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. [Continue Reading "Complete Streets Work in All..."]

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. [Continue Reading "PBS Features Incomplete 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. [Continue Reading "Complete Streets for Low-Income Children..."]

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. [Continue Reading "New Federal Transit Grants..."]

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. [Continue Reading "New Report Calls for..."]

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. [Continue Reading "Six Months of Complete..."]

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. [Continue Reading "Weekly News - Action in..."]

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.