Complete Streets – Streetscape Planning/Design Solution

· Separating pedestrians from vehicular traffic reduces crashes
· A complete street may include the following: complete street include: sidewalks, bike lanes, plenty of crosswalks, wide shoulders, medians, bus pullouts, special bus lanes, raised crosswalks, audible pedestrian signals, sidewalk bulb-outs, and more.
· “A complete street in a rural area will look quite different from a complete street in a highly urban area. But both are designed to balance safety and convenience for everyone using the road.”
· Result in a reduction of crashes through safety improvements
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