1. Navigating the Path to Complete Streets Strategies for Implementation January 30, 2014 RI League of Cities and Towns Annual Convention This Grow Smart Land Use Training Collaborative workshop is supported by the RI Division of Planning, Statewide Planning Program, with funding provided by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons license permitting non-commercial use with attribution.

2. What are Complete Streets? Complete Streets are streets for everyone, no matter who they are or how they travel. 2

3. What are Complete Streets? Safe Comfortable Convenient 3

4. What are Complete Streets? Safe Comfortable Convenient 4

5. What are Complete Streets? Safe Comfortable Convenient 5

6. Yet too many roads still turn out like this: 6

7. Streets are inadequate 7 No sidewalks Too dangerous to cross on foot

8. Streets are inadequate 8 Uninviting for bus riders

9. Streets are inadequate 9 Inaccessible for wheelchair users

10. 10 Elements of Complete Streets Bike/Ped ammenties (Bike lanes, sidewalks) Road Diets Roundabouts Bollards

11. 11 Sidewalks Shorter Crosswalks Trees Street Furniture and Lighting Elements of Complete Streets

12. 12 Elements of Complete Streets Transit Amenities

13. How-To’s” of Achieving 13

14. Resolutions Passed Newport Middletown South Kingstown Portsmouth Woonsocket Pawtucket Providence North Smithfield North Kingstown Under Consideration Cranston Barrington Smithfield Bristol Glocester Warwick East Providence RI Cities & Towns

15. Know your town officials City/Town Council Town Planner School Board Safety Officer Head of DPW

16. Know pertinent docs Municipal Comp Plan RI Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) District Revitalization Plans

17. Example of TIP page

18. Connect with existing stakeholders Aquidneck Island Planning Commission Bike Newport Newport Architectural Forum Newport Save Our Streets & Open Space RI Nursery & Landscape Association Newport Tree Society Bike & Pedestrian Commission Smart Growth Ambassadors

19. Speak Up, Be Heard

20. Smart Growth America is the only national organization dedicated to researching, advocating for and leading coalitions to bring smart growth practices to more communities nationwide. www.smartgrowthamerica.org 1707 L St. NW Suite 250, Washington, DC 20036 | 202-207-3355