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I. Introduction
The House Report accompanying the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2021, encouraged the United States
Department of Transportation (DOT) to adopt a Complete Streets design model, and to evaluate
its current activities related to that goal. Specifically, the Congressional direction states:
The Committee is concerned about recent increases in cyclist and pedestrian fatalities
and encourages the adoption of a complete streets design model in which roads and
streets are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users, including but not
limited to pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists, and transit riders across a broad spectrum of
ages and abilities. To lay the groundwork for the adoption of a complete streets design
model, the Committee directs FHWA to review its current policies, rules, and procedures
to determine their impact on safety for road users, particularly those outside
automobiles, and to report their findings to the House and Senate Committees on
Appropriations within one year after enactment of this Act. Subsequently, the Committee
directs the Department to disseminate best practices for complete streets to State and
local highway partners.
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The FHWA shares the Committee’s concern about recent increases in roadway fatalities,
including those among cyclists and pedestrians, and the Department recently launched the
National Roadway Safety Strategy (NRSS) to address these issues. We agree that the adoption of
a Complete Streets design model can help make streets safer for all users, and this is one of the
strategies outlined in the NRSS. This report provides an overview of current highway safety
trends, and then provides a summary of FHWA activities that support improved agency and
practitioner understanding and routine implementation of projects that prioritize the safety of all
users.
In March 2021, FHWA established a Complete Streets initiative that seeks to work with State,
Tribal and local transportation agencies across the United States to implement a Complete
Streets design model as they plan, develop, and operate streets and networks that prioritize
safety, comfort, and connectivity to destinations for everyone who uses the street network. The
FHWA’s Complete Streets initiative works to ensure that the agency plays a leadership role in
the process of providing an equitable and safe transportation network for travelers of all ages and
abilities, including those from underserved communities that have faced historic disinvestment.
The FHWA’s Complete Streets efforts focus not just on policy but on outcomes, including
increasing the proportion of Federal-aid funded transportation projects that are routinely planned,
designed, built, and operated as Complete Streets that are safe and accessible for all users.
This report both responds to the 2021 appropriations report language and reflects the work of the
FHWA Complete Streets team. The Report identifies recent FHWA rules, guidance, and
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United States Congress. “House Report 116-452 - Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill of 2021.” July 2020.
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