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Audience Feedback Tool Who’s Here? Planner Engineer Government official Other (non-profit stakeholder, business representative, student, etc.)

Presentation Locations in Indiana

Snapshots of What Complete Streets Can Do for Your Community From all over the state, changes based on Complete Streets principles Ft. Wayne Indianapolis Bloomington

From This . . . To This . . . Anthony Blvd.

From this . . . To this . . . Paulding Rd.

From this . . . To this . . . Tecumseh Ave.

Before/After Bus Stop in Indianapolis

Bloomington, 17th Street , Before Intersection Modernization with New Sidepaths, Signalization Upgrade, Turn Lanes, and Sight Distance Correction

Bloomington, 17th Street After the Project was Implemented

Rogers Street, Bloomington Before and After At the Transition to Smith Street

Are changes like this possible in your location? Feedback Question! Are changes like this possible in your location? Yes? No?

National Complete Streets Resources www.completestreets.org www.smartgrowth.org www.TransportationforAmerican.org (T4) www.AmericaBikes.org www.AARP.org/LivableCommunities MUTCD, 2009 Federal Highway Administration books: “ Guidelines and Recommendations to Accommodate Older Drivers and Pedestrians”

National Resources, con’t. FHWA: “Highway Design Handbook for Older Drivers and Pedestrians” AARP Public Policy Institute Study: “Planning Complete Streets for an Aging America” Public Roads Magazine Project for Public Spaces, Inc.

Indiana Complete Streets State Resources Indiana Complete Streets Coalition-join! On Facebook On Twitter@Bicycle Indiana AARP: Draft legislation available Health by Design: www.healthbydesignonline.org Today’s speakers: Mitch Barloga and Raymond Hess

Other Policy/Standards Locations Google! Mid-Ohio MPO Babylon, NY Complete Streets Policy Islip, NY Complete Streets Policy Kauai, Hawaii Complete Streets Resolution

Which One Will You Do- and Why? Feedback Question! Consider: “Any good resolution, ordinance, legislation, policy will contain some basic elements, including a good, solid definition of what the concept is all about, all modes, all users of every age and ability, and appropriate exemptions.” Adam Goldberg, AARP Senior Legislative Representative

Which One Will YOU Choose- and Why? A Resolution B Ordinance C Legislation D Policy

AARP’s Choice! POLICY! Changes in personnel: elected and staff Establishes system that considers needs of the total community Ensures all uses accounted for when a street in new or reconstructed In line with Federal movement:HUD/EPA/DOT

Final Thoughts Our roads MUST be safer for both drivers and pedestrians By 2025 1 in 4 drivers will be age 65+ Crashes among older people more frequently lead to death than is the case for younger persons Older pedestrians have the highest fatality rate of any age group; 18% of fatalities, 13% of the population

Final Thoughts Poorly designed roads and inadequate features on the road (poorly timed crosswalk signals, hard-to-see signs, pavement markings and signals) put older drivers and pedestrians at needless risk of serious injury or death

Is this Complete Streets ? Final Thoughts FHWA low-cost recommendations: Bigger, brighter, more legible signage Better placed signs Clearer, brighter pavement markings Protected left turn lanes More visible signals Better-timed crosswalk signals Is this Complete Streets ? Yes? No?

FHWA Low-Cost Recommendations Are they a part of Complete Streets? YES NO

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