Complete Streets
Human-centered mobility principles (Partnership for Active Transportation, 2018). A set of shared principles to guide work in mobility and community design choices to prioritize people and the spaces they use.
Engaging Students with Disabilities in Safe Routes to School (The Safe Routes to School National Partnership, 2018). This report identifies how to plan and develop a school transportation program that meets the needs of students with disabilities. This report describes strategies for including students with disabilities within Safe Routes to School, components of inclusive Safe Routes to School programming, and ways to partner and build community resources.
Improving Mobility Access through Complete Streets and Mobility Management. Mobility management and Complete Streets are closely related concepts, focusing on the integration of the two areas to reach common goals of safety, livability, customized transportation solutions, and accessibility. Explore what defines Complete Streets, why integrating the two initiatives makes sense, the role that mobility managers have within the context of local Complete Streets projects, and firsthand remarks from mobility management professionals on how they became engaged in the Complete Streets movement in their towns and regions.
National Complete Streets Coalition. Offers training and resources for communities to craft, pass and implement regulations, laws or executive orders that make roadways safe for multiple modes of transportation, including biking, walking and driving. Is funded by a diverse group of organizations.
Safe Routes to School National Partnership. A network of organizations, government agencies and professional groups working to set goals, share best practices, leverage infrastructure and program funding, and advance policy change to help agencies that implement Safe Routes to School programs.
Smart Growth America. An advocacy and technical assistance organization dedicated to real estate development that is centered around urban infill, transit, and complete streets.
Walking
A Pedestrian Bill of Rights (Transportist, 2018). Laying out the approaches that make walking – the most fundamental of mobility options – a safe, viable, and useful option to get around.
Making the Case for Transit (America Walks, 2018) "Every trip is a walking trip, whether you are on foot the entire way or just to the nearest transit stop. Transit can be a critical partner and advocate in the fight for walkable communities. Working together, we can create livable communities where all members have access to school, work, play, and more. This webinar features successful resources, programs, and campaigns on how to make the case for people-first walking and transit solutions."
Pedestrians First: A New Tool for Walkable Cities (Institute for Transportation and Development Policy, 2018). A tool to facilitate the understanding and measurement of the features that promote walkability at multiple levels.
Manual on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit (Federal Transit Administration, 2017). An FTA resource to help planners maximize safety and access to public transit resources.
America Walks. A national pedestrian/walkability organization with links to local and regional walking and biking advocacy groups.
Federal Highway Administration, “bicycle and pedestrian” web page. Provides resources on the topics of funding, legislation, and guidance.
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. Information on designing and programing for bikes and pedestrians.
Walk Friendly Communities. A national recognition program developed to encourage towns and cities across the United States to establish or recommit to a high priority for supporting safer walking environments; funded by private and public sources.