In 2008, Jerome Meuwissen was killed by a car while walking to church. Two years later, Complete Streets improvements have been finished, making the street and intersection safe for pedestrians of all ages and abilities.
Recent actions from President Obama and the US Department of Transportation are showing us the way toward mainstream transportation programs that take all users of the transportation system into account.
This week’s round-up of Complete Streets talk across the country, from the first inklings of policy development in New Hope, Minnesota to an article in Albany, New York’s Times Union on how Complete Streets are part of comprehensive cancer prevention strategy. [Continue Reading “Quick Takes: Mid-October…”]
Mayor Karl Dean stepped up Nashville’s efforts to make their streets safe and comfortable for all users yesterday, issuing an Executive Order to formalize a Complete Streets approach in the city.
Today, thousands of communities across the country are celebrating the 14th annual International Walk to School Day, highlighting the need for safe places for children to walk and bicycle in their communities.
If you’ve been to our website a few times, you’re already familiar with US Route 62 through Hamburg, New York: a photo of its new roundabouts graces the top of our website on a rotating basis. Now you can help this street win the People’s Choice Award.
Representative Steve LaTourette [OH-14] joined the sixty existing co-sponsors of the Complete Streets Act of 2009 late last week, making the bill bipartisan in the House.
In just the last nine months, 45 communities have adopted Complete Streets policies – just two shy of the record number of policies adopted in all of 2009. The sheer number of localities realizing the benefits of Complete Streets is inspiring, but it’s becoming more difficult to track. Help out by sharing your successes with us!
Charlotte Complete Streets-Rozzelles Ferry Road, originally uploaded by Complete Streets. A proposed set of road projects in Richland County, South Carolina, would bring bike paths, sidewalks, cross walks and perhaps even transit stops to select highways in the county, a conceptual departure from previous construction plans. This new approach, according to South Carolina’s The State, … Continued
Almost always inspired by people around the country talking about what Complete Streets means to them, Barbara McCann reflects on two recent articles that show the diversity of people championing – and winning – Complete Streets policies.