• http://www.completestreets.org/
• West Donlands - Waterfront Toronto
• Transport Canada

Complete streets are designed to be safe, convenient and comfortable for every user, regardless of transportation mode, physical ability or age.

Bike Union and TCAT working on how to get this happening in Toronto; looking at what's already in place and how it happened

• how would it be implemented?  how legally binding would this be?
• which juridiction? which angle?
  • Provincial Policy Statement review
  • Provincial EA reform opportunities
  • Municipal road reconstruction standards - "build the road you found"
• "Triage" with municipal complete streets policies - what do we already have? what is the most important thing we need?
• "What is a complete street?" - remember not everything is possible to implement given limited space and money
• What were the policies that were passed to achieve complete streets in the US?
• are alternative routes included (i.e. "complete bike routes" even if it's not all on one street)
• are bike lanes always the best idea? --> no, complete streets are way more than bike lanes, also require supportive infrastructure, education
• more riders = safety in numbers
• Roads movement in Toronto - assumes space between buildings is for moving between them vs Streets movement - they are destinations of themselves
• would this apply to new developments only or could it be retrofit?
• Egan - the city is aware of this and many are supportive - Public Realm office?
• street design manual - need consistency (e.g. Omaha, New York City)
• Transit City is changing approach from "how many vehicles can pass by" to "how many PEOPLE can pass by"
• funding for bike and ped infrastructure must be considered at every stage in the process
• need to sell it among stakeholders - support is there but must be shared - education campaigns to show stakeholders (e.g. BIAs) how they will benefit
• how feasible is it to launch a public information campaign?
• perhaps approach BIAs? they have resources; then the BIA will get to help define it, own the information (then they don't have to take the word of the City or of advocacy groups), etc - "how can our BIA be like Greenwich Village?"
• marketing - should be focussed on "the average person" - represent cyclists and advocates as ordinary people too

What might a Complete Streets policy look like?

Oregon:

• "requires the inclusion of facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists wherever a road, street or highway is built or rebuilt. It applies to ODOT, cities and counties. It also requires ODOT, cities and counties to spend reasonable amounts of their share of the state highway fund on facilities for pedestrians and bicyclists. These facilities must be located within the right-of-way of public roads, streets or highways open to motor vehicle traffic. The funds cannot be spent on trails in parks or other areas outside of a road, street or highway right-of-way. "

Calgary

• "A Complete Street is safe, comfortable, and convenient for travel by automobile, foot, bicycle, wheelchair, and transit. Complete Streets are designed, built, operated and maintained taking in consideration the needs of all users (pedestrians, cyclists, transit users, car drivers, the disabled, seniors and children)."

US Congress s.584

• "The Complete Streets Act of 2009" directs state Departments of Transportation (DOTs) and Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) to adopt complete streets policies on future federally funded transportation projects within two years.

California

• The Complete Streets Act of 2007 will ensure that the transportation plans of California communities meet the needs of all users of the roadway including pedestrians, bicyclists, users of public transit, motorists, children, the elderly, and the disabled.