Today’s post comes from the Alliance for Biking & Walking, a member of our Steering Committee. The Alliance works closely with the Coalition because they recognize Complete Streets campaigns are one of the most powerful tools for grassroots advocates to transform their communities and build their organization’s capacity. [Continue Reading "Grassroots Advocates..."]
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This is an exciting time for the Complete Streets movement. The National Complete Streets Coalition is seizing the moment to make Complete Streets a reality nationwide and looking for two new staff members to help. [Continue Reading "We're Hiring!"] It’s hard to think of Michigan without thinking of the automobile, but the growing Michigan Complete Streets Coalition (now at 70+ members!) is working to change that. With two bills set for a Committee vote today and more and more communities adopting their own policies, the Coalition is helping Michigan be a safer, healthier, and stronger place to live.[Continue Reading "Complete Streets on a Roll...] Last month, the Minnesota Complete Streets Coalition celebrated the passage of a strong state law. They have kindly shared more information on the bill and how they did it, including lessons learned. ["Continue Reading "Complete Streets Bill Passes..."] The American Society of Landscape Architects recently helped craft legislation that designates the fourth week of April “National Streetscaping Week”. Today’s post discusses the importance of streetscape, including the many benefits of safe, attractive, green - and complete! - streets. [Continue Reading "Streetscape Improvements..."] With your support, and with the hard work of Coalition members and the Coalition staff, we were able to celebrate many successes in 2009 that will lead to more opportunities in 2010. We hope to raise $5,000 by December 31st – can you help? If you act quickly your donation will be matched dollar for dollar by Toole Design Group. [Continue Reading "Support Complete Streets..."] A new report ranking the nation’s most dangerous metropolitan areas for walking finds that ‘incomplete’ streets are a major culprit in the deaths of thousands of Americans every year. [Continue Reading "New Pedestrian Safety Ranking..."] |
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