North Carolina Transportation Board adopts Complete Streets resolution
The North Caroline Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Board unanimously adopted a resolution to implement amendments to the department’s Complete Streets policy, enhancing the safety and efficiency of the state’s transportation network and improving the policy on evaluating travel modes for projects.
NCDOT adopted the Complete Streets policy in 2009. The policy directs transportation engineers and planners to consider and incorporate different types of transportation into road projects where feasible. The various transportation modes include driving, walking, biking, rail, aviation and public transit.
The board’s vote supports NCDOT’s ongoing efforts to update and implement improvements to the Complete Streets policy.
“The goal is a policy that does a better job considering different forms of transportation as projects are being developed – and not just considered at the end of project development,” said Transportation Secretary Jim Trogdon to the board on Thursday.
Trogdon recognized members of a technical team who have been working over the past year to improve the department’s Complete Street policy.
“This team helped us move toward turning that goal into reality – to build projects people need, want and will use,” Trogdon said.
The board’s action will lead to an improved internal process for planning and constructing transportation projects and, ultimately, reduce fatal crashes and pedestrian deaths as part of the department’s Vision Zero initiative.
