Complete Streets
Complete Streets Presentation
Wednesday, December 3 at 7:00pm
Rochester Public Library
Complete Streets are road systems that provide safe access for all users includ-ing motorists, bicyclists, transit users and pedestrians of all ages and abilities. Complete Streets are achieved by changing the project development process to routinely plan for, design and build the necessary infrastructure to encourage safe and convenient walking, bicycling, and transit use. They include sidewalks accessible to all users, pedestrian crossings, bike facilities, and features de-signed for transit vehicles and users.
National experts Barbara McCann (National Complete Streets Coalition) and John LaPlante, PE, PTOE (T.Y. Lin International), will cover what complete streets are and how they contribute to a healthy and vibrant community. John N. LaPlante, PE, PTOE, is currently Director of Traffic Engineering for T.Y. Lin International, working out of their Chicago office. Barbara McCann of McCann Consulting coined the term ‘complete streets’ and serves as coordinator of the National Complete Streets Coalition, a broad-based coalition working for the adoption of policies to ensure that roads are routinely designed, built, improved and operated for the safety of all users, including bicy-clists, motorists, transit riders, and pedestrians of all ages and abilities.
Sponsored by: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Complete the Streets, and the Active Rochester Partnership.
For more information: Contact Mitzi Baker, Rochester-Olmsted Planning Department, 507-328-7122
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