Fact Sheet: Complete Streets Talking Points
This fact sheet, which is also available in Spanish, provides talking points and information to use when advocating for healthier street design.
Complete streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users. Pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities must be able to safely move along and across a complete street. Please be certain to check with your local planning department regarding specifics for your jurisdiction. Additional fact sheets on Zoning and Safe Routes to Schools are also available in English and Spanish.
To learn more about Complete Streets, be sure to check out NPLAN's fact sheet, What are Complete Streets?, an overview for advocates and community members on the benefits of Complete Streets policies.
You may also be interested in these webinars from the California Diabetes Program about the importance of walkability in built environments:
- Pedestrian Policy 101: Understanding Policy, Social Norm Change, and Walkability and Pedestrian Policy
- Pedestrian Policy 201: Learn How to Assess and Address Short-and-Long Term Walkability Needs
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- Policy Area:
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In the last few years, a new understanding of the built environment’s impact on health has brought the public health community and planners together to develop a variety of innovative land use policies that promote health.