What Is a Complete Street?
A complete street provides appropriate accommodation for people who use multiple modes of travel, including driving, walking, rolling, and riding transit. A complete street accommodates persons of all abilities, while promoting safe operation for all users
Project Goals
Environment
Walking, biking, rolling, and riding public transit are better for the environment than driving. They create fewer emissions and pollution and can also help other areas, such as stormwater management.
Economy
Complete Streets not only reduce crashes and costs associated with deaths and injuries, but also boost employment levels, property values, investment from the private sector, and net new businesses.
Health
Complete Streets encourage daily physical activity and recreation, improving both physical and mental health. People in walkable neighborhoods are 1.5 times more likely to engage in adequate levels of physical activity, and 0.76 times less likely to have obesity.
Community
Complete Streets foster vibrant public spaces and a stronger sense of community and social connection. Complete Streets and active transportation are linked to greater social interaction with neighbors, lower depression rates, increased independence for children, older adults, and people with disabilities.
Safety
Designed for all users, Complete Streets slow traffic, prevent
crashes, and reduce severe injuries and deaths.