Our vision, mission and bedrock practices were developed based on our extensive public engagement efforts during Milestone 1.

Our Vision

Aurora safely connects all people to our places for a healthy, sustainable, and economically strong community.

Our Mission

The city of Aurora will provide a complete transportation system to meet the needs of all people. The city will engage the public in the delivery of plans, programs, policies, standards, and projects.

Our Bedrock Practices

These bedrock practices define the way the city plans to do business while implementing the plan. As new plans, programs, policies, standards, and projects are developed, city staff will commit to using these practices as the foundation for successful implementation.

Focus on People	Engage	Collaborate	Be Context Sensitive

Modernize	Innovate	Be Inclusive

Our Goals

The following goals support the Connecting Aurora's vision and mission and provide more specific guidance on what the city plans to achieve through the implementation of this plan, for both individual travelers and for the community at large.

Safe People are safe and feel safe traveling in our city	Reliable People can depend on all forms of transportation	Convenient People can move around our city efficiently and easily.	Connected People are well-connected to the places they want to go however, they choose to move.	Sustainable Infrastructure and services can be built, operated, and maintained at high levels, in a fiscally and environmentally sustainable way.
Economically Strong The community's economic vitality is supported and enhanced by the transportation network.	Healthy The community is served by transportation that supports a healthy lifestyle and environment.	Authentic Infrastructure design contributes to the creation of great places and preservation of traditionally unique places.	Equitable All people have viable transportation choices to meet their needs.	Integrated People have easy access to a mix of places because land use and transportation are fully woven together.