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Complete streets are roadways that provide for the effective movement of all public right-of-way users. Complete streets do more than just provide facilities for pedestrians, bicycles, transit, and cars. They include consideration of ADA accessibility, comfort and safety of all users, quality of life, regional and local transportation demand, and goods movement.
SACOG is dedicated to assisting local governments throughout the region to make complete streets a regular part of the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and operations of roadway and transit facilities. Complete Streets and the MTP2035The Metropolitan Transportation Plan 2035 (MTP2035) places a greater emphasis on increasing transportation choices for residents than previous SACOG MTPs. The multimodal strategies in the plan are supported by the greatest proportional funding increase for bicycle and pedestrian projects compared to other modes (56 percent higher than the previous MTP), a robust transit system with greater coverage and more frequent service, and a regional complete streets policy. To read more about complete streets in the MTP2035 go to: Complete Streets Events & ProjectsComplete Streets Coalition of SacramentoSACOG is a member of the Complete Streets Coalition of Sacramento. The coalition is an alliance of individuals, community organizations and public agencies working to complete the streets in the Sacramento region within our generation. The group meets monthly to coordinate outreach and education activities to bring regional focus to completing the streets. SACOG, along with Caltrans, WalkSacramento and SMAQMD also co-sponsored Complete Streets: The Road to Safer, Healthier, Livable Communities workshop held in downtown Sacramento and hosted by the Local Government Commission and Air Quality Management District. Over 200 participants including regional elected officials, transportation and land use planners, advocates for transportation and air quality attended the full day event. Participants heard from leaders in transportation, land use, air quality and infrastructure on the complete streets topic. The conference featured live streaming video and blogging where anyone could participate in the various question and answer sessions. The full collection of conference materials is available on the LGC Web site. Walkability AuditsSACOG is developing of a web-accessible tool designed to help local governments, advocacy groups, and schools conduct walkability audits to measure pedestrian accessibility in their communities. The information from each audit will help planners identify connectivity gaps and be a useful reference for parents, teachers, and the general public looking for safe walking routes for their children and themselves. SACOG is currently partnering with WalkSacramento to test a beta version of the tool at 15 elementary schools in unincorporated Sacramento County. Online Bicycle Trip Planner
SACOG is developing a web-based bicycle trip planner to serve the six-county region. The trip planner will allow a user to enter the origin and destination of a trip — either by street address or clicking on a map — to calculate the best route for travel by bicycle. In addition to providing a valuable resource for cyclists in the region, the trip planner will allow local governments to identify where bicycle connections are needed within their communities and to increase connectivity across jurisdictional boundaries. SACOG expects to release a beta-version of the trip planner in March 2010. Powerpoint Presentations
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