Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Complete Streets

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

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 11, 2013 | No 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 | No 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. […]

Upper West Side Residents Fed Up With CB 7 Inaction on Complete Streets

By Stephen Miller | Oct 5, 2012 | 55 Comments

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 7’s transportation committee debated the merits of bringing protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges to Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues between 59th and 110th Streets. This would be a big gain for the Upper West Side, which currently only has one mile of protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue. After years of […]

DOT: New York City’s Complete Streets Are Built to Last

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2012 | 8 Comments

The New York City Department of Transportation is nurturing a culture of safer streets that it expects to outlast the administration of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, DOT policy director Jon Orcutt said at last Friday’s Regional Plan Association annual assembly. Speaking at a panel on the politics of multi-modal streets, Orcutt described Bloomberg’s PlaNYC as a “mandate” […]

Senate Commerce Committee Sets the Standard For Transpo Performance

By Tanya Snyder | Dec 14, 2011 | No Comments

The EPW Committee passed the highway portion of the transportation bill last month. The Banking Committee will tackle transit on Friday. And today, transportation reformers applauded as the Commerce Committee passed its bill dealing with the rail and safety component, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Deron Lovaas of NRDC said in his blog post about the […]

Cleveland’s Slow But Steady Evolution Toward Complete Streets

By Angie Schmitt | Sep 21, 2011 | No Comments

Monday night was a big moment for sustainable transportation in Cleveland. With a small group of helmet-toting onlookers in the wings, the City Council finally gave their nod to a complete streets ordinance — the culmination of more than five years’ struggle. Finally, there was a sense that change was coming, that the value of […]

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