tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691443357565660405.post6368387048511845555..comments2023-11-15T02:27:36.970-08:00Comments on Where the Sidewalk Starts: Let Congress know that you support Complete StreetsKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15536352807462056872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691443357565660405.post-33703521312252970802011-05-26T12:12:01.816-07:002011-05-26T12:12:01.816-07:00Though I think the pieces may come down a *little*...Though I think the pieces may come down a *little* hard on the engineers(there are definitely some out there who "get it"), you make an important point. Good pedestrian planning is in the details, and spot measures like throwing in a few bike lanes or asking a developer to build sidewalks just infront of their project won't do much for improving a community's overall walkability. It's the fundamental shift away from making moving cars the top priority that really counts.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536352807462056872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691443357565660405.post-82324155024807457592011-05-26T07:02:57.564-07:002011-05-26T07:02:57.564-07:00I follow the Strong Towns blog that recently had a...I follow the Strong Towns blog that recently had a discussion about the difference between Complete Streets and "Complete Roads", the latter being the all-too-typical bike-lane-as-afterthought approach to designing multi-modal infrastructure.<br /><br />http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/5/16/co-opting-complete-streets.html<br /><br />http://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2011/5/17/a-complete-road.htmlTimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378330112411715409noreply@blogger.com