Street Talk: How Is Boston Completing Its Streets?

Written by Boston Biker on Jan 02

Got this in the email

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LivableStreets StreetTalk

with Vineet Gupta, Transportation Planning Director, City of Boston

Wed, Jan 12, 7:00-9:00 pm
@ LivableStreets office, 100 Sidney St, Cambridge

Open to the public. $5-$10 suggested donation. Beverages thanks to Harpoon.

Mayor Menino has told us, “The car is no longer king in Boston.” Is a new wave of urban planning upon us? Boston is ready to put pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users on equal footing with drivers and promote a vision of streets which are safe, attractive and conducive to healthy, active transportation. What would you do to make Boston’s streets more livable, safe and accessible?

In 2003, a coalition of national advocates coined the phrase “Complete Streets” as a way to better communicate the inclusion of bicycles in everyday transportation planning to government officials and the general public. Today, the movement has grown more powerful than just the accommodation of bicycles and has been adopted in more than 200 Complete Streets policies across the U.S, including Boston!

Under leadership of Vineet Gupta, Transportation Planning Director, Boston recently embarked on the development of “Complete Streets” guidelines to equitably plan for all modes of travel including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, transit riders and persons with disabilities in the redesign and retrofit of city streets. The initiative is organized around three themes: Multimodal, Green, and Smart. Toole Design Group and Utile Inc. are on the consulting team for the city, providing national best practices to the initiative. The guidelines are expected to be completed by spring 2011.

Would you like to participate in the public review of this new initiative? Please join us in learning about this exciting new initiative from Mr. Gupta and engage in the discussion of what “Complete Streets” means for Boston.

Vineet Gupta has led the City in the publication of Access Boston, a city-modal plan that includes Boston’s first bicycle plan, was active in the street designs along the Greenway, formalized pollution-reducing parking polices, installed bus-priority lanes and designed the streets and sidewalks along the Greenway. His work is driven by a commitment to public process involving environmental advocates, neighborhood residents and businesses, and public agencies

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Questions? E-mail [email protected] / call 617.621.1746

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