Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Complete Streets

Now this is a complete street! Image: American Fitness Index, CC

USDOT Tackles Overlooked Barriers to ‘Complete Streets’ — And Sparks Debate

By Kea Wilson | Mar 3, 2022 | No Comments

No "complete streets" policy will truly be complete until federal agencies dismantle the structural barriers that make safe transportation networks so hard to build in the first place, new U.S. DOT guidance says.

Low-speed zones are a key solution for effective speed management, and for creating more accessible, livable urban spaces. Photo: WRI México/Flickr

How To Design Life-Saving, Low-Speed Zones

By Nikita Luke and Siba El-Samra | May 24, 2021 | No Comments

This piece originally appeared on City Fix and is reprinted here with permission. As the COVID-19 pandemic has altered urban landscapes and pushed many people toward active mobility, there’s increased urgency to make roads safer for walking and cycling. Many cities are now tasked with protecting more vulnerable users in addition to creating safe public […]

Sen. Ed Markey co-introduced four bills that are getting love from green transportation advocates. Source: Victoria Pickering via Creative Commons

Four Bills Could Help Break the Car Culture

By Kea Wilson | Mar 3, 2021 | No Comments

The next infrastructure package might bring some of sustainable transportation advocates' most long-sought bills back to life — and establish new pots of money for bike lanes, sidewalks, and more.

Pete Buttigieg promoted the right things at his confirmation hearing on Thursday. Pool photo

Highlights from Buttigieg's Confirmation Hearing

By Kea Wilson | Jan 21, 2021 | No Comments

The Secretary of Transportation nominee, Pete Buttigieg, used his confirmation hearing to reaffirm his support for mass transit and complete streets.

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Check Out Chicago's Gorgeous Ped Paintings

By John Greenfield | Dec 10, 2020 | No Comments

These kinds of Complete Streets interventions are fairly easy and inexpensive, and can help make neighborhoods safer as well as more beautiful.

Federal Transportation Policy Undermines Vision Zero

By Beth Osborne and Emiko Atherton | Oct 15, 2020 | No Comments

The good news is that the number of people killed inside cars is going down. The bad news is that the number of people killed while walking and biking is skyrocketing.

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