(1) Promote multimodal travel in Sedona by providing options for automobiles, transit, bicycles, and pedestrians;

(2) Connect neighborhoods to each other;

(3) Connect neighborhoods to local destinations such as employment, schools, parks, and shopping centers;

(4) Reduce vehicle miles of travel and travel times;

(5) Mitigate the traffic impacts of new development;

(6) Reduce storm water runoff, reducing heat island effect from large expanses of pavement, improving water quality, and minimizing dust pollution;

(7) Improve air quality;

(8) Reduce emergency response times;

(9) Increase effectiveness of local service delivery;

(10) Free up arterial capacity to better serve regional long-distance travel needs; and

(11) Avoid the creation of large, isolated tracts without routes for through traffic or pedestrian and bicycle connections.