhouse gasses to meet state renewable portfolio standards established in section 269-92 and zero emissions clean economy by 2045 pursuant to section 225P-5;

    (10)  Reduce urban temperatures by incorporating tree canopy and foliage over hardened surfaces; and

    (11)  Beautify public infrastructure.

     (b)  For each project planned by the department, the department shall create a report detailing:

     (1)  How each goal in subsection (a) was implemented;

     (2)  How each goal meets the overall goals of transportation infrastructure as outlined in subsection (a); and

     (3)  Any necessary deviations from the goals outlined in subsection (a) and the reasons for those deviations.

     (c)  No later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, the department shall submit to the legislature a stand-alone report of, or include in any of the department's relevant annual reports to the legislature, the following:

     (1)  A list of all projects initiated, underway, or completed during the preceding calendar year;

     (2)  The status of each project initiated or underway during the preceding calendar year;

     (3)  The report for each project as required by subsection (b); and

     (4)  A progress update outlining the department's success in meeting the goals described in subsection (a). [L 2021, c 131, pt of §2]