Tuesdays at APA: Complete Streets: Tools to Move from Idea to Practice

Streets are very often a community's largest public asset, yet
they have rarely been described as such. In an era of higher gas
prices, increasing rates of chronic disease, and an increased
call for fiscally responsible investments, people are demanding
another look at our streets. They want safe streets that provide
a choice of travel modes and access to destinations near and far.
They want complete streets.


An ideal complete streets policy is an inter-disciplinary vision
and an actionable tool to create robust, safe transportation
networks within and between our communities. But what are the
real barriers to complete design? What do people really mean when
they ask for complete streets? And why do so many projects result
in incomplete streets?


Stefanie Seskin from the Complete Streets Coalition and Paul
Lippens, AICP, from the Active Transportation Alliance will
describe the 10 elements of a complete streets policy, and how
that written direction can prompt transportation decisions that
are responsive to community needs. They will also look at common
themes encountered in Complete Streets implementation and offer
10 roadway designfixes for complete results.