By
Barbara McCann, on November 28th, 2011 in
Resources
When we started the Complete Streets movement, we didn’t look at where we would like every community to arrive. We looked at where communities are now. Complete Streets policies, and their implementation, provide the clear path between what we have and where we want to be. [Continue Reading "Why Complete Streets..."]
By
Stefanie Seskin, on May 5th, 2011 in
News
Last week’s release of Complete Streets Policy Analysis 2010: A Story of Growing Strength (.pdf) brought a wave of attention from the blogosphere and inspired many to support us in closing a funding gap. [Continue Reading "Attention for Policy Analysis..."]
By
Barbara McCann, on April 27th, 2011 in
Resources
Our new comprehensive report, Complete Streets Policy Analysis 2010: A story of growing strength, documents that states and local governments in every quadrant of the nation are adopting strong Complete Streets policies. In it, we rate the strength of written policies according to the established ten elements of ideal Complete Streets policies. [Continue Reading "Complete Streets Policies…"]
By
Stefanie Seskin, on February 24th, 2011 in
State Policy
While it “wonderful” may be an overstatement, with a half-dozen state legislatures looking at new Complete Streets bills this year, it is an exciting time for the Complete Streets movement. [Continue Reading "It's the Most Wonderful..."]
By
admin, on February 1st, 2011 in
admin
The National Complete Streets Coalition, in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, has selected an outstanding slate of instructor-trainees for its expanding workshop program. The new trainees are national experts in the field and effective instructors of related topics. [Continue Reading "National Search Nets.."]
By
Stefanie Seskin, on January 14th, 2011 in
News,
Policy
The Complete Streets movement is starting off the new year right: over 200 jurisdictions formally committed to Complete Streets before the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve. [Continue Reading "Milestone for the Movement..."]
By
admin, on November 30th, 2010 in
admin
Applications due December 17, 2010
Due to increasing demand for its Complete Streets Implementation Workshop series, the National Complete Streets Coalition, in cooperation with the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals, will train 6 to 8 nationally recognized professionals to co-instruct these workshops. These policy-oriented workshops help agencies fast track making their streets more complete. They [...]
By
Krystle Okafor, on November 16th, 2010 in
Policy,
Resources
Keeping track of where Complete Streets policies have been adopted can be challenging for our small staff, but by using the National Center for Education Statistics’ locale codes, we’ve been able to put things into perspective. We had some expected outcomes, as well as some more interesting findings. [Continue Reading "Complete Streets By..."]
By
Stefanie Seskin, on October 13th, 2010 in
Weekly-News
This week’s round-up of Complete Streets talk across the country, from the first inklings of policy development in New Hope, Minnesota to an article in Albany, New York’s Times Union on how Complete Streets are part of comprehensive cancer prevention strategy. [Continue Reading "Quick Takes: Mid-October..."]
By
Barbara McCann, on October 6th, 2009 in
News,
Policy
The National Complete Streets Coalition is happy to make it official: more than 100 jurisdictions across the United States have adopted Complete Streets policies! The Coalition celebrated the milestone on Monday October 5th with a reception on Capitol Hill, co-hosted by the American Planning Association (APA) and Representative Doris Matsui. [Continue Reading "Complete Streets 100th Policy Reception..."]