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2 <br />Pedestrians <br />People walking and rolling, including those with mobility <br />devices and disabilities <br />Bicyclists <br />Cyclists of all ages and skill levels seeking safe connections <br />Transit Users <br />Residents accessing buses and transit stops throughout the <br />community <br />Motorists <br />Drivers, freight vehicles, and emergency responders <br />maintaining efficient travel <br />All Ages <br />Design considerations for children, families, seniors, and people <br />of all abilities <br />DEFINING COMPLETE STREETS <br />●Complete Streets is a process that ensures streets are planned <br />and designed to reasonably address the needs of all users in a <br />way that fits local context <br />●This approach integrates people and place in planning, design, <br />construction, operation, and maintenance of transportation <br />networks <br />●The goal is balancing safety, access, and mobility rather than <br />focusing exclusively on vehicle movement <br />●Streets are designed context-sensitively, with engineering <br />judgment and Council discretion remaining central to all <br />decision <br />DEFINING COMPLETE STREETS <br />What it ISWhat It's NOT <br />•A flexible framework adapting to each street's <br />unique context and user needs <br />•An approach applied during regular project planning <br />cycles for new construction and resurfacing <br />•A consideration process evaluating tradeoffs based <br />on local priorities <br />•A balanced approach ensuring all modes are <br />considered while maintaining efficient movement <br />•NOT a one-size-fits-all design standard applied <br />uniformly to every street <br />•NOT a mandate to immediately rebuild every <br />existing street with bike lanes and sidewalks <br />•NOT an automatic requirement for specific <br />infrastructure regardless of context <br />•NOT removal or restriction of vehicle access, freight, <br />or emergency response <br />3 <br />4