About Complete Streets:
Welcome to our exciting Complete Streets for Lexington initiative! The development of complete streets is an important part of LFUCG’s effort to ensure a sustainable future for Lexington.
Complete streets is a term to describe a connected system of streets that are designed and operated to enable safe access for all users.
Lexington’s Complete Street Project will advance:
- Guidelines that cover all street types - those that are proposed and those that need retrofits
- Street types that support all their uses and that are safe, convenient and attractive for travel by a variety of travel modes
- Connectivity and quality of the street network
- Context sensitive street designs that integrate adjacent land use and transportation
- A street system that supports environmental, social and economic sustainability
- A street system designed for the human scale and which enhances the community’s image and cohesion
- Flexible standards for different needs and places and a clear procedure for decision-making
Where we currently are in the project process:
- Project Mobilization and Data Gathering
- Review and Analyze Existing Conditions, Case Studies, and Best Practices
- Presentation of Existing Conditions and Issues
- Preliminary Ideas and Concepts and Presentation
- Draft Policy and Guidelines and Presentation
- Final Guidelines, Policy, and Proposed Text Amendments
A Presentation of Existing Conditions and Issues was presented October 14th, 2009.
Click here to download and view the presentation.
Click here to read the Lexington Herald-Leader story on the Complete Streets meeting
It describes the issues involved in developing complete streets in Lexington and provides examples of complete street programs in a few other cities. The presentation does not yet embark on the development of recommendations but we would love to hear what you think about it and any ideas you may have for our project.
Participate:
LFUCG and its planning team will be conducting a series of publc meetings between October 2009 and Fall 2010. Your input is critical to the project. We welcome everyone to attend the public meetings and to contact us in between meetings with questions and comments! Also, please send us your email address so that we may send you invitations to further public meetings.
LFUCG Planning
Kenzie Gleason – kgleason@lfucg.com or (859) 258-3605
Cynthia Deitz, RLA – cdeitz@lfucg.com or (859) 258-3267
Project Consultants
Wallace Roberts & Todd (http://www.wrtdesign.com/)
Adam Krom – akrom@ph.wrtdesign.com or (251) 732-5215
Mami Hara – mhara@ph.wrtdesign.com or (251) 732-5215
QK4 (http://www.qk4.com/)
EHI Consultants (http://www.ehiconsultants.org/)
Resources
National Complete Street Coalition (hotlink to http://www.completestreets.org)