Milestone for the Movement: Two Hundred Policies!
The Complete Streets movement is starting off the new year right: over 200 jurisdictions formally committed to Complete Streets before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve.
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The latest developments, events, and resources from the National Complete Streets Coalition:
Cure Your Case of the Mondays – and Your Transportation Projects Too
Wondering what happened to the weekend? Read some inspiring words about the transportation professionals who are changing the way we plan, design, build, and maintain our streets – and watch some cartoon dogs reenact the inane way some engineers have traditionally approached community roadways.
Help Us Seize the Moment in 2011
In just the few short years since we coined the term Complete Streets and created our Coalition, we have shifted the way millions of Americans think about how streets should serve communities. With your help and support, we can translate this incredible momentum into long-lasting, sustainable change.
Happy Anniversary, Complete Streets!
Today marks an anniversary for the complete streets movement: the term ‘complete streets’ was coined seven years ago, on December 3rd, 2003. Executive Director Barbara McCann reflects on how the Coalition and Complete Streets movement have grown in the past seven years.
New Complete Streets Partner Benefit – Dinner with Dan Burden!
We’re pleased to announce our newest perk for Complete Streets Partners: an intimate dinner with Dan Burden to discuss the next frontier in Complete Streets.
Call for Complete Streets Workshop Instructor Trainees
Applications due December 17, 2010 Due to increasing demand for its Complete Streets Implementation Workshop series, the National Complete Streets Coalition, in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, will train 6 to 8 nationally recognized professionals to co-instruct these workshops. These policy-oriented workshops help agencies fast track making their streets more complete. … Continued
Complete Streets By the Numbers
Keeping track of where Complete Streets policies have been adopted can be challenging for our small staff, but by using the National Center for Education Statistics’ locale codes, we’ve been able to put things into perspective. We had some expected outcomes, as well as some more interesting findings.
The Challenges of "Completing" Rural Roads
Nadine Lemmon, of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, writes how transportation professionals are applying the Complete Streets approach to the unique challenges of rural roads and recommending new design guidance to promote safer rural roads for all users.
Coalition Launches Technical Assistance Partnership with CDC
We’re launching an exciting project that will combine the transportation expertise of the National Complete Streets Coalition with a powerful public health framework for creating healthier environments: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change – or PSE for short.
More TIGER, More Complete Streets
The Department of Transportation just announced the recipients of its $600 million TIGER II competitive grant program. Complete streets projects across the country will be funded.