Minnesota on the Road to Implementation
Both the advocacy community and the Minnesota Department of Transportation have set a brisk pace on the road to implementing the state’s Complete Streets law.
Complete Streets
The latest developments, events, and resources from the National Complete Streets Coalition:
Bring It Home: Meet with your Member of Congress in August
With Members of Congress back to their districts for August recess, now is a great time to talk to your representative about all the benefits of complete streets and ask them to support the Complete Streets Act.
Complete Streets Work in All Communities
By planning, designing, and constructing Complete Streets, communities of all sizes – whether rural hamlets, small towns, or booming metropolises – are able to provide the quality access to jobs, health care, shops, and schools their residents deserve, while also achieving greater economic, environmental, and public health benefits.
PBS Features Incomplete Street in Atlanta
Blueprint America takes a look at Buford Highway in suburban Atlanta, Georgia, where pedestrians risk injury – and even death – just trying to cross the street.
Complete Streets for Low-Income Children: A Focus on Both Sides of Safety
A lively conversation is underway on how transportation policy affects low income and minority children – and what can be done about it. Completing the streets, with a focus on the most vulnerable road users, has an important role to play in ensuring all children have access to safe streets.
New Federal Transit Grants Complete the Streets for Everyone
Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded over $290 million to public transportation projects across the country. Many of the winning projects took a comprehensive approach that will make travel more convenient for not just transit vehicles but also people walking, biking, and waiting for the bus or streetcar.
New Report Calls for Complete Streets to Help Prevent Obesity
The latest F as in Fat annual report is out, showing increased obesity rates in 28 states. Of programs and policies proven to help us get healthier, the report authors include the adoption of Complete Streets policies at the community, state, and federal level.
Six Months of Complete Streets
As July unfolds before us, we look back on the progress of the Complete Streets movement since the year began: We’ve seen incredible progress federally, and we celebrated two new state laws. Eighteen communities have committed to complete streets since January, and we released a Best Practices report on policies and implementation.
Weekly News – Action in the Empire, Mitten States
This week’s Complete Streets activities across the country, including a call to action on New York legislation, news from Michigan, the importance of planning transportation for all ages, and more.
Complete Streets Lessons from Copenhagen
Freshly returned from the Velo-City conference in Copenhagen, Barbara McCann shares how our movement can learn from the Europeans – and it’s not simply importing their engineering. It’s building the consensus that roads serve purposes beyond moving vehicles quickly.