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Mar 14, 2012, 2:45 PM
Caltrans Is Completing the Streets!
March 14th, 2012
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Read More: http://www.completestreets.org/policy/state/caltrans-is-completing-the-streets/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+completestreets+%28Complete+Streets%29
PDF Report: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/survey/pedestrian/Complete-Intersections-A-Guide-to-Reconstructing-Intersections-and-Interchanges-for-Bicyclists-and-Pedestirans.pdf
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is moving ahead to make the Golden State’s highways safer, more livable, and inviting to pedestrians, bicyclists, the disabled, public transportation users, and motorists. Through implementation of new projects and policies, Caltrans strives to make streets usable for everyone. Caltrans defines a complete street as a transportation facility that is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists that is appropriate to the function and context of the facility. Caltrans’ intent is to ensure that travelers of all ages and abilities can move safely and efficiently along and across a network of complete streets.
To make that goal a reality, Caltrans is building projects that include complete streets elements, and has been successful in completing many of them around the state. “We are proud of our complete streets efforts,” said Martin Tuttle, Deputy Director for Planning and Modal Programs at Caltrans, “and clearly see the mobility, context sensitivity, air quality, and active health benefits that are a direct result of these projects. Our goal is to incorporate complete streets to enhance travelers’ routes throughout California.” One way Caltrans promotes complete streets implementation is through the Complete Intersections guide, which is a comprehensive and easy-to-follow tool that identifies actions that will improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists at intersections and interchanges, where mobility and safety concerns can be challenging.
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A half-million dollar project pared down a four-lane segment of State Route 225 in Santa Barbara to two lanes with a new center turn lane and bike lanes.
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Caltrans partnered with the City of Arcata to make pedestrian and bicycle improvements on the Samoa Gateway project on State Route 255. These improvements are part of the $1.7 million construction project enhancing travel for all users in the north coast area.
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March 14th, 2012
http://www.completestreets.org/wp2/wp-content/themes/atahualpa332/images/header-1.gif
Read More: http://www.completestreets.org/policy/state/caltrans-is-completing-the-streets/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+completestreets+%28Complete+Streets%29
PDF Report: http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/traffops/survey/pedestrian/Complete-Intersections-A-Guide-to-Reconstructing-Intersections-and-Interchanges-for-Bicyclists-and-Pedestirans.pdf
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) is moving ahead to make the Golden State’s highways safer, more livable, and inviting to pedestrians, bicyclists, the disabled, public transportation users, and motorists. Through implementation of new projects and policies, Caltrans strives to make streets usable for everyone. Caltrans defines a complete street as a transportation facility that is planned, designed, operated, and maintained to provide safe mobility for all users, including bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders, and motorists that is appropriate to the function and context of the facility. Caltrans’ intent is to ensure that travelers of all ages and abilities can move safely and efficiently along and across a network of complete streets.
To make that goal a reality, Caltrans is building projects that include complete streets elements, and has been successful in completing many of them around the state. “We are proud of our complete streets efforts,” said Martin Tuttle, Deputy Director for Planning and Modal Programs at Caltrans, “and clearly see the mobility, context sensitivity, air quality, and active health benefits that are a direct result of these projects. Our goal is to incorporate complete streets to enhance travelers’ routes throughout California.” One way Caltrans promotes complete streets implementation is through the Complete Intersections guide, which is a comprehensive and easy-to-follow tool that identifies actions that will improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists at intersections and interchanges, where mobility and safety concerns can be challenging.
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A half-million dollar project pared down a four-lane segment of State Route 225 in Santa Barbara to two lanes with a new center turn lane and bike lanes.
http://www.completestreets.org/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/caltrans-before-after-1024x379.jpg
Caltrans partnered with the City of Arcata to make pedestrian and bicycle improvements on the Samoa Gateway project on State Route 255. These improvements are part of the $1.7 million construction project enhancing travel for all users in the north coast area.
http://www.completestreets.org/wp2/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/caltrans4.png