Complete Streets Archive
Reports, case studies, policies, presentations and more
Complete Streets, also referred to as Safe Streets, are programs and policies that encourage communities to ensure that their roads are safe for all users — drivers, pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation riders, older adults, children, people with disabilities.
Featured Resources
Complete Streets policies make roadways safe for people of all ages. — Photo from Team Better Block
- 2016 Dangerous By Design Report
- 5 Questions About Vision Zero: Interview with Leah Shahum of the Vision Zero Network
- Where We Live: Transportation
- 7 Ways to Make Communities More Livable for People With Vision or Hearing Impairments
- Old and New Challenges for People With Vision or Hearing Impairments
- 5 Questions About Complete Streets in Florida for Transportation Secretary Billy Hattaway
- Florida Complete Streets Implementation Plan
- Vision Zero Looks to Make Streets Safer
- 11 Vision Zero Solutions
- Rhode Island's Complete Streets Action Plan
- 11 Reasons Why Public Transit, Bicycling and Our Own Two Feet Are Leading Us to a Brighter Future
- Living a Car-Free Life
- Why Older Adults Should Give Up Their Cars
- How to Go Car-Free (or Car-Lite)
- Anthony Foxx, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation, About Ped-Bike Safety
- Dangerous by Design Report 2014
- Slideshow: Dangerously Incomplete Streets
- Making Safe Streets a Real Possibility
- Aloha, Complete Streets: Ulune Street Demonstration Project (Honolulu)
- Livability Fact Sheet: Modern Roundabouts
- Livability Fact Sheet: Road Diets
- Livability Fact Sheet: Parking
- Livability Fact Sheet: Sidewalks
- Livability Fact Sheet: Traffic Calming
- AARP Complete Streets Case Study: Vermont, Hawaii, Indiana and Washington
- Complete Streets Local Policy Workbook
- Complete Streets Policy Analysis 2011
- Dangerous by Design Report 2011
- Making New York a Complete Streets State: Pedestrian Safety in 5 Upstate Counties
- City of New Haven Complete Streets Design Manual
- New York Complete Streets Week: Streets & Sidewalks Survey Results
- Complete Streets Policies Examples Lists 2007-2010
- Public Policies for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety and Mobility
- Getting From Here to There: Opinions of Oahu, Hawai’i, Residents 50+ on Complete Streets
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