Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Complete Streets

Passing a Law Is the Easy Part: The Challenge of Building Complete Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 11, 2013 | 15 Comments

If Ontario Street in Cleveland, Ohio, is any indication, a complete streets policy is no guarantee you’ll get a safe place to ride a bike, or even a comfortable place to walk. Ontario is one of those roads designed to simply funnel traffic to and from a highway — and in fact there’s not much […]

Bipartisan Bill Would Make Complete Streets the National Standard

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 21, 2013 | 4 Comments

Nearly 500 cities, states, and counties around the United States have enacted complete streets policies, according to Smart Growth America. Now a bipartisan team of lawmakers has introduced legislation to make it a matter of national policy that streets should be designed not only for driving, but for walking, biking, and transit as well. Reps. […]

How to Write a Complete Streets Policy

By Tanya Snyder | Apr 8, 2013 | 4 Comments

Step one: Do it like Indianapolis. Of the 130 complete streets policies passed in 2012, the one passed by Indianapolis gets the highest score in a new ranking by Smart Growth America and its National Complete Streets Coalition. “The Complete Streets movement fundamentally redefines what a street is intended to do, what goals a transportation […]

Study: Car Commuters Put on More Weight Than Active Commuters

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 20, 2013 | 28 Comments

Going to the gym may not be enough to keep off the pounds if you drive to work. That’s the result of a study published recently in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. According to an Australian research team, active commuting is an effective defense against gaining weight. Among a sample of 822 Australian adults […]

Bicycling Means Business: How Cycling Enriches People and Cities

By Tanya Snyder | Mar 8, 2013 | 9 Comments

If bicyclists want to convince policymakers of the benefits of cycling, they need to stop talking about cycling. That was one major lesson of this year’s National Bike Summit, thanks to some strategic research done by a friendly consultant. So the Summit’s theme was “Bicycling Means Business” – and the economic impacts of a healthy […]

Philly Bike Win: Complete Streets Bill Sails Through City Council Committee

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 19, 2012 | No Comments

Big congrats to the Greater Philadelphia Bicycle Coalition, which had a “pretty cool success” Thursday, in the words of Policy Director Sarah Clark Stuart. The entire Streets and Services Committee of the City Council voted to approve a complete streets bill, advancing what could be one of the strongest municipal complete streets policies in the […]

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