WhatareCompleteStreets?
CompleteStreetsaredefinedinstatuteas”Roadwaysplanned,designed,andconstructedtoprovideappropriateaccesstoalllegalusersinamannerthatpromotessafeandefficientmovementofpeopleandgoodswhetherbycar,truck,transit,assistivedevice,footorbicycle.”
VisionforCompleteStreetsinMichigan
HowwillMichiganachievethisvision?
TheMichiganStateTransportationCommission(STC)passedaCompleteStreetspolicyonJuly26,2012forthetransportationnetworkoftheMichiganDepartmentofTransportation(MDOT).Thispolicywasdevelopedto:
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Promotesafeandefficienttravelforalllegalusersoftheroadway
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Promoteplanning,designandconstructionofCompleteStreetsincontext
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Encourageaproactiveandconsistentapproach
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Furtherencouragepartnershipandmutualcollaboration
Asthispolicyisimplemented,MDOTwill:
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Reviseordevelopproceduresandguidelines,includingexceptions,byDecember31,2013
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ReportannuallytotheSTConimplementationprogressandexceptionsgranted
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Workwithlocalsonfederally‐fundedprojectstofurtherencourageCompleteStreets
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WorkwiththeContextSensitiveSolutionspolicyalreadyintegratedintohowMDOTdoesbusiness
STCPolicyHighlights:
 
Appliestoplanning,design,constructionorreconstructionundertakenorpermittedbyMDOT
 
ImplementsCompleteStreetsthroughaContextSensitiveSolutionsprocessinconsultationwith:
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Customers
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Localresidents
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Legalusers
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Stakeholders
 
Considers:
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Context–urban,suburban,rural
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Functionalclassificationofroadway
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Safetyandvaryingmobilityneedsofusers
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Cost–proportionaltoprojectandneed
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Surroundingfacilities
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Fundingfromothersources
 
Encourageslocaltransportationplans
 
Takesanetworkapproach
 
Useslow‐costsolutionswherefeasible
 
Requiresmaintenanceagreements
 
Considercurrentandfutureuseoffacility
Formoreinformation…
•MichiganCompleteStreetsAdvisoryCouncil:www.michigan.gov/completestreets•MichiganCompleteStreetsCoalition:www.micompletestreets.org
 
Atransportationnetworkthatisaccessible,interconnectedandmultimodalandthatsafelyandefficientlymovesgoodsandpeopleofallagesandabilitiesthroughouttheStateofMichigan.
 
Aprocessthatempowerspartnershipstoroutinelyplan,fund,design,construct,maintainandoperatecompletestreetsthatrespectcontextandcommunityvalues.
 
Outcomesthatwillimproveeconomicprosperity,equity,accessibility,safetyandenvironmentalquality.
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