Complete Streets: State of the Practice

*Open only to Central Ohio Section Members
*Seating is limited to the first 25 people
*Bring your own lunch

Purpose and Background
Complete Streets can benefit all communities, regardless if they are rural, suburban or urban. Complete Streets are intended to be safe, comfortable, and convenient for all users regardless of age or ability - motorists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and public transportation riders.

This webinar will provide an overview of the current practice in Complete Streets policy, planning and design. The material covered will define Complete Streets, communicate their transportation, public health and environmental benefits, overview leading design guidance and discuss policy and implementation strategies. The information provided will help professionals and agencies understand the need for and processes for balancing the needs of all users. Additionally, participants will receive guidance on how to develop and implement effective policies to routinely create complete streets projects and networks.

By attending this webinar, engineers, planners, local leaders and decision makers will gain a solid framework for delivering Complete Streets locally. After completing this session you will understand how Complete Streets can help your community along with specific tools and next steps you can take to ensure Complete Streets are appropriately planned and provided.

RSVP to newsletter@centralohioasce.com by Friday, May 1, 2015.

Primary Discussion Topics
Laying the Foundation for Complete Streets

• Build a common understanding of complete streets and their benefits
• Examine several types of complete streets policies and best practices
• Overview the latest complete street design guidance
• Explain how complete streets designs use existing rights of way

Complete Streets Policy Development

• Overview current policies and practices in use today
• Consider policy types and elements of effective complete streets policies

Complete Streets Policy Implementation

• How to assess local complete streets policy and decision making outcomes
• Identify perceived and real barriers to complete streets implementation and discuss solutions
• Identify specific steps to achieve an agency's complete streets goals

Learning Outcomes
This 90-minute session will explain the purpose of Complete Streets and provide detailed information about specific steps that can be taken to develop policies and guidelines for incorporating Complete Streets into a variety of projects at various stages in the planning and design process. Specific objectives are:

• Defining Compete Streets, their purpose, and benefits
• Overview of the Complete Streets approach, including challenges and benefits to implementation
• Step-by-step guidance through the Complete Streets guidelines, with a focus on applying the guidelines to real-world scenarios
• Examples of successful Complete Streets projects

Webinar Benefits

• Create common understanding of complete streets
• Initiate dialogue on complete streets policies, resources and implementation
• Gain understanding of complete streets status across the country
• Understand the latest design guidance and public involvement processes

Intended Audience

• Engineering, public works and roadway design staff
• Transportation, land use, and community development planners
• Health, bicycle, pedestrian, public transportation, and Safe Routes to School staff
• Mayors, Administrators and other elected and appointed officials at the city, county and state levels
• Metropolitan planning organization and regional planning boards and staff
• Stakeholders and advocates for older adults, people with disabilities, children, pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation riders, health, and the environment

Webinar Outline
Introduction to Complete Streets

• Ensure an understanding of the complete streets concept and its benefits
• Discuss complete streets policies, best practices and design guidance
• Explain the process of balancing competing user needs in limited public rights of way

Complete Streets Policy Development

• Discuss the elements of effective complete streets policies
• Overview examples of different types of effective complete streets policies
• Complete Streets Policy Implementation

Complete Streets Policy Implementation

• Discuss common barriers, issues and approaches to complete streets implementation
• Identify logical steps to achieve complete streets in a project or community

See the ASCE website for more info.

The Central Ohio Section of ASCE sponsors free continuing education webinars as a service to our members. These webinars are produced by ASCE and normally cost $250 or $300 for ASCE members. However, the Central Ohio Section is paying the registration fee and inviting any interested section members to attend for free. Just RSVP by the deadline. Seating is limited, so do not delay.

You can see the complete list of webinars available from ASCE National on their website. If you see one you like, let us know. If you and your company would like to host one, let us know that too. If you open it up to any interested Central Ohio ASCE section members to come, we will pay the registration fee.