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Big News:  DOT Adopts Complete Streets Policy

10/24/2014

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Bike Walk Connecticut happily applauds the leadership of Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker for signing a new “Complete Streets” policy for the DOT.  The policy expressly promotes safe access for all users by providing a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options.
“We are committing ourselves to incorporating the objectives of complete streets in everything we do at the DOT,” said Commissioner Redeker. “As we plan and design new projects and other infrastructure improvements, this commitment will be front and center.”
DOT's policy is intended to:
  1. Improve safety and mobility for pedestrians of all ages and abilities, bicyclists, the mobility challenged and those who choose to live vehicle free
  2. Develop and support a transportation system that accommodates active transportation modes that promote healthier lifestyles
  3. Develop and support a transportation system that accommodates compact, sustainable and livable communities
  4. Provide safe access for all users by providing a comprehensive, integrated, connected multi-modal network of transportation options
  5. Improve mobility and accessibility to activity centers, including: employers, commercial centers, schools, transit, and trails
  6. Support the state's Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) efforts through the provision of integrated transportation networks
  7. Enhance Connecticut’s economic competitiveness by enabling communities to become livable, walkable, bikeable, drivable, efficient, safe and desirable.

This policy includes procedures to directly address training for planning and design staff, project development checklists for bicycle and pedestrian design inclusion, more inclusive design guidance, access to public funding, expanded data collection and performance measures for all modes. Through data collection and performance measures the DOT will have the tools to effectively prioritize transportation spending and improve safety outcomes.

“While the signing of this document is an important step for the Department, it is also a continuation of our commitment to Complete Streets,” Redeker said. “Currently, projects originating from our Office of Engineering routinely undergo a comprehensive assessment of bicycle and pedestrian needs and all Bureaus are working to better integrate the needs of all users into their projects and processes.”

The Commissioner noted that Route 44 in East Hartford will undergo a “road diet” in 2015 to provide bike lanes, enhance vehicular safety and efficiency and improve pedestrian and transit accommodation throughout the corridor. The Department is also outfitting 50 train cars with bike racks on the New Haven Line operating between New Haven to New York City. CTfastrak, opening in 2015, is the state’s first fixed bus guide way running from New Britain to Hartford. It will enhance transit options for the capital region and provide a new multi-use trail facility from New Britain to Newington.

In addition, the Watertown Bus Maintenance Facility will include an accommodation for the Naugatuck River Greenway providing riverside non-motorized access to the bus garage and transit stop. The DOT’s encroachment permit review will now include documentation of Complete Streets policy compliance.

Read the DOT Complete Streets Policy Statement.
See our Complete Streets Initiative.
2 Comments
Robert C. Worobel link
11/4/2014 07:01:24 am

Glad to hear that the DOT and MTA (New Haven Line) are going to outfit 50 train cars with bike racks. Commuters that bike to and from work daily rely on their bikes for transportation. Now if we could only convince MTA to allow bikes on trains during the morning commuting hours, that would be another victory!

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Mariam W link
12/6/2020 09:50:10 pm

Thank you forr writing this

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