Guadalupe Street in Austin, TX. Austin had one of the highest-scoring policies of 2014. Which communities will be on the 2015 list? Photo courtesy of the City of Austin.
More than 75 communities passed Complete Streets policies in 2015, and these policies are some of the strongest and most effective ever passed. Which policies stood out as the best? Find out next month when Smart Growth America’s National Complete Streets Coalition unveils our annual ranking of the best Complete Streets policies in the nation.
Notably this year, one community has scored a perfect 100 on their Complete Streets policy. In the near decade that we have been tracking policies, this is the first time a community has achieved a perfect score. Which community passed the perfect policy? Join us for the launch of this year’s rankings to find out.
To kick off this year’s rankings, join us for an online discussion on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 from 1:00-2:00 PM EDT. This event is free, but registration is required.
| WHAT: | Announcing “The Best Complete Streets Policies of 2015” |
| WHEN: | Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 1:00-2:00 PM EDT |
| WHO: | National Complete Streets Coalition staff, leaders from communities with top-scoring policies, and additional special guests |
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Join the event to find out which community scored a perfect 100, learn how communities create top-scoring policies, and understand what your community can do to craft an outstanding policy of its own.
2015 Complete Streets Policies
Seventy-seven communities passed Complete Streets policies in 2015. They are:
| Fairbanks, AK Fairbanks Metropolitan Area Transportation System, AK North Pole, AK Hot Springs, AR Little Rock, AR San Mateo, CA Moraga, CA West Hartford, CT Stamford, CT Cape Coral, FL Longwood, FL Naples, FL Orlando, FL St. Petersburg, FL Gainesville, GA Savannah, GA West Des Moines, IA Windsor Heights, IA Carbondale, IL Park Forest, IL La Porte, IN South Bend, IN Vincennes, IN Dry Ridge, KY Grant County, KY Independence, KY Taylor Mill, KY |
Ashland, MA Beverly, MA Framingham, MA Hudson, MA Lynn, MA Longmeadow, MA Natick, MA Northampton, MA Norwell, MA Weymouth, MA Middleville, MI Mount Pleasant, MI Portage, MI East-West Gateway Council of Governments, MO Pagedale, MO St. Louis, MO Mississippi Gulf Coast Metropolitan Planning Organization, MS Oxford, MS Glendive, MT Polson, MT Greensboro Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, NC Raleigh, NC Omaha, NE |
Keene, NH Swanzey, NH Asbury Park, NJ Bound Brook, NJ East Amwell, NJ Hamilton, NJ Monroe, NJ Moorestown, NJ Northfield, NJ Somerville, NJ Albuquerque, NM Bernalillo County, NM Mid-Region Council of Governments, NM Auburn, NY Chautauqua County, NY Sodus Point, NY Owasso, OK Reading, PA Myrtle Beach, SC Sioux Falls, SD Tennessee Department of Transportation East Ridge, TN Battle Ground, WA Mabton, WA Sunnyside, WA Toppenish, WA Wapato, WA |
Complete Streets policies—including laws, resolutions, executive orders, policies, and planning and design documents—encourage and provide safe access to destinations for everyone, regardless of age, ability, income, ethnicity, or how they travel.
The Coalition evaluates policies based on 10 policy elements, including the policy’s vision, the project types included, and next steps for implementation, among others. Ogdensburg, NY had the nation’s highest-scoring policy in 2014.
More than 840 jurisdictions at the local, regional, and state levels have now enacted Complete Streets policies—a remarkable feat considering that a mere 33 policies were in place a decade ago. Join us on April 12 to celebrate the best policies of 2015 and safer, more convenient streets that work for everyone.