AFTER: A photo illustration from the Oregon Department of Transportation shows how to convert this arterial into a complete street with bicycle lanes, attractive sidewalks on both sides, and a central median.Last updated: 7th September 2005
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The streets of our cities and towns ought to be for everyone, whether young or old, motorist or bicyclist, walker or wheelchair user, bus rider or shopkeeper. But too many of our streets are designed only for speeding cars, or worse, creeping traffic jams. They’re unsafe for people on foot or bike — and unpleasant for everybody.Now, in communities across the country, a movement is growing to complete the streets. States, cities and towns are asking their planners, engineers and designers to build road networks that welcome all citizens.
BEFORE: A typical suburban street - five lanes of traffic, no sidewalk, an unimaginative use of space.
AFTER: A photo illustration from the Oregon Department of Transportation shows how to convert this arterial into a complete street with bicycle lanes, attractive sidewalks on both sides, and a central median.
For more information, visit www.completestreets.org/.