Today’s guest post is from Ryan Parker, of Jefferson County, Alabama’s Health Action Partnership. The greater Birmingham region is working to develop and implement policies to encourage active transportation, kicking things into high gear with a Complete Streets workshop.
Join Executive Director Barbara McCann and Complete Streets workshop lead instructor Michael Ronkin as they lead a two-part training webinar, Creating Livable, Accessible Communities by Completing Our Streets, in partnership with Easter Seals Project ACTION. Registration ends this Wednesday.
On May 5, 2011, Representatives Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Steven LaTourette (R-OH) introduced the bipartisan Safe and Complete Streets Act of 2011 into the US House of Representatives. The bill would help ensure safe travel for all Americans, regardless of how they travel.
Last week’s release of Complete Streets Policy Analysis 2010: A Story of Growing Strength (.pdf) brought a wave of attention from the blogosphere and inspired many to support us in closing a funding gap.
Our new comprehensive report, Complete Streets Policy Analysis 2010: A story of growing strength, documents that states and local governments in every quadrant of the nation are adopting strong Complete Streets policies. In it, we rate the strength of written policies according to the established ten elements of ideal Complete Streets policies.
Earth Day celebrations in the popular media tend to focus on individual actions, yet we all know that a more sustainable future depends on bigger, cooperative actions such as building Complete Streets.
Red Wing, Minn., is a great example of a small town adopting a Complete Streets policy as key part of its efforts to improve public health, economic investment, and quality of life. Today’s post, written by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, tell’s Red Wing’s Complete Streets story. And be sure to check out a new fact sheet on other small towns and rural communities adopting Complete Streets policies.
A round-up of Complete Streets activity in the state legislatures, covering news from Massachusetts, Missouri, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington.
McKinney, Texas; Nashville/Davidson County, Tennessee; Portland, Maine; and Wichita, Kansas will each receive assistance from the National Complete Streets Coalition through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Sustainable Communities Building Blocks program.
The Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC), a Coalition partner, is hosting a webinar to discuss how communities are incorporating Complete Streets into their livability efforts. To participate, simply click here tomorrow, April 6, at 2:00 pm EDT.